People Advisory Services - Compensation and Rewards - Senior

EY • Dallas, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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Tax – People Advisory Services – Rewards – Compensation - Senior

The opportunity
Managing global workforces is increasingly complex. People Advisory Services (PAS) builds and improves organizational and individual performance, delivering a highly complex and challenging mission, especially in an ever-changing working environment. As a member of PAS, you’ll be part of a team with a wide variety of experiences and a supportive, teaming environment. When you join us you will gain unique experiences and valuable knowledge working across capabilities, sectors and geographies and have the opportunity to take your career in the direction you want.
As a Senior, you will assist clients in controlling costs and managing risks associated with HR plans, programs, and systems. You will measure, control, reduce, and reallocate HR costs. Assess operations to deliver process improvement. You will have the opportunity to gain excellent personal and professional growth and meaningful exposure to our business as an integral member of our client services team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field with 2-3+ years of experience in tax and employee benefits law or consulting
• Approved technical certification, CPA license or membership to state Bar or progress to attaining those mentioned
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong analytical business acumen
• Ability to meet deadlines and adapt to changing requirements
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment
• Possess tax technical experience particularly in compensation programs including equity and other incentive programs, deferred compensation and other relevant compensation technical matters.
• Possess accounting and proxy / shareholder knowledge around compensation programs for executives and to think about risk and compensation programs
• Global compensation and executive benefits experience to be able to assess the financial implications of HR transactions for clients
• Experience/knowledge of 409A and 280G
• Collaborate with actuaries, plan administrators, compensation, and transaction professionals
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented and strong business-writing skills

Nice To Haves

• CPA, JD, or Enrolled Agent credential
• Project management experience, planning, budget management, and reporting

Responsibilities

• Work on multiple reward projects delivering quality design, risk, tax and accounting technical client services and providing flexible and innovative compensation reward solutions.
• Expected to have excellent communication skills and rapidly establish relationships both internally and with our clients.
• Bring your compensation knowledge and technical skills to broader transformation and transaction projects
• Perform IRS and ERISA research for executive compensation and executive benefit issues including in support of our tax provisions
• Track goals, action items and budgets using project management tools and methodologies
• Implement techniques to improve productivity, increase efficiency, and mitigate risk

Benefits

• comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business
• Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options
• flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own 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 physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

What This Job Offers

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