International Tax & Transaction Services (ITTS) - Assistant Manager

Job description

The Opportunity

As an ITTS Assistant Manager, you'll demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts and effectively apply your tax knowledge to client situations, developing and delivering innovative tax planning ideas with timely, responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed client expectations. You will conduct tax due diligence reviews, engage in structuring engagements and thoroughly and accurately analyze information and prepare quality, practical and creative approaches tailored to a client's tax and economic situation, arriving at appropriate conclusions. Your remit will include managing the work of client service team members and participating in and contributing to attaining team goals.

Skills and Attributes for success

·  Conduct tax due diligence reviews, including coordinating other specialist teams (e.g. VAT, Payroll, Customs, Transfer Pricing) and other jurisdictions.
·  Draft tax structuring memoranda for acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations
·  Participate in international tax engagements.
·  Providing research as part of tax advice on projects.
·  Act as part of the tax team delivering an accrual review (if required).
·  Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress.
·  Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties.
·  Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel.
·  Build strong internal relationships with other members of the ITTS team and across other services sub-service lines and other EY Offices across the world.
·  Working towards deadlines and achieving set utilisation targets.
·  Managing budgets and WIP on behalf of the Partners.
·  Assist with project management of transactions and projects.

To qualify for the role, you must have 

·  CA (SA), TA(SA) or admitted attorney. Preferable experience in one of the Big 4.
·  A minimum of 2 years 

What we look for  

We’re interested in tax professionals with a genuine interest in providing outstanding services to some of the world’s most influential people. Working with people from all backgrounds, from executives and entrepreneurs to investors and families, you’ll use your experience and status as a trusted advisor to maintain and further our reputation for excellence. 

What working at EY offers 

As one of our valued employees in EY, you get to work with inspiring, meaningful and challenging projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. At EY we value our employees and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. In addition to these, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that encourages high quality and knowledge exchange. Furthermore, we offer excellent working conditions, in a stimulating, inclusive and enjoyable environment. We offer:

·  Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
·  Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
·  The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transaction services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.  Apply now