Tax Senior Services Manager - Financial Services - Tax Technology and Transformation, EDGE

EY•Hoboken, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team! Our Financial Services EY EDGE practice is made up of a team of professionals providing dedicated tax technical services to both 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 EY in the marketplace. As a Tax Technology and Transformation Senior Services Manager, you will manage, deliver and implement a wide array of tax technology solutions and process enhancements aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our client's tax operations. You will be responsible for leading various projects that involve integrating tax and financial systems, implementing tax software tools, and developing automated processes for tax-related tasks.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Economics and/or a master’s degree in Accounting, Tax Technology, Management Information Systems, or Computer Science or related field
A minimum of eight years of relevant work experience
You are required to have one of the following certifications: CPA, EA, JD, Master’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, computer science, information systems or engineering, Quantitative Economics or Quants
Exposure to the financial services industry, accounting/finance/tax, tax or finance performance improvement, tax software development and/or implementation
Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and monitoring them until completion, including documenting requirements, configuration, testing, debugging, project profitability, and tax systems and process configuration

Nice To Haves

Experience in project management
Strong leadership ability, attention to detail, problem-solving skills, analytical abilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to coordinate with functions outside of Tax
Demonstrated proactive ability to team with and motivate others and a willingness to develop meaningful and influential relationships with clients and colleagues
Knowledge in implementing tax technology solutions (e.g., CorpTax, ONESOURCE, Sabrix, Vertex, SharePoint, PFI, RPA software)
Developing and implementing custom applications (e.g., Visual Studio, VBA/VSTO, SQL Server, MS PowerBI Suite)
Experience using MS Project and/or other project management tools
ERP experience, including SAP and/or Oracle
SharePoint development

Responsibilities

Manage large-scale managed services programs and/or tax transformation projects.
Manage digital tax transformation projects
Oversee tax technology strategy and road mapping
Lead implementation and configuration of direct and indirect tax systems
Review tax analytics and reporting and advise enhancements
Advise tax operating model transformation
Oversee development and deployment of custom tax systems
Manage projects in a demanding, time-sensitive environment and deliver high-quality solutions using cross-functional teams and remote resources
Confirm projects have the proper scope, cost and delivery schedules.
Work on identifying ways to improve operational effectiveness in tax functions, reviewing the process and controls that are in place, including technology, looking at the effectiveness of the various technology systems our tax clients use to increase automation and data quality throughout tax processes, assessing the overall risk to establish a proper control environment, and designing and building custom tax applications.
Enhance the effectiveness of the tax strategy and approach for all engagements while developing strong relationships across a network of existing and future clients and key stakeholders.
Understand key tax processes, technology, data, analytics, and risks/controls to mitigate risk and enhance quality