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

About the role

EY's Financial Services EY EDGE practice is made up of a team of professionals providing dedicated tax technical services to both US and global clients. The practice focuses on the real estate, hospitality, and construction industries.

Responsibilities

• Consult with clients and escalate complex tax and client relationship matters to senior management and subject-matter professionals, coordinating efforts, and managing expectations about timing of response and resolution
• Deliver and manage compliance and consulting delivery services to meet deadlines for client deliverables
• Lead projects and work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations
• Support effective long-term client relationships by demonstrating knowledge of the real estate, hospitality, and construction industry
• Communicate with client tax liaisons, client administration teams, and client trust officers to gather required information, share information to support informed decision-making, and obtain instruction or authorization necessary for timely, accurate production of tax information statements, tax returns and related reporting
• Manage engagement deliverables and team resources to achieve timely and accurate delivery of tax compliance services while effectively managing engagement economics
• Advise and provide direction on complex tax matters, set expectations, coordinate daily work activities, and assign tasks to staff and seniors
• Review and evaluate the work of staff members to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with relevant tax laws and regulations
• Provide effective leadership, formal and informal feedback, and coaching to team members

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Tax, Law, or Economics
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a professional services or tax services organization in the financial services industry
• Broad exposure to real estate tax technical and transaction skills, including partnership taxation, REITs taxation and qualification, partnership allocations, tax compliance, due diligence, acquisition/disposition planning and structuring
• Experience managing budgets, people, and projects
• Excellent teaming, leadership, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Enrolled Agent (EA) or licensed attorney

What we look for

We're interested in tax professionals with a genuine interest in providing outstanding services to some of the world's most influential people. Working with people from all backgrounds, from executives and entrepreneurs to investors and families, you'll use your experience and status as a trusted advisor to maintain and further our reputation for excellence.

What we offer you

• 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
• Flexible vacation policy where you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your personal circumstances
• A hybrid model where most people in external, client-serving roles work together in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year
• Equal employment opportunities for 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