Tax Manager - Indirect Tax - Property Tax
About the role
The opportunity involves advising on indirect tax regulatory changes, designing strategies, operating models, processes, and compliance frameworks, identifying opportunities for tax optimization, credits and refund recovery, exposure reduction, managing strategies, compliance, remediation, controversies, and corrective filings. The role requires leading workstream delivery, tracking status and deliverables, participating in client working sessions, developing solutions to complex problems, recommending policy changes, guiding teams toward quality solutions, and demonstrating an understanding of complex commercial real and personal property tax concepts.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Develop solutions to complex problems and select suitable methods and criteria.
- Recommend policy changes and establish procedures for your area or function.
- Apply depth of expertise to guide others toward quality solutions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of complex commercial real and personal property tax concepts and effectively apply tax knowledge to client situations.
Requirements
- A 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 working in a balanced hybrid environment.
- Tax legislation and impact assessment.
- Indirect tax refund and recovery review.
- Tax planning and optimization.
- Process improvement and optimization.
- Tax compliance and reporting requirements.
Qualifications
- 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
At EY, we offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. 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 within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
Pay
EY offers a competitive compensation structure with a base salary range for this role in all geographic locations in the US ranging from $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 within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.
Schedule
We operate in a balanced hybrid environment where most people in external, client serving roles work together in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.