FY27 - Financial Services - Private Client Services - Tax Services Manager EDGE

About the role

EY's FSO EDGE Private practice provides comprehensive and specialized tax assistance tailored to the unique needs of the high-net worth tax industry. The team has a dedicated focus toward serving privately held companies and their owners and their families. These clients span from family-owned businesses to private equity owned companies. One thing they all have in common is they are high growth private companies. As many companies choose to no longer go public, this is an ever increasing and exciting group of companies from start-up companies all the way to multi-billion-dollar global private enterprises. With a diverse portfolio of interesting and challenging work, you'll make an impact on some of the most technically demanding tax planning and compliance projects around. You'll be part of a growing global team, acting as a key point of contact for a wide range of clients and colleagues. This is an opportunity for cross-border and cross-functional teaming. In return, you can expect plenty of support designed with your own personal skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Consult with clients and demonstrate professional discretion by appropriately escalating 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
• Ability to lead projects and work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations
• Incumbent has specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise
• Manage communications with client tax liaisons, client trust administration teams and client trust officers to gather required information, to 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
• Support effective long-term relationships and manage workflow effectively with our clients
• 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

Qualifications

• 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 federal income taxation and exposure to state and local tax
• Proficient in the use of various tax and accounting technologies
• Excellent teaming, leadership, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Enrolled Agent (EA) or licensed attorney