Assistant Tax Advisor Southampton

At Ernst and Young, the Southampton Human Capital practice are currently seeking a Assistant Tax Advisor to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a top Accountancy firm and start your career in Tax, in a vibrant, fast paced environment.

We will consider Graduates from any discipline with a desire to begin their career in Tax.
For this level of role we will only consider candidates that have the right to work in the UK.

The purpose of the job will be to provide "technical" support to more senior members of staff, with the longer-term aim of developing into a "tax professional”.

The role will be critical in ensuring a high quality, consistent service is provided to our clients and the successful candidate will develop a deep knowledge and understanding of our clients to ensure stability and continuity is maintained.

Your client responsibilities

*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

Your people responsibilities

* Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
* Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
* Expatriate Tax experience desirable, but not essential as full training will be given
* 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
* Degree - minimum 2:1
* A-Levels or equivalent - 2 (preferably grade C or above)
* GCSE's - 6 (grade C or above, including maths and English language)
* Computer literate

Ernst & Young is in the business of delivering seamless, consistent, high-quality professional services worldwide. We have 144,000 individuals across 140 countries, with an array of talents, who deliver these services daily.

United by the belief that every person, organisation and community needs help to achieve their potential, we strive to use our talents to make a real difference to each other, to our clients and to the communities in which we work and live.

Whether your career lies in assurance, tax, transaction, advisory or core business services, you will be joining an organisation where you count as an individual and everything you need for professional and personal success is already in place.