Jeff Soar
While tax leaders face an evolving industry that is constantly being disrupted, one thing is clear: where there is constraint, lies opportunity and new thinking to reshape tax functions for the future.

Jeff Soar

UK&I Tax Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Member of the UK&I Executive, with nearly 20 years of experience at EY. Rugby and cricket fan. Lives in the countryside with his wife and son and loves the great outdoors.

Jeff is the Managing Partner for UK&I Tax and a member of the UK&I and EMEIA Tax leadership. He leads a team of over 1,700 people and works with clients from the UK and all over the world, helping them to navigate an increasingly complex and challenging world.

Prior to that, Jeff led EY’s Global Insurance Tax team helping insurers worldwide balance global, enterprise-wide tax functions with the resources needed to operate in local markets. He also led the UK Financial Services Tax practice, serving tax clients across banking, insurance and asset management.

Jeff received a BSc (Hons) Accountancy and Law at the University of Southampton. After university, he attended law school where he passed his solicitors exams. He is a qualified accountant and has worked as both a tax lawyer and accountant. 

How Jeff is building a better working world

“I work with clients from across the world, helping them to navigate an increasingly complex and challenging world and define the future state of their tax function to become better businesses.”

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