Financial Services - Global Compliance and Reporting - Real estate -Tax Senior Manager-EDGE

About the role

The Financial Services EY EDGE practice is part of the Financial Services Organization (FSO) at EY. We serve the global financial services marketplace, including clients in Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry where institutions are trusted and thrive, and the global economy is healthy, growing, and secure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Tax Functional Leader across compliance, advisory or annuity tax service delivery.
• Lead tax processes by directing and coordinating day-to-day interactions with the team, reviewing engagement work product, driving delivery of services to meet deadlines for client deliverables, developing internal team members, and managing the functional efforts of such tax processes.
• Independently recognize and identify problem areas and items that need to be addressed or escalated to ensure tax returns, tax research, tax accounting and tax projects are timely and accurately completed.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and role model across multiple teams, research tax law issues, provide advice and assistance managing risks and across tax compliance and/or advisory services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Tax, Law, or Economics
• CPA, EA, or licensed attorney
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in professional services or professional tax organization
• Ability to prioritize, handle and track multiple assignments
• Ability to work in unstructured environment, demonstrated ability to resolve complex tax issues across multiple functions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills and proven skills in developing employees
• Strong oral and written communication as well as presentation skills
• Experience with financial and tax applications such as GoSystems, CorpTax, Onesource, as required by area of specialism
• Proficient using Microsoft products such as Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Proficiency in tax accounting systems

Qualifications

• Working independently with direct supervisory responsibilities
• Specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise
• Ability to provide leadership (advising and providing) direction to others in financial areas of specialization and lead coordination of daily work activities and review the most complex work of other teammates
• Employee may also regularly lead multiple projects
• Employee works independently, with leadership guidance in only the most complex situations
• Employee has the authority to make significant choices and decisions, without specific guidance or direction from leadership