Tax Advisor - ITTS - ICTA - Manager - Multiple Positions - 1756191

EY•Salt Lake City, UT

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP is hiring a Tax Advisor at the Manager level in its International Tax and Transaction Tax Services (International Corporate Tax Advisory) practice in Salt Lake City, Utah. The role advises clients on international tax operations, including cross-border controversy, international tax policy, international tax quantitative services, internal restructuring, and refinancing. It involves identifying and analyzing complex domestic and international tax issues, with work focused on buy-side and sell-side due diligence, deal structuring and cash tax modeling, internal restructuring, capital structure and refinancing, distressed debt and bankruptcy, and tax attribute calculations and monetization strategies. The Tax Advisor serves on multiple client engagement teams and participates in due diligence and structuring engagements for private equity and strategic corporate clients. The role reviews, assesses, and advises on tax computations in clients’ financial models and assists with quantitative and qualitative analysis of tax data in transaction financial projections. The Manager manages and motivates teams, monitors progress to deliver quality client service, demonstrates technical capability and professional knowledge, maintains long-term client relationships and networks, and cultivates business development opportunities. This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It requires domestic travel up to 15% to serve client needs. EY describes its work arrangement as a team-led, leader-enabled hybrid model; most people in external, client-serving roles are expected to work together in person 40–60% of the time over an engagement, project, or year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Tax, Law, or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate related tax experience; alternatively, a Master’s degree in one of those fields or a related field and 4 years of related tax experience.
4 years of experience in U.S. domestic and cross-border tax due diligence, deal structuring, and/or post-acquisition planning.
4 years of experience with inbound or outbound transaction consulting, including international tax research, planning, and/or compliance.
2 years of experience managing client engagements, including engagement-related budgeting and billing, serving as a point of contact for clients, and escalating issues to tax partners or executives as needed.
4 years of experience managing the planning, coordination, and execution of projects and budgets.
At least one of the following: active CPA certification; coursework/experience requirements determined by a state Board of Accountancy sufficient to obtain CPA certification within one year of hire; a US State Bar license; or coursework/experience requirements determined by a state Board of Law Examiners sufficient to obtain a US State Bar license within one year of hire.
Ability to travel domestically up to 15% to serve client needs.
Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
The position requires the qualified candidate to be a United States worker as defined by U.S. Department of Labor regulations at 20 CFR 656.3.

Responsibilities

Advise clients on international tax operations, including cross-border controversy, international tax policy, international tax quantitative services, internal restructuring, and refinancing.
Identify and analyze complex domestic and international tax issues.
Perform work involving buy-side due diligence, structuring and cash tax modeling; sell-side tax assistance, structuring and cash tax modeling; internal restructuring; capital structure and refinancing; distressed debt and bankruptcy; and tax attribute calculations and monetization strategies.
Participate in due diligence and structuring engagements for private equity and strategic corporate clients as a member of multiple client engagement teams.
Review, assess, and advise clients regarding tax computations in their financial models.
Assist clients with quantitative and qualitative analysis of tax data in financial projections for transactions.
Manage and motivate teams with diverse skills and backgrounds.
Monitor progress to consistently deliver quality client services.
Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge.
Maintain long-term client relationships and networks.
Cultivate business development opportunities.
Manage client engagements, including engagement budgeting and billing, serving as a client point of contact, and escalating issues to tax partners or executives as needed.
Manage the planning, coordination, and execution of projects and budgets.