Tax Risk & Controversy - Manager / Senior Manager

Job Summary

As a Manager/Senior Manager in the Tax Risk & Controversy team, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive experience, helping our clients navigate through Revenue interventions and, more broadly, manage their tax risk. This role offers an excellent opportunity for tax professionals to pivot into a high growth specialism and broaden their expertise across Tax Risk & Controversy.

Responsibilities

• Managing the Revenue intervention process and liaising with Revenue throughout.
• Carrying out pre audit testing and reviews across various tax heads to identify areas for disclosure to Revenue.
• Assisting in the preparation of Qualifying Disclosures.
• Engaging with Revenue to agree an appropriate tax settlement and the application of interest and penalties on same.
• Advising clients on their rights, Revenue powers and strategy in managing Revenue interventions.
• Carrying out assessments of clients' tax controls and supporting them in developing a Tax Control Framework.
• Coaching team members and driving the team to make a difference and deliver results in a responsible, authentic and passionate manner.
• Training junior and senior staff members, promoting a learning culture.
• Bringing business knowledge, innovation and insight to create value for clients and the firm.
• Embracing digital transformation, familiarising with evolving technologies and driving their use in day to day business.
• Promoting risk management and compliance procedures.
• Collaborating effectively across geographic and cultural boundaries.
• Attracting, developing and retaining talent for the firm.
• Managing multiple engagements within budgetary and time constraints while ensuring high client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax experience, preferably with the Revenue Commissioners or a Big4, mid tier practice or similar.

• Tax or accountancy qualification (or equivalent by experience) with a strong academic record.

• Experience of Revenue audits desirable, though not mandatory.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Expertise in directing and driving engagement success.
• Business acumen and ability to extract insights from market trends.
• Relationship management and the ability to build diverse relationships.
• Creative and innovative problem solving.
• Accepting feedback, active listening, analytical thinking, audit defense (Taxes).
• Coaching and feedback, communication, corporate tax self assessment.
• Creativity, embracing change, emotional regulation, empathy, inclusion.
• Influence, intellectual curiosity, learning agility, optimism.
• Payroll tax efficiency reviews, professional courage, rapid experimentation.
• Relationship building, reverse audits, self awareness, service excellence.
• Storytelling.