Senior Consultant - Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting

Senior Consultant - Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting - Belfast/Edinburgh/Newcastle

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Join our fast‑growing Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting CoE as a Senior. You’ll support multi‑country client engagements in tax accounting and direct tax, assisting with Group Tax Accounting/Reporting services under US GAAP and IFRS. In this role, you’ll contribute to process improvement and help deliver efficient, high‑quality outcomes for our clients.

We are a team which embraces diversity and inclusion with a mix of cultures, nationalities and backgrounds. We believe this makes us perfectly suited to the global environment in which we work.

• Tax Accounting & Reporting
• Assist in the preparation and review of interim, quarterly, and year‑end global tax provisions under IFRS and US GAAP
• Support tax reporting deliverables received from controllers and tax managers across the Group
• Contribute to US GAAP and IFRS disclosure preparation, including reconciliation of GAAP differences
• Prepare and maintain tax provision memoranda and supporting documentation
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, including SOX documentation and audit processes
• Process Improvement & Compliance
• Identify and support implementation of process improvements in tax provision and compliance functions
• Prepare tax account reconciliations and related schedules
• Help drive efficiencies on client’s or EY’s processes, designing and implementing simple solutions to complex processes, leveraging benefits of standardization, centralisation and technology
• Contribute to continuous improvement in tax reporting processes through design, control, and operational enhancements
• Collaboration & Development
• Assist in mentoring and developing junior staff on ASC 740, IAS 12, and other key tax concepts
• Collaborate with internal tax, accounting, and finance teams, as well as external service providers

• Broad and deep corporate tax compliance experience
• Understanding of ASC 740 and IAS 12 frameworks
• Corporate income tax experience (any country or countries)
• Strong communication skills and experience working with multi‑country teams
• Ability to distil complex concepts into clear, actionable insights
• Organised and able to deliver tax accounting in a short timeframe
• Experience supporting and developing junior staff
• Problem‑solving capabilities and process improvement mindset
• Ability to manage time to deliver quality output

• Degree qualified
• 3+ years of experience in corporate tax and withholding tax
• Experience working in direct tax accounting, in professional services or industry (combination preferred, not essential)
• Understanding of the tax reporting process, balance sheet reconciliation process, and basic understanding of direct tax compliance review
• Good understanding of deferred tax concepts
• Good experience in tax accounting packages and strong Excel skills
• Agile to the changing client environment and able to provide quality deliverables under tight timelines
• Experience providing tax services to a portfolio of clients
• Proactive and able to identify opportunities for business development
• Team player with the ability to add value to the current team

• Ability to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own workload
• Experience working with teams across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience in process and technology design is beneficial but not mandatory
• Tax transformation/compliance process improvement experience is a plus
• Experience of rollout and/or implementation of tax technology is a plus
• Accounting qualification and/or Tax qualification (ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA) is a plus

We are looking for individuals with a growth mindset, people who communicate well, work as part of a team, and drive their responsibilities through to completion. An energetic team player with the ability to build strong working relationships with client and EY teams alike. A results‑driven candidate with the capability to add financial value to an engagement, and bring innovation to their clients and team.

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