FY27 - Financial Services - Global Compliance and Reporting - Real Estate - Tax 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.

Responsibilities

• Applying knowledge to a wide range of tax areas and processes, devising strategic outcomes to complex issues.
• Working in a highly collaborative culture, listening to and sharing information with colleagues.
• Providing up-to-the-minute tax advice to clients.
• Managing budgets, people, and projects.
• Developing clear, intelligent plans and approaches to improve clients' tax activities.
• Building client relationships and demonstrating knowledge of the real estate, hospitality, and construction industry.
• Supervising a motivated team of professionals, ensuring they have the skills, knowledge, and opportunities to reach their full potential.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• CPA required, or be a member of a state bar.
• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience.
• Professional knowledge in a broad range of 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.
• A proven record of excellence in a professional services or tax organization.
• Technical writing and research experience in a tax context.
• The ability to prioritize when working on multiple complex projects.
• Strong influencing skills, and the confidence to question existing processes.
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• CPA required, or be a member of a state bar.
• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience.
• Professional knowledge in a broad range of 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.
• A proven record of excellence in a professional services or tax organization.
• Technical writing and research experience in a tax context.
• The ability to prioritize when working on multiple complex projects.
• Strong influencing skills, and the confidence to question existing processes.
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment.

Skills

• 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.
• Building client relationships and demonstrating knowledge of the real estate, hospitality and construction industry.
• 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package including medical and dental coverage, pension, and 401(k) plans.
• Flexible vacation policy allowing you to decide how much vacation time you need based on your personal circumstances.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances.
• Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. 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.

Pay

• Base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $116,200 to $212,900.
• Base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $139,400 to $242,000.

Schedule

• Most people in external, client serving roles will work together in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.