senior consultant (tax & accounting professional) – business tax

Your role as a Senior Consultant within Business Tax service line will be a client facing role, focusing on the overall handling and support of client engagements through delivery of memorandums, reports, business proposals, performing tax and accounting technical work, research on legislation and relevant case law (as appropriate), as well as solving complex tax & accounting matters and generally, getting in direct touch with clients ensuring service excellence. Exercising effective communication, leadership, delegation, team leading and relationship-building skills, as well as contributing to the priorities of the team and the business are among the characteristics that your future role at Deloitte shall encompass.

In this role, you will strongly commit to personal learning and development and explore opportunities to make an impact that matters by delivering exceptional client services and act as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.

During your tenure as a Senior Consultant, you will demonstrate and develop your ability to:

• Participates in ad-hoc tax advisory projects, offering tailored solutions based on client needs;

• Develop knowledge of current tax legislation across the Global Tax and Legal function and demonstrate subject matter specialty, by understanding how business functions operate and how sector trends impact a client’s business;

• Collect, assimilate and analyze data using standard processes and tools to help surface and support solutions for solving problems in the Tax and Legal business;

• Develop people through effectively delegating tasks and providing guidance, leading a team of professionals into delivering projects with high quality and efficiency;

• Encourage the team to collaborate within and across businesses and borders, proactively help make connections;

• Run and supervise client engagement teams, provide prompt and quality solutions to clients and assist the Partner and/or Director and/or Senior Manager in building long-term relationships with clients;

• Produce high quality work products and collaborate with your colleagues to deliver a superior client experience;

• Deliver key messages with clarity, confidence and poise to instill confidence in clients;

• Apply technology knowledge (where possible) to address client business challenges or improve work efficiency and client service;

• Apply a global and diverse perspective to problem solving.

#WinningRequirements

Potential candidates should fulfill the following criteria:

• A bachelor’s degree in either Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or Public Administration from a well-acclaimed University in Greece or abroad;

• At least 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience in Tax Advisory or Tax Accounting or Tax Compliance services;

• An outstanding academic track record;

• Excellent command of Greek and English language (both orally and in writing);

• A professional approach, business acumen and strong communication skills;

• Highly motivated and results-oriented approach, eager to face or explore new challenges;

• Proven team leading skills and capabilities;

• Computer literacy (Microsoft office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

The following skills would be considered as assets, although they are not required:

• A master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or Public Administration or related disciplines would be considered as a strong asset;

• Completion of the Long-Term TAX Seminar provided by AUEB or other providers;

• Prior experience in handling client engagements, researching and effectively applying tax legislation applicable locally or in other foreign tax jurisdictions (international), drafting/preparing client reports or tax related proposals, as well as in effectively interpreting tax provisions and demonstrating tax technical knowledge/skills or accurately completing tax calculations;

• Prior experience demonstrated through the capability of being easily accustomed to apply Firm policies and internal procedures;

• Ability to work effectively within a team, delegating tasks to other team members or keeping more senior team members updated on the progress of your assigned tasks/work;

• Prior experience in Tax Audits & review processes (tax certificate, tax compliance matters);

• Knowledge of Greek GAAP or IFRS (considered an asset).

#AboutTax

Managing taxes is a critical part of an effective business strategy and our Tax Business offers clients a broad range of fully integrated tax services by using the help of modern technology. Our tax professionals help diverse clients address their tax compliance obligations, analyze the tax effect of complex business decisions, and pursue performance objectives. Our approach combines insight and innovation from multiple disciplines with business and industry knowledge to help our clients excel globally.

Our committed team of tax practitioners ensures that our clients are kept abreast of the latest developments which may affect their business. At Deloitte, we believe that the most defensible tax strategies are aligned with the company’s operations and integrated with the overall business plan. We grow business value through tax and provide domestic and global tax planning to help businesses meet tax and statutory responsibilities.

Our core service lines are:

• Business tax;

• International tax;

• Transfer pricing;

• Tax management consulting;

• Mergers & acquisitions – tax;

• Research and development and government incentives;

• Deloitte Private;

• Indirect tax;

• Global employer services;

• Business Process Solutions.