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Job Title: Assistant Tax Advisor – Personal Tax Services, Inverness – Ernst And Young
Location: GBR-Inverness-InvernessAssistant Tax Advisor Personal Tax Services
The Personal Tax Services team at EY acts for a wide range of individuals including entrepreneurs, family offices, private equity and hedge fund principals, high profile professional partnerships and senior executives of large listed and private businesses. The services that we deliver include tax return preparation, optimisation of wealth from a tax perspective, estate and succession planning and inheritance tax. Our client base is a mix of UK and non-UK domiciled individuals.

We are looking for a high calibre individual to join our team in Inverness as an Assistant Tax Advisor.

Key responsibilities in the role of Assistant Tax Advisor:

· Preparation of personal tax returns and tax computations for our clients.
· Collation of tax return information
· Correspondence with clients and tax authorities.
· Provision of “technical” support to more senior members of staff, which will include research of technical issues, analysis of tax law and preparation of advice, with the long-term aim of developing into a “tax professional”.

The individual will work as part of a team dedicated to delivering a high quality, bespoke tax return service to our clients. They work alongside the Private Client teams in London and Bristol to prepare their clients returns.

The role of the Assistant Tax Advisor is critical to ensuring that a high quality, consistent and bespoke service is provided to our clients.

Skills and Experience required for the role of Assistant Tax Advisor

Ideally the candidate will be educated to degree level but this is not a necessity. School leavers will also be considered. The minimum academic requirements for all candidates are:

· GCSE (or equivalent) Maths at grade B or above and English Language at grade B or above

· Predicted 300 UCAS points from A-Levels (or equivalent) excluding General Studies

Required skills:

· Quick learner; able and willing to carry out a range of client and technical work

* Commercially aware with a general interest in business and finance
* A degree of flexibility to meet client /department needs and deadlines
* Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
* Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
* Study support may be available towards the ATT or CTA as applicable
* Good numerical skills
* Calm & methodical, can adhere to and manage deadlines
* Excellent communication skills – written, questioning and listening
* Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
* Strong organisational skills and the ability to multi-task
* Attention to detail with a commitment to high quality and accuracy
* Self starter; willing to be accountable for their decisions and output
* Computer literate

Who we are
At EY our inclusive work environment means that everyone’s opinion is valued. This enables us to provide better advice and ideas to our clients, which in turn helps you develop as an individual to achieve your potential and make a difference.


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