Tax - Global Compliance and Reporting - HK Corporate Tax - Staff Associate/ Senior Accountant - Hong Kong

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The opportunity

Our tax practice revolves around helping our clients effectively manage their tax obligations proactively and responsibly. As part of a global team of 35,000 tax professionals in 150 countries, you will advise clients on planning, compliance and reporting wherever the client has needs. Our unwavering commitment to quality service and our technical networks enable you to help clients reduce inefficiencies, mitigate risk and improve opportunities within their tax functions. Groups (or, as we call them – sub-service lines) within Tax include Business Tax Services, Global Compliance and Reporting, Human Capital, Indirect Tax Services, International Tax Services and Transaction Tax Services.

Our business tax services help clients succeed by assisting them with the strategic and operational challenges facing their tax functions, analyzing tax opportunities and benefits that can be attained by them, assisting clients in identifying and managing strategic opportunities and risks that relate to significant prospective planning, and providing tax-related domestic and cross-border planning and compliance assistance to business-connected individuals and their associated entities. Be part of a global team that helps build sustainable tax strategies; assesses, improves and monitors tax functions’ processes, controls and risk management; and supports clients in managing effective relationships with tax authorities.

Your key responsibilities

As a Business Tax Services Senior, you’ll make technical contributions to business tax compliance and tax advisory engagements. You’ll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. You may participate in preparing or reviewing income tax returns for complex organizations in diverse and specialized industries; identifying tax savings and risk reducing opportunities for consideration and implementation; preparing or reviewing the statutory accounts for a domestic or foreign client; and preparing estimated tax liabilities to assist the client in meeting its tax payment obligations.

Skills and attributes for success

• Participate in business tax compliance and tax advisory engagements;
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress;
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties;
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel;
• Build strong internal relationships within the business tax compliance team and across other services.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree or above in accounting or a related field (MBA, Masters of Tax and LLM a plus) with strong academic credentials;
• At least 2 years of experiences in Hong Kong corporate tax experience gained from the financial industry or public accounting firm;
• Professional accountancy qualification or working towards gaining one;
• Strong negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges;
• Team player with ability to create, sustain and lead effective teams;
• Fluent English and Cantonese, Mandarin will be an advantage.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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