Private Client Services Manager, EY Dubai

Our Private Client Services (PCS) professionals advise successful families, family business owners and family offices on how to preserve the family wealth and manage risks. They advise them on their global tax affairs and are also involved in non-tax 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.

The role involves meeting with existing and prospective clients and participating to business development initiatives.

Job purpose: To lead the efficient and successful delivery of Private Client services across MENA

Client responsibilities

•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.

•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).

•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.

•Manage the preparation of reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties

•Build trusted relationships with both client representatives and other members of the overall tax team and across other service lines (e.g. audit department)

•Participate and assist in preparing for meetings with existing and prospective clients, and support business development initiatives

•Ensure engagements comply with all aspects of internal risk management as well as managing the economics of all jobs

•Meet financial and non-financial KPIs on an annual basis
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