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Senior Consultant - Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting - Belfast/Edinburgh
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Job Description: Senior – Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting [CoE]
About EY & the Role
At EY, we’re passionate about shaping your future while building a better working world. As part of our Global Compliance & Reporting (GCR) tax service line, we help businesses navigate complex tax reporting, compliance, and risk management across industries. Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting CoE is your primary point of contact for clients, offering tailored solutions and global expertise on large, multi-country engagements.
The Global Tax CoE drives EY’s vision to be the partner of choice for growth and transformation in a fast-changing regulatory environment. This role empowers you to deliver excellence, innovate, and prepare for future challenges.
The Opportunity
Join our fast-growing Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting CoE as a Senior professional. You’ll partner in multi-country engagements covering tax accounting and direct tax, assisting with Group Tax Accounting/Reporting under US GAAP and IFRS. Your work will contribute to process optimisation and ensure high-quality, efficient outcomes for clients.
Our team thrives on diversity and inclusion, blending cultures and perspectives to serve a global client base.
Key Responsibilities
1. Tax Accounting & Reporting
- Assist in preparing and reviewing interim, quarterly, and year-end global tax provisions under IFRS and US GAAP.
- Collaborate with controllers, tax managers, and internal teams on tax reporting deliverables.
- Contribute to US GAAP and IFRS disclosures, reconciling GAAP differences as necessary.
- Draft and maintain tax provision memoranda and supporting documentation.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, including SOX documentation requirements and audit processes.
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2. Process Improvement & Compliance
- Identify and support process improvements in tax provisioning and compliance functions.
- Prepare tax account reconciliations and corresponding schedules.
- Improve operational efficiency by designing scalable, standardized solutions, minimising technological and process inefficiencies.
- Continuously enhance tax reporting processes with strategic design and control improvements.
3. Collaboration & Development
- Act as a mentor to junior staff on ASC 740, IAS 12, and other key tax concepts.
- Collaborate with internal tax, accounting, finance teams, and external service providers.
- Provide consultative support to clients on forward-thinking tax-engineering solutions.
Skills & Attributes for Success
You’ll excel in this role if you have: ✔ Broad, deep experience in corporate tax compliance, with a strong grasp of direct tax compliance procedures. ✔ In-depth understanding of ASC 740 (US GAAP) and IAS 12 (IFRS) frameworks. ✔ Corporate income tax expertise (any jurisdiction). ✔ Exceptional communication skills, particularly when operating in multi-country teams. ✔ The ability to simplify complex tax concepts for practical, actionable insights. ✔ Organisational agility to deliver high-quality tax work under tight deadlines. ✔ Experience in mentoring junior staff and demonstrating leadership. ✔ Sophisticated problem-solving aligned with a process improvement mindset. ✔ Proven ability to balance multiple tasks while prioritising quality outputs.
Required Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
🔹 Degree qualification 🔹 3+ years of experience in corporate tax and withholding tax. 🔹 Relevant hands-on experience in direct tax accounting (combination of public services or industry roles preferred). 🔹 Comprehensive understanding of:
- Tax reporting processes
- Balance sheet reconciliation methodologies
- Deferred tax concepts ✔ Proficiency in tax accounting software tools and advanced Excel skills. ✔ Experience managing work under agile, client-driven timelines. ✔ Ability to deliver tax services to diverse client portfolios. ✔ Proactive acceleration of business development initiatives. ✔ Team-oriented attitude with a track record of adding value in collaborative settings.
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Ideal (but not mandatory):
❓ Qualification in accounting (ACA, CA, ACCA) or tax (CTA). ❓ Work experience spanning multiple jurisdictions. ❓ Tax transformation or compliance process improvement experience. ❓ Rollout or implementation of tax technologies (accounting systems, reporting tools). ❓ Project-planning and prioritisation expertise.
Why Apply to EY?
We’re committed to empowering you with future-ready skills, flexible working environments, and access to globally connected teams. Join us to drive change, leverage cutting-edge technology, and make a lasting impact on the way businesses engage with taxation.
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