Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-05 Ref. JB1350816

Consultant - Tax Services
Ernst & Young

Job purpose

Your main objective is to generate tax compliance products using general tax knowledge gained from training or education and assistance from more experienced tax professionals. Contribute to the profitable growth by ensuring client engagements are executed in an efficient manner.

Your client responsibilities:

• Ensure that client requests are communicated to the senior-in-charge and addressed on a timely basis.
• Conduct the engagement in a professional manner and in accordance with client expectations and as defined by the terms and conditions of the contract.
• Identify opportunities and ideas to provide added value to the client.
Your people responsibilities:

• Exhibit positive attitude and demonstrate willingness to learn.
• Work constructively with team to evaluate and improve personal and team performance.
• Contribute and leverage knowledge from individuals, databases and other sources.
Operational Excellence / Day to day responsibilities:
• Ensure that the areas of work assigned are executed in accordance with the work programme and the firm's methodologies and guidance, and professional standards.
• Ensure that sufficient tax audit evidence is gathered and correctly documented in accordance with EY's standards.
• Use electronic working papers, efficiently including various software applications and sources of knowledge in an appropriate manner.
• Acquire and demonstrate competence in technical knowledge, and compliance process.
• Analyse and convert data into a compliance product (tax returns, etc.) and ensure accuracy and timeliness of the product.
• Where applicable thoroughly check documents and make available for tax inspections in an appropriate manner.
• Assist in the preparation of exposure letter by applying accepted methodologies appropriately.
• Ensure that the engagement leader or manager is informed about important tax or accounting issues on a timely basis.

Skills

We are looking for candidates with the following:
• A qualified accountant - ideally Accounting Majors.
• Have a minimum of two years experience in corporate tax service line in a top 10 firm or extensive knowledge of tax laws gained while working in other firms .
• Experience of managing engagements to ensure high quality deliverables are produced on a timely basis and within budget.
• A mature and flexible personality and the ability to work well in teams.
• Experience in a Big Four professional services firm would be an advantage.

Company Profile

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The Middle East practice of Ernst & Young has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 80 years, we have evolved to meet the legal and commercial developments of the region. Across the Middle East, our 4, 200 people are united across 20 offices and 15 Arab countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality.