Tax Senior - EY Foundry - Strategy Senior - New York City

The Foundry is a New York-based team of entrepreneurs, product managers, operators, and strategists who have a proven track record of turning ideas into successful new growth businesses. In April 2016, EY acquired this team out of Highnote Foundry, a venture capital and venture services firm, in order to build and launch new businesses for EY Americas Tax.  EY Americas Tax is a leader in corporate tax services and is aggressively pursuing innovation to define the tax function of the future for the world’s largest multi-national corporations.

 

The opportunity

As a Strategy Senior, you will be part of Foundry strategy teams tasked with evaluating and pursuing new growth and margin opportunities across EY’s Tax business.

 

Your key responsibilities

You will be responsible for analyzing market dynamics and business trends, helping develop growth strategies, and presenting recommendations for how to advance them. This will involve framing problems, breaking them down into component parts, and evaluating each methodically and thoroughly. You will conduct primary and secondary research, create financial models, evaluate startups and disruptive technologies, and help develop business cases in support of new opportunities.

As growth opportunities are prioritized and funded, you will support the development of the new businesses on discrete workstreams, such as pricing and go-to-market strategy.

 

Skills and attributes for success

• A proven, resourceful, and results-oriented strategy professional
• A methodical and logical thinker with strong attention to detail and quality, and proven analytical skills
• Highly motivated and able to execute independently, with input and guidance along the way
• Ability to acquire critical knowledge on a new space quickly and identify key business trends, market players, and value drivers in complex markets
• Passion and curiosity for exploring new technology trends and innovative business models, with an ability to translate into actionable insights that can inform the pipeline of new ventures
• Areas of experience and interest include but are not limited to: Platform/product strategy, SaaS and alternative business models, Fintech, Embedded Tax, AI/Generative AI

 

To qualify for the role you must have

• Undergraduate degree from a top tier university, graduate degree preferred
• 3+ years of professional experience in management consulting or corporate strategy; experience in new product or venture delivery a plus
• Ability to structure problems, conduct analyses, and articulate recommendations
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Impeccable oral, written, and visual communication and presentation skills
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

 

What we look for

We’re interested in people who are ready to become a part of a highly engaged, diverse, and dynamic team to help us continue to make a real difference to our clients. If you have a strong client focus, an interest in strategic initiatives and the ambition to go above and beyond expectations, this role is for you.