About The Position
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP is hiring a Tax Technologist in its FSO Tax - Tax Technology & Transformation practice in Chicago, Illinois. The role provides professional and strategic tax technology and transformation services, including implementing core tax technology solutions, improving tax accounting and compliance processes, and automating complex hedge fund, private equity, and real estate allocations. It involves implementing platforms for tax processes such as state and local tax apportionment, state withholding certificate tracking, and K-1 scanning and management. The Tax Technologist works with clients to improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of their tax functions, architects software solutions to support and automate tax filings, and embeds tax requirements into Finance and IT systems to increase automation and data quality. The role also manages and motivates teams, monitors progress to deliver quality client services, demonstrates technical capabilities and professional knowledge, maintains long-term client relationships and networks, and develops business opportunities. This is a full-time position with a stated schedule of Monday through Friday, 40–45 hours per week, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Domestic travel of up to 80% is required to meet client needs. EY describes its work model as hybrid, with most people in external, client-serving roles expected to work together in person 40–60% of the time over an engagement, project, or year.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field plus 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience; or a master’s degree in one of those fields or a related field plus 4 years of work experience.
- 4 years of experience in SharePoint (2013/2010).
- 4 years of experience in data management across a variety of reporting platforms and developing and implementing custom applications using Visual Studio, VBA/VSTO, SQL Server, PowerBI, Tableau, and/or Qlik View.
- 4 years of custom software development and management experience across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, and testing.
- 4 years of experience in at least two of the following: Microsoft Office VBA development; Microsoft PowerBI suite including PowerPivot, Power Query, Power View, and Power Map; accounting and/or tax; financial services (banking, asset management, or insurance); ERP including Oracle and SAP; RDBMS design; Angular/HTML/DHTML/XML and JavaScript; infrastructure including operating environment, database, mail, file share, web access, portals, security, and VPN; SharePoint development (.NET, C#); source code control software such as Git, Subversion, or TFS; object orientation and software design patterns; unit, integration, and system testing; or experience with and understanding of at least one front-end framework (Angular, Ember, Vue, or React).
- 2 years of MS PowerBI configuration and implementation experience, including synthesizing business requirements into system functionality within the SharePoint and PowerBI framework; implementing SharePoint collaboration tools and integrating them with other Microsoft tools; designing and developing Angular/HTML5/JavaScript applications; and customizing web parts and pages, creating sites, document libraries, lists and views, search and taxonomies, and reporting functions.
- 2 years of experience integrating reporting tools with tax and finance systems.
- 2 years of experience with PowerPlatform and PowerApps in one or more of these areas: designing and developing a Legal Entity Tracker PowerApp, State Apportionment PowerApp, or State Withholding PowerApp; experience with CAMRA and PAM Investment Management systems for roll-forward, data modelling, and reporting; or experience with partnership tax estimates using a SharePoint portal and Excel Add-In interfaces, plus knowledge of complex partnership tax allocations and federal and state corporate and partnership filing requirements.
- Must hold at least one listed certification, accreditation, or qualifying degree: Certified Digital Product Manager (CDPM); Certified Product Manager (CPM); a master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Quantitative Economics; Certified Member of the Institute (CMI) for Professionals in Taxation; CPA or foreign equivalent; U.S. state Bar license or foreign equivalent; SAP Certified Professional; Certified SAFe Professionals; CFA; Vertex Certified Implementer; Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Certified Implementer Program (CIP); Microsoft Azure or Azure AI Certified; Microsoft DevOps Engineer Certified; and/or Microsoft Power Platform Certified.
- Domestic travel of up to 80% is required to meet client needs.
- The employer will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, or training.
- This U.S. position requires the qualified candidate to be a “United States worker” as defined by U.S. Department of Labor regulations.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional and strategic tax technology and transformation services.
- Implement core tax technology solutions, including tax accounting and compliance process improvements and automation of complex hedge fund, private equity, and real estate allocations.
- Implement technology platforms for tax processes, including state and local tax apportionment, state withholding certificate tracking, and K-1 scanning and management.
- Work with clients to improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of their tax functions.
- Architect software solutions to support and automate tax filings.
- Embed tax requirements into Finance and IT systems to increase automation and data quality throughout tax processes.
- Manage and motivate teams of professionals 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.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Pension plan
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off options, including flexible vacation, designated holidays, winter and summer breaks, and personal/family care leave
- Other leaves of absence to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being
- Continuous learning and development
- Tools and flexibility to support meaningful impact
- Leadership insights, coaching, and development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
