Indirect Senior Associate

Indirect Senior Associate

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

As the importance and complexity of indirect taxes continues to grow, organisations look to us to help them cope with increasing levels of regulation, legislation and business risk. Our indirect tax professionals work with a wide diversity of businesses and are given the opportunity to offer advice on many aspects of indirect taxation. They are required to deal directly with clients, but also with the tax and customs authorities on behalf of our clients, thus developing both their client relationship and tax technical skills, as well as their business acumen in relation to indirect taxes, mainly VAT, customs, digital - environmental taxes, global trade and excise duties.

In order to continue the expansion of our Indirect Tax Services, we are looking to recruit high calibre individuals to join our team.

Key tasks & responsibilities

• Receive professional training on the job to become a trusted indirect tax advisor
• Advise and manage indirect tax matters for clients operating in various industries in Cyprus and internationally
• Work on challenging indirect tax projects, such as due diligence projects for the sale or acquisition of businesses, indirect tax optimisation and planning projects, and indirect tax diagnostic reviews, audits and technical dispute resolution.
• Prepare advisory opinions and facilitate compliance on the indirect tax treatment of transactions performed by organisations

• Provide exceptional advisory services on a broad range of indirect tax issues
• Delegate tasks and guide more junior team members with respect to assigned engagements
• Advise on technical issues and provide support to client service teams
• Become the day-to-day contact for allocated clients and provide innovative indirect tax solutions that add value to clients
• Work closely with management team members who will support and assist you in reaching your full potential
• Demonstrate an understanding and the ability to discuss increasingly complex indirect tax concepts with team members and clients
• Stay abreast with current indirect tax developments and effectively apply tax knowledge to unique client situations
• Prepare quality, practical and tailored solutions for each client's tax situation
• Thoroughly and accurately analyse complex information and contribute in making quality decisions in complex and judgmental areas
• Contribute towards achieving team goals and support in the development of recommendations and implementation plans
• Involvement in Indirect Tax Policy liaison with domestic and regional institutions
• Apply technical indirect tax concepts in computations and advisory deliverables
• Participation in client workshops and educational – indirect tax go to market initiatives 

Skills and attributes for success

• Highly motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.
• Excellent skill of Microsoft office tools
• A desire to learn and develop into the role.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work.
• Motivated to pursue/continue a career in Indirect Tax in an international environment

To qualify for the role you must have

• Strong Academic Credentials (minimum 2:1, 7/10)
• Holding or partly qualified for a professional accounting or tax qualification (ACCA, ICAEW, CPA, ADIT, ATT, CTA), or legal qualification (LPC,BPTC, Cyprus Advocate Qualification post pupillage), or holding a Bachelor or Masters Degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, Tax, Law or equivalent);
• 3-4 years of relative working experience
• Fluency in both verbal and written Greek and English is required

What working at EY offers

EY offers an attractive remuneration package for rewarding both personal and team performance. We are committed to be an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. In addition, but not limited to our benefits include:

• 13th salary
• Provident Fund 
• Private Medical and Life Insurance 
• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid work and flexible work schedule) 
• Friday afternoon off  
• EY Tech MBA and EY MSc in Business Analytics 
• EY Badges - digital learning certificates 
• Mobility programs (if interested to work abroad) 
• Paid Sick Leave 
• Paid Paternity Leave 
• Yearly wellbeing days off  
• Maternity, Wedding and New Baby Gifts  
• EY Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (counselling, legal and financial consultation services) 

About EY 

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If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

All applications will be treated with complete confidentiality. 

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