Job Description

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Job title: Senior Manager |Tax Advisory, International Tax & Transactions Services

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi

With your contribution and my contribution, together we will thrive.

Hei Oranga Iwi | The opportunity

Join EY's International Tax and Transaction Services team and advise on some of the most significant investment, growth and transformation decisions in the market. As a Senior Manager, you will work with leading multinational organisations, listed and privately owned businesses, private equity firms and infrastructure investors, helping them navigate complex domestic and international tax matters with confidence and clarity.

As part of EY's International Tax and Transaction Services practice, our International Tax team provides high value-add consulting services to both New Zealand and global clients across all aspects of cross-border commerce. You will provide strategic tax advisory services in relation to international expansion, global restructures, transactions, cross-border income flows and global effective tax rate management. Working closely with colleagues across EY's service lines, you will combine deep technical expertise with commercial insight to deliver practical solutions that create value for clients.

This role offers the opportunity to build trusted senior client relationships, lead complex engagements, develop future talent and contribute to a high-performing, inclusive and collaborative team.

Ko Tō Rourou | Your key responsibilities

In this senior leadership role, you will lead the delivery of complex international tax advisory engagements, support clients with significant structuring and transactional decisions and contribute to an exceptional client experience. You will also provide coaching and technical leadership across the team while supporting business development and market growth initiatives.

• Lead and advise New Zealand groups on all aspects of managing the tax implications of maintaining, expanding and reorganising their global footprint.
• Advise large globally parented multinational groups on their New Zealand operations, investments and cross-border activities, including significant transactions and restructures.
• Provide strategic advice across all aspects of international tax, including cross-border income flows, transactions and reorganisations, international controversy management and global effective tax rate management.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships, lead engagement teams and translate complex tax concepts into clear, commercially focused advice for senior stakeholders.
• Drive the successful delivery of engagements by managing project risk, budgets, timelines and team performance while coaching and mentoring colleagues to support their professional development.

Ngā Pūkenga | Skills and attributes for success

You will bring substantial tax experience, sound professional judgement and the ability to communicate complex matters clearly. You will be comfortable working with a range of stakeholders and supporting others to deliver high-quality outcomes in a collaborative environment.

• Significant experience in international tax advisory, with deep knowledge of New Zealand taxation and demonstrated expertise across international tax matters, including cross-border structures, transactions, reorganisations and multinational tax issues.
• Strong technical capability, including experience analysing complex tax matters, investigating tax exposures and providing practical, commercially focused advice to clients.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax concepts clearly and succinctly to clients, colleagues and senior decision-makers.
• Well-developed analytical, problem-solving and relationship-management capabilities, combined with leadership and teaming skills, including a demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and develop high-performing teams while fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture

We recognise that people build relevant capability through different experiences and career pathways. If this opportunity aligns with your strengths and aspirations but you do not meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply and share the perspectives and experience you would bring to EY.

Ko Taku Rourou | What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences www.ey.com/nz/careerdevelopment

• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/nz/benefits    

• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +64 9 300 7044 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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