Tax Technology and Transformation
The world of Financial Services (FS) Tax is undergoing a fundamental and long-term evolution as tax authorities globally seek to digitise existing tax regimes. In parallel, they are introducing new, wide ranging, complex and data-intensive tax regulations to: increase tax transparency, drive more efficient compliance & insight & increase tax revenues to fund governmental initiatives.
Technology in Tax TT
In our Financial Services (FS) Tax Technology and Transformation (TTT) team we help our clients adapt to this rapidly changing tax landscape through:
- Data strategy - advising clients on their firm wide data strategy, to enhance their current and future state tax compliance effectiveness
- Creating scale, control and efficiency for clients by designing and implementing new operating models for tax & finance that leverage cutting edge technologies
- Developing and implementing innovative technology assets to solve our clients specific tax needs.
In FS, we work across many sectors including Banking, Capital Markets, Wealth & Asset Management and Insurance.
Regardless of sector, our work includes a wide range of tax services to clients covering all aspects of operations, technology, software and data consulting.
What will you be doing?
- You'll specialise in Tax Technology. This could involve advising our clients directly on how to implement technology and innovate to address new regulations or business needs. You may equally be working alongside our colleagues outside of TTT to deliver transformation to our clients in other areas of tax (indirect taxes, operational taxes, international taxes etc.)
- You'll be learning new technical skills such as: project management, analytical skills, data architecture, data management, business analysis skills, operating model design etc.
- At the same time you will develop and practice soft skills such as: communication, stakeholder management, written & verbal presentation skills, planning, negotiation & commercial awareness
- You will build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and growing your network and market presence
- You will build knowledge and expertise about the financial services industry: its participants, how they operate and the tax and finance related challenges that they face
Professional qualifications
Financial Services - Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB)
Programme length
Three years
Level 7 Apprenticeship*
In Accountancy and Taxation (equivalent to a master’s degree). Learn more here.
*Please note: Only applicable to individuals joining an office in England.
Salary
Competitive
How’s it structured?
After an EY induction, you’ll join your team in UKI or FS where you will commence working in Tax TT. Throughout the programme, you will have coaching and training opportunities and lots of support from your team.
If you perform well, meet your objectives and achieve your qualifications, there will be an opportunity to be promoted to Senior by the end of the programme.
In your first year, you can expect to be working directly with clients on-site, gathering knowledge and skills you need to reach your career goals.,
In your second and third year you'll work on client engagements and also develop skills in:
- Data analytics/visualisation
- Artificial Intelligence and machine learning
- Agile/Scrum master
- Solution architecture
- Operations and program management
- Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) e.g. SQL Server Integration Services, Informatica, Alteryx or similar
- Data management/governance/architecture