Indirect - License Compliance Services - Manager

About the role

This position leads and drives the compliance function, manages the overall engagement team (US and GDS), and supervises & evaluates the assigned analysts & seniors and their work product. This position requires a deep understanding of license compliance services.

Responsibilities

• Participate in client facing meetings
• Communicate engagement expectations to assigned analysts and/or seniors
• Prepare engagement contracts and agreements
• Own client communications and drive solutions, focus on client deliverables and status against plan
• Manage to projected budget and ability to forecast budget changes
• Prepare timely billings
• Able and willing to sell new solutions and work
• Manage client expectations proactively to ensure satisfaction
• Build client relationships through technical and business expertise
• Manage junior staff in actively maintaining compliance calendar (EY Decisions), monitoring deadlines, raising issues to next level, pulling reports for client delivery
• Utilize EY methodologies and tools that exist to enhance service delivery
• Deal with roadblocks and issues, providing suggestions and alternatives
• Reference and interpret standards using professional judgement, identifying noncompliance while applying a balanced view of all client matters
• Consult with Senior Leadership in the Firm as necessary
• Apply Tax Quality and Independence rules to engagements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a professional services or tax services organization
• CPA, JD, Enrolled Agent or other appropriate designation required
• Excellent organizational and verbal/written communications skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to work in fast paced professional services environment
• Computer software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• A commitment to following through effectively on client requests
• Ability to develop knowledge of various client industries
• Strong management skills needed to lead teams, delegate appropriately, mentor, review performance and counsel employees
• High degree of efficiency and ability to design and implement improvements in various tasks/processes on engagements
• Ambition to work independently and effectively on a variety of tasks at the same time
• Excellent research skills
• The ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client team members
• The ability to research and interpret published statutes/ordinances/guidance to determine license compliance requirements; where guidance is not clear, make judgements and conclusions based on experience and discussions with relevant jurisdiction
• The ability to resolve issues at the jurisdiction and client level

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a professional services or tax services organization
• CPA, JD, Enrolled Agent or other appropriate designation required
• Excellent organizational and verbal/written communications skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to work in fast paced professional services environment
• Computer software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• A commitment to following through effectively on client requests
• Ability to develop knowledge of various client industries
• Strong management skills needed to lead teams, delegate appropriately, mentor, review performance and counsel employees
• High degree of efficiency and ability to design and implement improvements in various tasks/processes on engagements
• Ambition to work independently and effectively on a variety of tasks at the same time
• Excellent research skills
• The ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client team members
• The ability to research and interpret published statutes/ordinances/guidance to determine license compliance requirements; where guidance is not clear, make judgements and conclusions based on experience and discussions with relevant jurisdiction
• The ability to resolve issues at the jurisdiction and client level

Skills

• Excellent research skills
• Capacity to work independently and effectively on a variety of tasks at the same time
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• The ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client team members
• The ability to research and interpret published statutes/ordinances/guidance to determine license compliance requirements; where guidance is not clear, make judgements and conclusions based on experience and discussions with relevant jurisdiction
• The ability to resolve issues at the jurisdiction and client level

Benefits

Base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $91,700 to $168,100. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $110,100 to $191,000. 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

Base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $91,700 to $168,100. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $110,100 to $191,000. 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

Individuals may work in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.