Tax Manager - Accounting Compliance & Reporting; ACR - and East locations

Overview

Location:

Chicago, New York City, Hoboken, Charlotte, Atlanta, Phoenix, Seattle, Dallas, Miami and Washington

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US – Tax – National Tax – EDGE – GCR – Accounting Compliance & Reporting (ACR) - Tax Services Manager

EY's National Tax and EY EDGE practices are made up of teams of professionals providing specific tax technical services to US and global clients. EDGE stands for Exceptional Delivery and Growth Engine because this team operates in a technical environment with deep process and service delivery experience that distinguishes the EY organization in the marketplace.

The opportunity

Our Accounting Compliance & Reporting (ACR) practice, focusing on helping clients effectively manage global bookkeeping and finance compliance obligations proactively and responsibly in 150+ countries where EY provides ACR services. Our quality service and technical network enable you to help clients reduce inefficiencies, mitigate risk and drive process improvement within their global finance operations. We believe that by managing clients' finance functions, we can make a critical difference and you'll be at the heart of this mission.

As a Tax Services Manager
, you'll work on engagements that span 100+ countries with local EY teams of 300+ people and have the opportunity to assist in the growth of this practice. You'll assist in validation and governance of global finance operations utilizing one global methodology to track the end-to-end process and provide subsidiary governance throughout legal-entity life cycle to mitigate risk and increase corporate transparency.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or other related business major

• 5 - 7 years' work experience in audit/accounting

• Approved technical certification, CPA license or membership to state Bar is required

• Knowledge of global statutory reporting and/or bookkeeping, preferably with experience across multiple countries

• Strong analytical skills, interpersonal, and written/verbal communication skills; problem-solving ability and attention to details

• US- GAAP knowledge including GAAP reconciliation experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Business English

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and IT concepts

• Ability to analyze historical legal entity financial information to understand and determine what GAAP to GAAP and other adjustments are required, how they are calculated and how they should be rolled forward in the preparation of statutory financial statements

• Ability to apply technical accounting knowledge to analyze account balances, reconciliations and other financial matter in the course of closing the accounts on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis

• Ability to understand the detailed issues underlying the status of deliverable completion, such as statutory reporting or month-end close, to identify the root cause, develop potential solutions and clear impediments for remediation

• Ability to undertake continuous improvement projects to drive improved quality, visibility, efficiency and client experience

• Ability to influence change within EY and with clients, leveraging technical knowledge, experience and relationships

• Ability to travel 20-30% to client locations

Ideally, you'll also have

• Client-facing exposure in a global role

• Basic understanding of IT systems (SAP, Oracle, Business Central)

• Basic understanding of other compliance activities such as global indirect tax (VAT, GST, etc.) and corporate tax compliance.

• IFRS knowledge

We are seeking to identify high-potential professionals to deliver exceptional client service and enable the continued growth of our practice.

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