Tax-National Tax-Accounting Compliance and Reporting Analyst-Manager-Multiple Positions-1702706

EY•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

EY is seeking candidates to help clients effectively manage global bookkeeping and finance compliance obligations. This role involves assisting in the design, implementation, and operation of global record-to-report processes. You will serve as the client's outsourced Finance function, executing end-to-end Finance processing globally across the Record to Report Process, integrated with other upstream and downstream processes such as Statutory Reporting, Tax, and US GAAP Reporting. The position requires executing the accounting and reporting necessary for compliance within the client's legal entity footprint, leveraging EY’s global solution approach for process, technology, and account management, including centralized delivery centers, Centers of Excellence, and local teams. Responsibilities include assisting in the validation and governance of global finance operations using a unified global methodology to track the end-to-end process and provide subsidiary governance throughout the legal-entity lifecycle to mitigate risk and increase corporate transparency. This involves maintaining complex data sets, reviewing data analytics, and analyzing trends, including the collection of data according to agreed financial statement close timelines and other requirements. The role also entails managing and motivating teams of professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds, consistently delivering quality client services by monitoring progress, demonstrating in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge, maintaining long-term client relationships and networks, and cultivating business development opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate related work experience, OR a Master’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or a related field and 4 years of related work experience.
4 years of global statutory reporting and/or bookkeeping experience, including experience across multiple countries and ensuring documentation is relevant, up-to-date and used at all times.
4 years of GAAP reconciliation experience, including 1 year of experience with US GAAP and IFRS.
4 years of experience maintaining complex reporting data sets and analyzing trends using Excel.
2 years of experience locating and deploying accounting compliance & reporting engagement teams in multiple countries, including ensuring contracted services are delivered on time and accurately.
1 year of experience supporting tax compliance activities including global indirect tax (VAT or GST) and corporate tax.
1 year of experience assisting with the scoping of new opportunities and proposal development, including participating in oral presentations to potential or existing clients.
1 year of experience serving as a point of contact for client relationships.
1 year of experience guiding junior tax professionals by providing effective performance feedback.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification, Certified Payroll Professional designation offered by the American Payroll Association, or a Master's degree in business administration.
Domestic travel required up to 20%, to serve client needs.
Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.

Responsibilities

Help clients effectively manage global bookkeeping and finance compliance obligations.
Assist in the design, implementation and operation of global record-to-report processes.
Serve as the client’s outsourced Finance function, executing end to end Finance processing, globally, across the Record to Report Process and integrated with other upstream and downstream process, such as Statutory Reporting, Tax and US GAAP Reporting.
Execute the accounting and reporting required to be compliant in the client’s legal entity footprint.
Leverage EY’s global solution approach to process, technology and account management, including centralized delivery centers, Centers of Excellence and local teams.
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.
Maintain complex sets of data, reviewing data analytics and analyzing trends including the collection of data as per agreed financial statement close timelines and other requirements.
Manage and motivate teams of professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds.
Consistently deliver quality client services by monitoring progress.
Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge.
Maintain long-term client relationships and networks.
Cultivate business development opportunities.