Tax Senior - Financial Services Organization - Indirect Tax, Sales & Use

Locations: New York City, Jericho, Hoboken, Charlotte, Nashville.

 

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. 

 

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.  Join EY and help to build a better working world.

 

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!

 

 

The opportunity

As a Tax Senior, you'll see firsthand the financial services industry by being immersed in the evolving state and local tax environment through a diverse set of experiences in serving banking, capital markets, insurance and wealth and asset management clients.

 

 

Your key responsibilities

It's fair to say there's no average day for a Sales and Use Tax Senior - so you're likely to spend your time on a diverse array of projects, responsibilities and tasks. Whatever you're working on, our clients will turn to you for up-to-the-minute tax advice they can always rely on. To make that happen, you'll be working in a highly collaborative culture, where listening to and sharing information with colleagues is an essential part of the role.

 

 

Skills and attributes for success

• Analyzing an evolving portfolio of complex tax operations to provide meaningful business insights
• Identifying potential opportunities and risks and communicating these to our clients
• Learning and researching current market trends, to maintain your credibility as a trusted advisor
• Developing clear, intelligent plans and approaches to improve our clients' tax activities
• Researching our clients business operations and building long-lasting relationships to tailor your advice to their specific needs
• Working with a high performing team to meet client demands

 

 

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline
• Progress towards CPA, licensed Attorney or a certified member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a broad range of sales and use tax processes, concepts and tools
• Experience overseeing the work of junior professionals
• A proven record of excellence in a professional services or tax organization
• Technical writing and research experience in a tax context
• The ability to prioritize when working on multiple complex projects
• Strong influencing skills, and the confidence to question existing processes

 

 

Ideally you'll also have

• A proven record in a professional services environment or in-house experience in a bank, capital markets or insurance company
• Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, One Source Tax Compliance Software, Corptax, and/or Premium Pro
• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior colleagues
• Ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client team members

 

 

What we look for

We're interested in people with initiative who are not afraid to speak up, with a genuine desire to make things better across the business. You'll need strong software skills and the ability to handle complex data from multiple sources. If you're ready to further build on your reputation as a professional advisor, this role is for you.