Senior global tax desk - 24 month ftc

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The opportunity

EY’s Global Tax Desk Network is staffed by tax professionals from approximately 10 global jurisdictions (i.e., Asia, EMEIA and the Americas), providing real-time tax advice to our global clients. The Global Tax Desk teams work together with local country tax professionals to provide in-depth tax advice on the laws in their home jurisdictions and tax-effective structuring of multi-country transactions. The teams provide comprehensive tax advice to clients who are engaged in international transactions or expanding across borders.

Our EMEIA Global Tax Desk team has over 60 professionals including a large representation from the United States and representation from Africa, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Mexico, Russia and the Netherlands. The team is primarily based in London but we have tax professionals in Paris, Rotterdam, Munich, Madrid, Manama and Doha. Our Brazil Desk is looking for a Staff member with experience of having worked, or, completed an internship in a corporate environment to support the Brazilian Tax Desk leader in London. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a multicultural and diverse team and play a key role in in-bound investment projects to Brazil and wider Latin America.

Your key responsibilities

• Support the Senior Manager to build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide the highest levels of client service.
• Assist in winning work by proactively managing existing clients and contributing to the pursuit of new clients.
• Support the Senior Manager to successfully deliver tax projects ensuring technical excellence is delivered at all times with a business-driven approach that fully aligns with EY values.
• Help drive the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for the Brazil Desk and support the Brazilian Desk to input into the overall GTM strategy of the Latin American Business Centre (LABC).

Skills and attributes for success

This is a role involving close teaming with colleagues around the world to drive success; to succeed in this role you should be a great communicator, a pro-active problem solver, have a flexible and adaptable approach, be curious to constantly learn and develop and have the resilience to deliver in the competitive world of international tax.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Proven knowledge of International and Brazilian tax.
• A strong grounding in the basics of negotiation skills, the ability to sustain opinion and handle challenges.
• A great teaming attitude with a proven ability to work in teams.
• A client driven attitude and be strategically and commercially aware.
• Excellent English, both written and oral, as English is the universal language used in International Tax across our global locations.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Law and LLM in Taxation.

What we offer

As part of this role, you'll work in a highly integrated, global team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

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