Private Client Services Manager, EY Dubai

Private Client Services Manager at EY Dubai

Are you committed, thorough and outgoing – and do you have a good understanding of business and private client services advisory? If so, please read on.

The opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Tax professional to join a growing team in an emerging market. As a Private Client Services (PCS) Manager, your primary focus will be on advising successful families, family business owners and family offices on how to preserve the family wealth, manage risks and advise them on their global tax affairs. Sound interesting?

Your key responsibilities
You will be involved in projects that are strategically important for regional families such as the creation of a family office, succession planning, contingency planning, confidentiality management and family governance.

As a Private Client Services Manager, you will demonstrate the right mix of industry, commercial and tax technical knowledge to be able to understand how successful families operate across the Middle East and support them in achieving their objectives. You will build trusted relationships with them and your internal peers.

You will effectively apply your knowledge to client situations, developing and delivering innovative solution-oriented ideas with timely, responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed client expectations. You will contribute to creating, leading and motivating high-performing teams and help staff members build their skills.

You will serve as a trusted business advisor to regional successful families, family business owners and family office in providing a wide range of consulting services including advice on global tax matters, family office advisory, succession planning, contingency planning, confidentiality management and family governance. You will provide tax-related domestic and cross-border planning assistance to successful families, family business owners and family offices with a focus on Middle East outbound investments (both conventional and Shari’a compliant).

You will work as part of a multi-jurisdictional/disciplinary team in terms of pursuing, managing and delivering engagements. As part of this there must be a drive to ensure that all deliverables meet the EY quality standard. You will manage the preparation of reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties and meet financial and non-financial KPIs on an annual basis

Skills and attributes for success

• Client driven and strategically and commercially aware
• Broad exposure to international taxation and wealth management
• Strong managerial, organizational, project management, analytical and verbal/written communication skills
• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
• Strong and motivated team player

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree with strong academic credentials – taxation, accounting, business, finance or a related field essential. MBA, Master’s degree or LLM would be a plus as well as a professional certification (e.g. CPA, LPC…).
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience working with successful families in a role which involves oversight on international tax matters
• Big 4, major law firm, in-house family office and/or private banking experience desirable

Ideally, you’ll also have
• Proficiency in Arabic language

What we look for
We are highly qualified in our respective areas and maintain a high professional standard. We have an informal tone and put great emphasis on having a challenging and fun working day. We offer you good career opportunities in an environment where the focus is on both quality and solidarity and where professional development is at the centre of everything. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. We also 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’s right for you

About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services with more than 230,000 employees worldwide. We are using the finance products, expertise and systems we have developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, our ambition is to continuously be among the best employers in the world.

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If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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