Director - International Tax, Global Compliance & Cross-Border Planning
About the role
This role oversees the strategy, oversight, and execution of EY US LLP's international tax operations and the US tax footprint of EY foreign firms. The leader manages key strategic projects, governance processes, and risk management programs.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing EY US LLP’s federal and international tax reporting obligations, including Forms 720, 5471, 5472, 8858, 8975, and other global compliance requirements.
- Coinciding with EY Global and member firms to manage U.S. tax compliance obligations, governance processes and reporting requirements across the network.
- Advising the Tax Matters Partner and Tax Director on international tax matters, cross-border business activities, permanent establishment risk, and emerging regulatory developments.
- Managing US and international tax audits, tax authority relationships, and controversy matters involving EY US LLP and foreign member firms.
- Overseeing foreign tax credit planning, tracking and reporting processes to maximize partner tax benefits and support compliance objectives.
- Leading withholding tax strategy, including treaty benefit claims, residency certification processes and collaboration with internal stakeholders to reduce global withholding tax exposure.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Taxation or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of individual and expatriate taxation experience, preferably in an environment where the individual managed a population of 500 or more expatriates/foreign nationals.
- Leading U.S. tax planning and structuring for global acquisitions, reorganizations, business transformations, and strategic initiatives undertaken by EY US LLP and EY Global.
- Overseeing financial modeling and forecasting activities related to EYGS partner distributions and other international tax planning initiatives.
- Driving continuous improvement through process optimization, enhanced data management, technology enablement, and automation of international tax operations.
Qualifications
A Master’s Degree in Tax or MBA is a plus.
Skills
- Directing the review of engagement agreements, statements of work, and other commercial arrangements to identify and mitigate international tax, withholding tax, and permanent establishment risks.
- Developing policies, governance processes, and monitoring programs related to cross-border travel and service delivery activities to minimize tax risk for partners and personnel.
Benefits
The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $200,000 to $396,000. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $240,000 to $450,000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.
Pay
The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $200,000 to $396,000. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $240,000 to $450,000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.
Schedule
Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
What We Offer
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. Learn more. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at ssc.customersupport@ey.com.