Financial Services - Global Compliance and Reporting - Real estate -Tax Services Manager-EDGE

EY•Hartford, DC

10d•$104,600 - $217,800•Hybrid

About The Position

EY's Financial Services Organization (FSO) is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace. The FSO EDGE practice focuses on delivering dedicated tax technical services to both US and global clients, emphasizing exceptional delivery and growth. The EDGE team operates in a technical environment with deep process and service delivery experience. The FSO EDGE Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction (RHC) practice provides specialized tax assistance tailored to the unique needs of clients in this sector. Professionals in this practice work alongside knowledgeable and experienced colleagues in a wide range of tax areas, processes, and compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Tax, Law, or Economics
Minimum of 5 years of experience in a professional services or tax services organization in the financial services industry
Broad exposure to real estate tax technical and transaction skills, including partnership taxation, REITs taxation and qualification, partnership allocations, tax compliance, due diligence, acquisition/disposition planning and structuring
Experience managing budgets, people, and projects
Excellent teaming, leadership, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Enrolled Agent (EA) or licensed attorney

Nice To Haves

Ability to recognize and identify problem areas that need to be addressed or escalated to ensure tax returns, tax research, tax accounting and other tax projects are timely and accurately completed.
Experience presenting in client conversations regarding complex or difficult topics.
Ability to break down complex tax projects into manageable components, analyze relevant information, and formulate client-centric solutions that comply with relevant laws and regulations.
Ability to manage multiple work assignments, team members and deadlines simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Deliver and manage tax compliance and consulting work for clients.
Recognize and identify problem areas and items that need to be addressed or escalated to ensure partnership taxation, REITs taxation and qualification, partnership allocations, and tax compliance are timely and accurately completed.
Work alongside practice office professionals serving clients, based on their time demands, as one team.
Consult with clients and demonstrate professional discretion by appropriately escalating complex tax and client relationship matters to senior management and subject-matter professionals, coordinating efforts, and managing expectations about timing of response and resolution.
Deliver and manage compliance and consulting delivery services to meet deadlines for client deliverables.
Lead projects and work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
Support effective long-term client relationships by demonstrating knowledge of the real estate, hospitality, and construction industry.
Communicate with client tax liaisons, client administration teams, and client trust officers to gather required information, to share information to support informed decision-making, and obtain instruction or authorization necessary for timely, accurate production of tax information statements, tax returns and related reporting.
Manage engagement deliverables and team resources to achieve timely and accurate delivery of tax compliance services while effectively managing engagement economics.
Advise and provide direction on complex tax matters, set expectations, coordinate daily work activities, and assign tasks to staff and seniors.
Review and evaluate the work of staff members to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with relevant tax laws and regulations.
Provide effective leadership, formal and informal feedback, and coaching to team members.