Careers in Tax

Our Tax professionals help businesses meet complex demands for tax reporting, compliance, planning, tax policy and controversy management. Corporation Tax consists of different services, including: Business Tax Advisory, Business Tax Compliance, Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory.

Whatever route you choose, you’ll gain experience on engagements with a range of clients from fast-growth entrepreneurs to some of the world’s largest global organisations, working closely with colleagues and having the opportunity to provide exceptional value to clients.

If you want to join a fast growing and exciting team, then you will thrive in Corporation Tax.

As a member of the Indirect Tax team in a single day you can move from advising Irish colleagues on the VAT issues pertaining to property sales, to dealing with Revenue on a significant VAT refund application. You could also be providing training to 20 finance professionals in a large multinational company or even coordinating Indirect Tax analysis from several countries!

The nature of our clients can vary just as much. From new start-ups with what could be the next big idea to sweep the “sharing economy” to established Irish entities and even leading multinational organisations. We work with all categories of companies in various industries and sectors.

Life in VAT can no doubt be challenging but it is rarely dull. Working in Indirect tax, you'll integrate with a close team while learning on the job and hopefully have some laughs along the way while you do it. You'll need to be a team player with a good attention to detail, motivated and a desire to learn and develop quickly. We look for someone who can develop genuine relationships with both colleagues and clients in their own unique way and someone who enjoys the challenge of the varied and complex projects which we work on.

Working in Indirect Tax, you’ll gain wide-ranging experience across different industries and opportunities to work internationally, and receive the support you need to become an effective tax professional.

Our clients look for discreet tax management of their personal wealth through a mutually beneficial relationship. They want to know that we have their best interests at heart and that when we are called upon they have our support. We develop and nurture a deep understanding of what their needs are and in time the future needs of their families. A big part of our day-to-day service includes family succession planning. From clients selling their businesses and planning to pass on this wealth to the next generation, to developing a philanthropy strategy that fits in with the wishes of the family. We draw on the expertise of our team and our internal EY resources to deliver strategies that are fit for purpose.

Another aspect to our service offering is focusing on protecting wealth that has been built up over many years. Our tax planning involves incorporating the major taxes including Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Capital Acquisitions Tax, Corporate Tax and Stamp Duty.

We look for people to work in our team who are commercially aware, have a technical understanding of tax, who are willing to think outside the box and present creative tax strategies that develop an integrated tax plan for the client. Our clients are with us for the long term. As we get to know them and their families we become their trusted advisors. Transactions may be one off, but the client relationship is long term.

If you’re passionate about acting as a trusted business advisor and collaborating with people to get the right answer, you’ll feel right at home here.

Research and Development (R&D) tax services is a diverse and fast-moving area to work in. The team is comprised of tax professionals as well as engineers, chemists, PhDs and industry experts. We work with clients across all industry sectors and all companies, from multinationals to Irish SMEs, assisting them in availing of R&D incentives available in Ireland.

Our tax and science professionals work together on client engagements to deliver their combined expertise. To name just a few of our services, we calculate R&D expenditure, prepare technical project reports, conduct technical interviews and provide full Revenue audit support. The advantage of having science professionals on the team is key to the delivery of our services as in order for a company to make a successful R&D team, they need to get the buy in of their own researchers and developers, and these people need to work with us in compiling the project reports and claims. Our science professionals have the technical expertise and experience to ensure the project write-ups are to a sufficient technical detail in order to qualify and maximise the scope of the R&D tax credit claim.

Working in R&D tax services, whether as a tax or science professional gives you the chance to work with very innovative companies who are developing cutting edge technologies. Join our R&D team and you'll have the opportunity to learn something new every day.

The role of the Transfer Pricing team is to assist clients with ensuring that their transactions between related parties are priced on comparable terms to similar transactions that would have been performed had the parties not been related. To put it simply, between third-parties or to ensure transactions are conducted at arm’s length.  

Common inter-company transactions include the provision of tangible goods, services, intellectual property and financing. Tax authorities around the world have an interest in ensuring that inter-company transactions are priced on arm’s length terms to avoid companies using transfer pricing to put disproportionate amounts of profit in low tax jurisdictions. As such there is a general body of transfer pricing guidance issued by the OECD. While the Transfer Pricing team operates in the wider tax function, the majority of our work relies on economic principles and considering what commercial enterprises might do if the transaction we are looking at was between two unrelated parties. Transfer pricing sits within the overall tax practice and specifically within the International Tax Services sub-service line. 

