Tax Technologist-FSO Tax-Tax Technology and Transformation - Manager - Multiple Positions - 1756152

EY•Dallas, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP is hiring a Tax Technologist in its FSO Tax – Tax Technology and Transformation practice at the Manager level in Dallas, Texas. 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 also 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 improve automation and data quality. The role also manages and motivates teams, monitors delivery of quality client services, demonstrates technical and professional expertise, maintains long-term client relationships, and develops business opportunities. Domestic travel of up to 80% is required to meet client needs. The role is full time, Monday through Friday, 40–45 hours per week, with stated hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EY describes the work model as hybrid, with most client-serving employees 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 and 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate work experience; or a master’s degree in one of those fields and 4 years of work experience. The employer will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, or training.
At least 4 years of experience in SharePoint (2013/2010).
At least 4 years of 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.
At least 4 years of custom software development and management across the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, and testing.
At least 4 years of experience in two or more of the following areas: Microsoft Office VBA development; Microsoft PowerBI suite (PowerPivot, Power Query, Power View, and Power Map); accounting and/or tax; financial services (banking, asset management, or insurance); ERP systems including Oracle and SAP; RDBMS design; Angular/HTML/DHTML/XML and JavaScript; infrastructure including operating environment, database, mail, file sharing, 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; and at least one front-end framework such as Angular, Ember, Vue, or React.
At least 2 years of MS PowerBI configuration and implementation experience, including synthesizing business requirements into system functionality within SharePoint and PowerBI; 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.
At least 2 years of experience integrating reporting tools with tax and finance systems.
At least 2 years of experience with PowerPlatform and PowerApps in one or more specified areas: design and development of a Legal Entity Tracker PowerApp, State Apportionment PowerApp, or State Withholding PowerApp; CAMRA and PAM Investment Management systems for roll forward, data modelling, and reporting; or partnership tax estimates using a SharePoint portal and Excel Add-In interfaces, with 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.
Must be a United States worker as defined by U.S. Department of Labor regulations at 20 CFR 656.3.

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.
Travel domestically up to 80% to meet client needs.