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GDS Tax - QS Oceania Manager

Taguig

September 8, 2024

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.


Manager – Government Incentives

Location: Manila, Philippines


At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.


The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Manager to join EY’s Business Tax Advisory – Quantitative Services (“QS”) Global Delivery Services (“GDS”) team based in Manila. The GDS-QS team is a diverse team of highly qualified engineering and industry professionals focused on supporting technology-focused innovative companies to access Government funding.



As a manager in the GDS-QS team, you will lead a team of individuals who work closely with EY colleagues in Australia and/or New Zealand to support companies access Government Incentives that aim to incentivize companies in these countries to invest in innovation. Drawing on both your managerial and technical skills gained from education and experience in industry, you will be primarily responsible for managing a team of Consultants and Senior Consultants in the Philippines, apply for Research and Development (“R&D”) tax incentives and other government grants and incentives on behalf of clients. You will report directly to senior leadership locally and across Oceania.



You will be working with a variety of clients at the forefront of technology, including some of the largest global corporations, to evaluate and prepare their Government Incentive proposals and applications. You will work closely with our clients’ engineers, scientists and finance teams and will be responsible for identifying and analysing technological aspects of their projects against legislative criteria.



This role will require you to champion collaboration within a geographically diverse, team-based consultancy environment with a strong focus on training, mentoring and team recruitment activities. It will also require you to have strong technical knowledge, technical report writing skills, interpersonal and communication skills, and project management skills.



In our friendly, high performing, collaborative environment, you’ll receive the support, formal training and coaching you need to progress quickly along your career path. Not to mention access to the opportunity to be exposed and keep up to date with the novel business models, cutting-edge technology trends and developments.



As a GDS-QS team member, you will also be part of an exciting and diverse group of Manila-based EY professionals. The GDS-QS team in the Philippines is recently established and expected to grow rapidly. This is an ideal opportunity for proactive leaders interested in fast tracking their career journey.



Your key responsibilities

  • Apply your Government Incentives experience to lead teams that identify Government Incentives opportunities for client projects in fields including, but not limited to, software development, cyber security, artificial intelligence, machine learning, health/life sciences, manufacturing, and process engineering. Australian and/or New Zealand government incentives experience will be viewed favourably.
  • Facilitate client-facing discussions with client subject matter experts, such as, project managers, software development teams, engineers and finance team members (e.g., CFO, Head of Finance, Head of Tax) to discuss the technological, commercial and financial aspects of their projects.
  • From these discussions, support clients to identify opportunities for claiming activities and expenditure under available Government Incentives programs.
  • Review and analyse client technical and commercial documentation to assist with formulating assessment in relation to Government Incentive eligibility (including identification of risks and opportunities).
  • Review deliverables prepared by your team, including technical project descriptions that detail the client’s R&D activities, grant applications, expenditure calculations, letters of opinion and supporting documentation.
  • Work with the Australian and New Zealand Government Incentive team to co-develop and implement a comprehensive local training program that supports team members develop their tax technical and commercial skills as required for their respective rank.
  • Manage workflow of local Government Incentives personnel to maximise staff opportunities and team efficiencies.
  • Act as a coach for Consultants and Senior Consultants to support their ongoing professional development at EY.


Skills and attributes for success

To be successful for the role, you must have
  • 6+ years preparing R&D tax incentive and grant applications.
  • 2+ years of relevant work experience within Science or Engineering disciplines where you have encountered first-hand the technological challenges and/or engineering/programming issues faced by industry professionals.
  • University degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business, Law, Science or Engineering .
  • Demonstrable experience in in managing teams, including training and mentoring staff within geographically diverse, team-based and consultancy environments
  • Excellent English communication skills (written, verbal, and listening) with the ability to articulate complex information clearly.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft software, including Teams, Share Point, Excel, Outlook and Word
  • Genuine interest in business, innovation, and technology, along with a curious mindset and the ability to work with ambiguity to help shape and form an opinion.
  • Strong relationship builder with excellent influencing and questioning skills.
  • Problem solving skills and ability to work with complex and detailed information.
  • Strong time management and task management skills, allowing you to handle and manage multiple concurrent engagement tasks, timelines, and stakeholders.


Ideally, you’ll also have

  • Undertaken additional studies to understand taxation, accounting and political systems within Australia and/or New Zealand
  • Experience preparing R&D tax incentive and government grant applications for Australian and/or New Zealand businesses
  • Experience utilising software improve administrative or process efficiencies such as AI or data visualisation tools


What we look for

We are looking for a candidate with degree qualified qualifications and relevant work experience, excellent English communication skills and project management skills that is organized and detail oriented. This is an ideal opportunity for someone interested in the intersection of large-scale business transactions, technology, and tax. If you are a critical thinker with a strong willingness to learn and build a career, this position is for you. We are looking for candidates who can work effectively in a hybrid working environment. The current hybrid work model involves working from office for a minimum of 3 days per week.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax, and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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EY | Building a better working world



EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.



Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.


Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

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