Financial Services - Tax Controversy - Manager

About the role

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across 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 in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing, and secure.

Responsibilities

• Conducting tax risk assessments to help clients end controversies by identifying and tracking evolving risks before they arise.
• Create risk assessment procedures and a global tax risk register, and implement heat maps to help identify specific pain points.
• Supporting clients in devising comprehensive risk management strategies, validating tax controls, improving documentation, and using dispute prevention tools and techniques.
• Serving as a point of contact for clients during tax audits, appeals, mediation, arbitration, and litigation.
• Utilizing tax governance activities and technology tools to support the overall tax controversy lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree).
• No less than 4 - 6 years relevant experience in government or a professional tax organization dealing with controversy matters.
• Licensed attorney or CPA.
• Excellent collaboration and negotiation skills, and the confidence to challenge senior colleagues and stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver processes, solutions, and projects while maintaining a focus on quality and risk management.
• Experience in continuous process improvement and identification of innovative solutions through research and analysis.
• Proven ability to guide and supervise others to deliver complex technical initiatives, with accountability for performance and results.
• Depth of expertise in interpreting internal and external issues to recommend quality solutions.
• Track record of meeting performance objectives and metrics in client service, risk management, sales, and business growth.

Skills

• Develops solutions to complex problems.
• Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect your immediate work area and possibly the broader business function.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Benefits

Base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $103,600 to $189,900. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $124,300 to $215,800. 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 $103,600 to $189,900. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $124,300 to $215,800. 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.

Application Instructions

EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.