Tax Manager - Indirect Tax - Property Tax

Location: Anywhere in Country

About the role

At EY, we’re shaping the future of tax with globally connected, diverse teams. As a Property Tax Manager, you’ll apply your expertise to complex tax issues, devise strategic outcomes, and support process and technology transformation. This role offers mentorship, training, and opportunities to grow your career while working with engaging colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Advise on indirect tax regulatory changes and design strategies, operating models, processes, and compliance frameworks to improve efficiency.
• Identify opportunities for tax optimization, credits, refund recovery, and exposure reduction; manage compliance, remediation, controversies, and corrective filings.
• Support process reviews and technology transformation initiatives.
• Translate regulatory changes into practical compliance and reporting solutions.
• Implement operating models and frameworks across the indirect tax lifecycle.
• Lead optimization, recovery, and exposure-reduction initiatives.
• Lead workstream delivery, track status and deliverables, and participate in client working sessions.
• Identify opportunities for additional services, contribute to RFPs, and manage engagement economics, resource plans, and budgets.
• Guide teams, drive improvement, and recommend solutions by interpreting internal and external issues.
• Develop solutions to complex problems and select suitable methods and criteria.
• Recommend policy changes and establish procedures for your area or function.
• Apply expertise to guide others toward quality solutions.
• Demonstrate understanding of complex commercial real and personal property tax concepts and apply tax knowledge to client situations.
• Travel regularly for external client engagements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant property tax consulting experience or equivalent experience in business or industry.
• CPA or JD.
• Broad exposure to state and local taxation.
• Excellent managerial, organizational, analytical, and verbal/written communication skills.
• Willingness to travel as needed and work in a balanced hybrid environment.
• Experience with tax legislation and impact assessment, indirect tax refund and recovery review, tax planning and optimization, process improvement, and tax compliance and reporting requirements.

Skills

• Client-facing delivery leadership and disciplined quality and risk management.
• Ability to guide teams toward outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong communication skills with commercial astuteness to drive growth.
• Lead or supervise professionals to deliver complex technical initiatives with accountability for results.
• Interpret internal and external issues to recommend innovative, practical solutions.
• Meet performance metrics across client service, quality, sales, solution development, and teaming.
• Develop and deliver quality tax planning approaches with timely and responsive services and work products that exceed client expectations.
• Identify and offer opportunities for tax planning and other special services.
• Prepare quality, practical approaches to the client’s tax situation and arrive at appropriate conclusions.

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will also have:

• Experience leading workstreams across planning, execution, and closure.
• Contribution to RFP responses and sales growth.
• Practical management of engagement economics and resource planning.
• Daily participation in client working sessions and strong stakeholder management.
• A proven record in a professional services environment.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package, with rewards based on performance.
• Medical and dental coverage.
• Pension and 401(k) plans.
• Flexible vacation policy, allowing you to decide how much vacation time you need.
• Designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence to support well-being.

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $105,100 to $192,600. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State, and California (excluding Sacramento) is $126,100 to $218,900. Individual salaries are determined by factors including education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.

Schedule

Join our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Most people in external, client-serving roles are expected to work together in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.