Simon Scoulding

Background

About Simon Scoulding

I am inquisitive and enjoy problem solving, I always have. In my day to day work at EY, I get to help my clients with the complexities of tax compliance and tax reporting. This lets me gather information and problem solve, to tight deadlines, in collaboration with colleagues and clients across New Zealand, Oceania and the world. In my experience, a lot of my clients find tax compliance and reporting dull and difficult. Time pressure, a lack of useful information, accounting and tax complexity are a perfect storm to make tax reporting up there with going to the dentist. I see this as a personal challenge to find a way to navigate the difficulties, while helping clients see the bigger picture. In my role as Tax Accounting Lead for EY NZ, I am privileged to work alongside clients to explore how user-friendly technology solutions can actually improve user experience and provide faster, more accurate and real-time tax reporting. My ultimate goal: Bring my client's more real-time insights so they can work smarter not harder.