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

About EY-Parthenon • Chicago, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities. At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. This role involves helping clients effectively manage global bookkeeping and finance compliance obligations, 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 and integrated with other upstream and downstream processes, such as Statutory Reporting, Tax and US GAAP Reporting. You will execute the accounting and reporting required to be compliant in the client’s legal entity footprint, leveraging EY’s global solution approach to process, technology, and account management, including centralized delivery centers, Centers of Excellence, and local teams. Additionally, you will assist in the validation and governance of global finance operations utilizing one global methodology to track the end-to-end process and provide subsidiary governance throughout the legal-entity life cycle to mitigate risk and increase corporate transparency. This includes maintaining 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. You will also manage and motivate teams of professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds, consistently deliver quality client services by monitoring progress, and demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge. The role also involves 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. Alternatively, 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.
• Must be a "United States worker" as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor regulations at 20 CFR 656.3.

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.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• Pension and 401(k) plans
• Wide range of paid time off options
• Flexible vacation policy
• Time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager