Tax Manager - Indirect Tax - Property Tax

About the role

Our tax function is constantly evolving, offering a dynamic environment to grow both personally and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Advising on indirect tax regulatory changes
• Designing strategies, operating models, processes, and compliance frameworks
• Identifying opportunities for tax optimization, credits, and refund recovery
• Managing strategies, compliance, remediation, controversies, and corrective filings
• Supporting process review and technology transformation
• Leading optimization, recovery, and exposure-reduction initiatives
• Leading workstream delivery, tracking status, and delivering project deliverables
• Managing engagement economics, implementing resource plans and budgets
• Guiding teams, driving improvement, and recommending solutions
• Translating regulatory changes into practical compliance and reporting solutions
• Implementing operating models and frameworks across the indirect tax lifecycle

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of relevant property tax consulting experience or equivalent experience in business or industry.

Bachelor's degree.

CPA or JD.

Excellent managerial, organizational, analytical, and verbal/written communication skills.

Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment.

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.

Promising record in a professional services environment.

Experience in coaching and mentoring junior colleagues.

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

Client-facing delivery leadership, disciplined quality and risk management, continuous improvement, and the ability to guide teams toward outcomes.

Communicate with impact and bring commercial astuteness to drive growth.

Lead or supervise professionals to deliver complex technical initiatives with accountability for results.

Manage and deliver processes, solutions, and projects with a focus on quality and risk.

Interpret internal/external issues to recommend innovative, practical solutions.

Meet locally set 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.

Skills and Attributes

• Client-facing delivery leadership
• Disciplined quality and risk management
• Continuous improvement
• The ability to guide teams toward outcomes
• Communicate with impact and bring commercial astuteness to drive growth
• Lead or supervise professionals to deliver complex technical initiatives with accountability for results
• Manage and deliver processes, solutions, and projects with a focus on quality and risk
• Interpret internal/external issues to recommend innovative, practical solutions
• Meet locally set 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

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.

Time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your well-being.

Pay

Base salary range for this role in the US is $105,100 to $192,600.

Base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State, and California (excluding Sacramento) is $126,100 to $218,900.

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.

Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.