EY Looking for Consultant – Tax – AMI – TAX – GCR – Global Compliance & Reporting – New Delhi at Gurgaon Road, Delhi Full Time

Requisition ID-1433529

Consultant – Tax

The opportunity

EY is looking for Consultant in the Transaction Tax team who will advise companies and private equity investors on all tax aspects of their transactions. They assist clients with structuring transaction tax efficiently and undertake tax due-diligence reviews of potential targets. They also advise companies and promoters on restructuring their corporate structure, in order to achieve tax and regulatory efficiencies as well as achieve business objectives including succession planning.

Transaction tax professionals look after clients of all sizes across all industries, working closely with colleagues in different service lines around the world. In this dynamic and fast-moving environment, you’ll work on a variety of transactions, ranging from acquisitions of small family-owned businesses to significant, newsworthy deals, including acquisitions, disposals, mergers, de-mergers, joint ventures, refinancing or stock exchange transactions. Each will help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to develop your career.

Your key responsibilities

Your main objective is to help the Transaction tax team deliver quality deliverables using tax knowledge gained from training and assistance from more experienced tax professionals. Contribute to the profitable growth by ensuring client engagements are executed in an efficient manner.

Client responsibilities

Conduct the engagement in a professional manner and in accordance with client expectations and as defined by the terms and conditions of the contract

To the extent you have client contact, build productive working relationships with your clients

People responsibilities

Exhibit positive attitude and demonstrate willingness to learn

Contribute and leverage knowledge from individuals, databases and other sources

Provide timely and high quality services and work products

Mentoring and coaching interns and consultants

Operational Excellence / Day to day responsibilities

Research and analysis of transaction tax related laws (such as domestic and international tax, corporate laws, SEBI, FEMA, Competition Act, stamp duty laws etc.) on inbound and outbound deals, corporate reorganizations, securities market aspects, etc.

Research on tax theory and positions, and apply them to specific client needs

Prepare deliverables capturing implications arrived on the basis of above research, in word, PowerPoint, excel or email form as required

Perform direct tax diligence (this involves scrutinizing past tax issues, record, compliance, etc. of the target) and capture the facts and analysis in a diligence

Use and apply the right tax practice processes and tools to be as efficient as possible in your work

Be updated on latest developments and share articles on industry trends

Maintain and keep upto date records of internal documents / working papers

Assist in preparing training presentation on recent regulatory developments.

Skills and attributes for success

Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously & Attention to detail

Positive attitude and responsible and ability to handle pressure

Willingness to travel locally and outside city for work

To qualify for the role you must have

A qualified Charted Accountant with 0-2 years of relevant experience

Preferred Tax experience either during internship or post qualification

Ideally you’ll also have

Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.

Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.

Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)

Strong leadership skills and supervisory responsibility.

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.

What working at EY offers

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

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

Join us in building a better working world. Apply now.