As Irish transfer pricing rules primarily apply to only the largest companies, the majority of our clients are the larger Irish Groups or foreign multinationals with a presence in Ireland. Our work spans across all industries, however with technology and pharmaceutical being two of the biggest sectors in Ireland, our work in these areas is more common. We work on a variety of types of transactions, be it acquisitions, restructurings, or just the day-to-day operations of a business. 

In our team we have a range of academic backgrounds, from economics, to law, to business and mathematics. While transfer pricing is primarily focused on economics, an economics degree is by no means a pre-requisite. We’re looking for people with a natural curiosity and inquisitive nature, and a general interest in business issues. People who can look at a situation and can rationalise how it happened, or hypothesise what might happen next.

EY’s Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) team supports organisations in managing their tax and finance compliance obligations across the full tax lifecycle, from transaction recording through to statutory and tax reporting. Operating at the intersection of tax and finance, GCR helps clients improve accuracy, efficiency and control in an increasingly digitised and regulated global environment.

In Ireland and globally, GCR teams deliver integrated, multi‑country solutions by bringing together specialists across business tax compliance, tax accounting, indirect tax compliance, statutory reporting, payroll, bookkeeping and accounting. This integrated approach enables a seamless record‑to‑report process, providing consistent delivery across jurisdictions while reducing risk and complexity.

Using standardised global methodologies, data‑driven insights and leading technology, GCR helps organisations respond to increasing digital demands from tax authorities, enhance transparency and gain real‑time visibility over their global compliance position, allowing tax and finance leaders to focus more on strategic business priorities.

Our People Advisory Tax team helps organisations manage the tax challenges that arise from how they hire, reward and deploy their people in an evolving world of work. We combine deep employment tax expertise with practical, technology‑enabled solutions to help clients remain compliant while supporting their wider people and business strategies.

Working with domestic and multinational clients, our teams advise on the tax implications of workforce decisions, regulatory change and new working models, partnering closely with colleagues across Tax, Consulting and Technology.

You can join one of our specialist sub‑teams:

• Workforce Advisory – Advising on employment tax compliance, reporting obligations and workforce tax risk across the employee lifecycle.
• Innovation, Technology and Transformation – Using data, automation and digital tools to transform how people‑related tax services are delivered.
• Reward – Supporting clients on the tax aspects of employee reward, share schemes, incentives and benefits.
• Mobility – Helping organisations and individuals manage the tax and compliance complexities of working across borders.

The Real Estate Tax team here at EY Ireland advises domestic and international clients across the full real estate lifecycle, from acquisition and development through to holding, financing and disposal. We work with property investors, developers, funds and corporates to help them navigate an increasingly complex Irish and international tax environment.

Our team provides integrated advice across corporation tax, indirect tax (VAT), stamp duty, international tax and structuring, helping clients manage tax risk, optimise returns and comply with evolving legislation. Working closely with colleagues across EY’s global network, we support clients in making informed decisions in a fast‑moving and highly regulated market.

Our Tax Technology and Transformation (TTT) team helps companies on their digital journey by defining, designing and implementing the most effective means of operating a business tax function - from technology and performance improvement through to talent. Some of our services include tax data integration, custom tax applications, technology managed services via EY hosted solutions, data analytics, robotics, artificial intelligence and Tax Operating Model design.

A connected tax function gives access to improved tax data quality, value-adding analytics, as well as technology and automation to support tax professionals as never before.

We believe a great culture starts with great people. That’s why we look for colleagues who have deep technical and problem-solving skills as well as integrity, enthusiasm, courage and respect. These values are essential to the way we serve our clients and engage with our community. Beyond this, we look for individuals who have an eye for new technology and transformation opportunities. If this all sounds like you, and you possess excellent communication time management, and collaboration skills, then you’d feel right at home here.

Join us as we respond to the changing landscape and client digital tax transformation journey.

Our transaction tax professionals advise companies and private equity investors on all tax aspects of their transactions across a wide range of industries and geographies.

We're involved with some of the largest transactions for many of the leading global clients and private equity investors, as well as high net worth individuals and major family offices - which means our people benefit from a highly diverse range of opportunities.

Our transaction tax professionals advise organisations on all tax aspects of their transactions across a wide range of industries and geographies. We help clients negotiate every stage of a deal, from inception and initial due diligence, to tax-efficient transaction structuring right through to assistance with the sale and purchase agreement.

As a member of this highly globally integrated team, your role will entail helping clients benefit from the potential tax opportunities present in transactions, as well as identifying and reducing inherent tax risk. You’ll develop the tax and transaction skills and knowledge you need to progress your career in a dynamic and highly commercial environment.