Indirect Tax Manager JHB at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Your key responsibilities

• You’ll lead the successful delivery of Indirect Tax engagements, taking a professional, practical and commercial approach and ensuring technical excellence
• Identify opportunities in the market and lead on developing our commercial proposition to new and existing clients
• Build and maintain tax relationships with our own clients and clients referred by the rest of the EY tax practice
• Responsible for high quality delivery of tax advice and solutions to major financial institutions, ensuring management of risk and reputation
• Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
• Win work by proactively managing existing clients and targets

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to build strong client relationships and committed to delivery of exceptional client service
• Relationship management skills
• Strong and motivated team player who integrates with new teams quickly
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out effective reviews and know when to refer upwards
• Effective time management - ability to remain calm when meeting deadlines
• Proven ability to analyse and create innovative solutions to problems

To qualify for the role you will have

• Strong technical Indirect Tax (VAT) experience and commercial skills with the interest to develop further
• Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to understand client needs and deliver quality outputs
• B. Comm (Hons), LLB or other similar degree with 5 years post articles tax experience.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget

What we look for

• You’ll proactively maintain your technical knowledge by keeping abreast of developments in Indirect Tax trends and issues so that you can better advise our clients. In return we’ll provide investment in the right sort of training and offer you the opportunities that will develop and challenge you so that you’re in the best place to develop your career.

The types of project you’ll contribute towards may include:

• Expansion into new markets
• Organisational structure rationalisation
• Business model redesign   
• Managing the risk arising from global law changes