Are you an experienced tax professional or legal practitioner looking to elevate your career at one of the world’s leading Big Four firms? Ernst & Young (EY) is seeking a high-caliber Senior Associate (Tax) to join its dynamic team in Mumbai. This role presents an outstanding opportunity to engage in top-tier indirect tax litigation, complex advisory, and strategic legal drafting for major domestic and multinational corporate clients.
About Ernst & Young (EY)
Ernst & Young (EY) is a global powerhouse in professional services, delivering market-leading solutions across assurance, consulting, strategy, tax, and transactions. EY’s Tax practice is renowned worldwide for its deep regulatory insights, cutting-edge technical expertise, and relentless focus on navigating complex legal and fiscal frameworks for global business leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Litigation Support & Advocacy: Assist senior counsels and represent corporate clients before key judicial authorities, tribunals, and High Courts in high-stakes tax disputes.
- Legal Drafting & Briefing: Draft robust legal pleadings, writ petitions, statutory appeals, responses to show-cause notices, and comprehensive legal opinions on intricate tax matters.
- Strategic Advisory Services: Deliver nuanced advisory services to corporate clients regarding the indirect tax implications of business restructurings, cross-border transactions, operational frameworks, and supply chain strategies.
- Legal & Regulatory Research: Conduct deep research into evolving statutory provisions, judicial precedents, notifications, and circulars under GST, Customs Law, and legacy indirect tax regimes.
Candidate Profile & Eligibility Criteria
- Qualifications: Must hold a valid LL.B. or CA degree.
- Experience: 7 to 12 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) specializing in indirect taxation, tax litigation, and legal advisory.
- Strong analytical acumen with exceptional legal drafting and oral advocacy skills.
- Demonstrated capability to manage corporate client relationships and handle complex litigation portfolios independently.
Why Join EY?
Joining EY’s Indirect Tax practice places you at the forefront of tax jurisprudence and advisory in India. You will work alongside distinguished legal minds and industry veterans, tackling transformational tax cases and helping global enterprises navigate an ever-changing regulatory landscape.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the eligibility criteria are encouraged to submit their applications online through EY’s official career platform. Early applications are advised as recruitment is ongoing on a rolling basis.