Expatriate Tax Payroll Manager - Financial Services - LondonBristolManchesterNewcastle

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Our People

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The Opportunity

EYs People Advisory Services (PAS) Tax team is an integrated practice bringing together 10000 practitioners from Tax and Advisory teams to deliver insight and innovation on people organisational and compliance issues. As a leading global Professional Services Firm EY understands the scale and complexity of how and where people work. PAS Tax enhanced capabilities provide endtoend solutions for an organisations most pertinent people related business challenges.

We are looking for an experienced manager to lead the expat/mobility payroll team. The strategic objectives are to continue to expand the depth and breadth of the projects we work on with clients from the perspective of scope service delivery and strategic importance. You will oversee this team managing the daytoday operations and will have the opportunity to work on a wide client portfolio. You will have exposure to several projects through both advisory and compliance projects and play an active part in the development of this already growing business by identifying opportunities and winning new work and the professional development of the people within the team.

The Team

The Mobility Compensation & Payroll team for Financial Services is within FS PAS Tax to provide managed services for multinational companies with a globally mobile workforce (assignees business travellers and other agile workers). The team works closely with EYs assignment services and mobility tax teams to provide the full endtoend service to our mobility clients. The teams core function is to deliver effective compensation & payroll management; helping clients achieve full policy and tax compliance including but not limited to two main services:

Global Compensation Management

• Compensation data collection and analysis for tax and social security compliance
• Global payroll coordination
• Pre and postpayroll variance checks
• Policy check
• Accruals management
• Total cost reporting and cost savings advisory
• Management information reporting
• Improve the international experience for both the mobile workforce and companies

Expat/Mobility Payroll

• UK payroll outsourced services including HMRCs EP Appendix 4 5 6 7 and 8
• Managing endtoend mobility payroll programmes
• Implementing new technology solutions & processes and assisting during transition
• Providing solutions for increased global compliance
• Providing technical advice and assistance regarding new regulations

• Liaising with 3rd parties to ensure a smooth and efficient transfer of data
• Ad hoc expat payroll advisory

About you

• Organised with a good attention to detail
• Ability to anticipate potential issues and/or opportunities for our clients
• Ability to be a strong and motivated team player
• Culturally aware & able to interact with teams worldwide
• Numerical and logic skills
• The ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills
• Focus on customer service
• Expat/mobility payroll manager with a minimum of 5 years experience in a consulting environment
• Experience in tax technical matters including but not limited to:
  • Tax equalised arrangements
  • Application of tax treaties
  • S690
  • Foreign tax credits
  • A1s and CoCs
• Be able to manage and delegate to a team both on and offshore
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations

Your Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain key relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
• Assist in winning work by proactively managing existing clients and contribute to winning new clients
• Manage the successful delivery of client projects
• Oversee the mobility payroll compliance portfolio
• Ensure monthly deliverables are met from and to the client
• Validate yearend reporting information and required reconciliations
• Ensure adherence to EY Quality Risk Management procedures
• Understanding EY software & technology to facilitate preparation of numerous reports and documents
• Facilitate client engagement conference calls or attend client meetings in person
• Liaise with EY global offices as required regarding monthly deliverables and current regulation
• Management of shared email inbox ensuring all required action is undertaken in a timely fashion
• Awareness of process / contribute to improving project efficiency
• Identify areas of risk or scope opportunity
• Responsible for delivery in line with KPIs/SLAs
• Assist with broader mobility payroll projects as required
• Managing junior members of staff and assisting with their learning and development

What we Offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you will be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development and with Flex EY you can select benefits that suit your needs covering holidays health and wellbeing insurance savings and a wide range of discounts offers and promotions. Plus we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that is right for you.

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 clientfacing professionals can be required to travel and at times be based at client sites our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle means much more than just fitting in. It means thriving in a place where youre embraced and celebrated just for being you no matter who you are and what background you come from.

Apply now and help us build a better working world.