Financial Services - Tax Manager - State & Local Tax, Income Tax - EDGE

About the role

EY's Financial Services EY EDGE practice is part of the Financial Services Organization (FSO), a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace. This practice provides dedicated tax technical services to both US and global clients, focusing on state and local taxes.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing an evolving portfolio of complex tax operations to provide meaningful business insights
• Identifying potential opportunities and risks and communicating these to our clients
• Learning and researching current market trends, to maintain your credibility as a trusted advisor
• Developing clear, intelligent plans and approaches to improve our clients' tax activities
• Researching our clients' business operations and building long-lasting relationships to tailor your advice to their specific needs
• Working with a motivated team of professionals
• Building effective long-term relationships with our clients
• Maintaining your reputation in your field by constantly updating and sharing your technical and finest practice knowledge
• Managing, coaching and developing a team of tax professionals, reviewing work and helping to confirm they have the knowledge, tools and opportunities they need to excel

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline or a graduate degree in Tax or Law
• CPA, Enrolled Agent, or Licensed Attorney
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in professional services or professional tax organization
• A thorough understanding of automated tax processing systems and laws within your area of technical professionalism
• Excellent collaboration and negotiation skills, and the confidence to challenge senior colleagues and stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds
• A commitment to continuing your learning

Skills

• A thorough understanding of state and local partnership tax
• Proficiency in Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with Return Preparation Software
• Experience in working in a variety of teams
• Ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client team members