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US – Tax – Indirect Tax Technology and Transformation – Senior Manager - Tax Platform Engineer

As a senior manager you'll continuously enhance your proficiencies in the design, promotion and delivery of major technology tools, including application development, data acquisition and transformation, and data analytics and visualization/reporting. You'll work side-by-side with tax-technical subject matter professionals (SMPs) to develop and deploy data and technology solutions that will enable our tax-technical SMPs to efficiently and effectively deliver quality tax consulting, with timely and responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed client expectations.

Your key responsibilities

We'll look to you to challenge the effectiveness of the tax technology strategy and approach for all engagements while developing strong relationships across a network of existing and future clients and key stakeholders. You'll identify opportunities for the use of technology to accelerate and enhance delivery of indirect tax services and actively participate as member of pursuit teams and service delivery teams supporting various client projects including working with executive-level stakeholders, developing transformative solutions, and fostering deep client relationships. You will contribute toward developing a technically diverse and talented team, all while handing activities that focus on quality and commercial value.

Skills and attributes for success

• Demonstrate characteristics of a forward-thinker and self-motivator that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new skills
• Collect and document engagement team and client feedback; identify market events such as new client needs and competitor activity
• Develop or enhance proficiency in the use of major technology tools
• Drive overall deployment of technology services through active participation as part of pursuit and client service engagement teams
• Monitor penetration and performance of technology services and communicate to leadership
• Monitor competitive and client feedback and needs and communicate with leadership to develop appropriate responses, products, or communications
• Provide input into thought leadership
• Deliver high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Monitor progress, manage risk, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes
• Manage and motivate client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and monitor them until completion, including documenting requirements, configuration, testing, debugging, project profitability, and tax systems and process configuration
• Identify ways to automate manual tasks using existing financial or tax systems and emerging technologies
• Ensure the architecture of solutions is aligned with the direction of the organization in terms of technology and business strategy
• Ensure compliance to the standards for solution architecture and integration of the relevant building blocks already available
• Define a robust architecture for building new applications and releases, leveraging and enhancing existing building blocks, or creating new reusable components
• Partner with others to gather all requirements to formulate the appropriate architecture required to provide system functionality, deciding when to advocate, and when to compromise, to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in technology, information science, accounting, or finance and minimum of 7 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 6 years of related work experience
• Approved technical certification, CPA license or membership to a state Bar
• Hands-on technical experience with deep expertise in architecting and delivering innovative, data-driven solutions using modern analytics and AI technologies
• Experience with developing solutions using Microsoft Azure, IBM watsonx, or Databricks stack
• A strong interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies and leveraging them to optimize and transform business processes
• Experience designing and developing scalable, high-performance databases, particularly using Microsoft SQL Server, to support robust analytics and data-driven decision-making
• Strong communication skills in managing executive stakeholders, framing value propositions, and influencing strategic decisions
• An ability to effectively communicate complex technology architecture clearly and confidently to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership and clients
• Adaptive mindset allowing for responsiveness to evolving customer needs, market conditions, and technology trends
• Strong organization and time management skills, balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment

• Leadership experience with cross-functional project teams, mentoring less experienced personnel, and fostering a culture of high performance and innovation
• Implemented software development best practices and methodologies to ensure the delivery of quality, maintainable, and scalable solutions
• Ability to travel as required to support client engagements and foster strong, trust-based relationships

US – Tax – Indirect Tax Technology and Transformation – Manager

As a manager you'll continuously enhance your proficiencies in the design, promotion and delivery of major technology tools, including application development, data acquisition and transformation, and data analytics and visualization/reporting. You'll work side-by-side with tax-technical subject matter professionals (SMPs) to develop and deploy data and technology solutions that will enable our tax-technical SMPs to efficiently and effectively deliver quality tax consulting, with timely and responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed client expectations.

Skills and attributes for success

• Demonstrate characteristics of a forward-thinker and self-motivator that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new skills
• Collect and document engagement team and client feedback; identify market events such as new client needs and competitor activity
• Develop or enhance proficiency in the use of major technology tools
• Manage overall deployment of technology services through active participation as part of pursuit and client service engagement teams
• Monitor penetration and performance of technology services and communicate to leadership
• Monitor competitive and client feedback and needs and communicate with leadership to develop appropriate responses, products, or communications
• Deliver high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Monitor progress, manage risk, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes
• Manage and motivate client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and monitor them until completion
• Identify ways to automate manual tasks using existing financial or tax systems and emerging technologies
• Design technology solutions that are aligned with the direction of the organization in terms of technology and business strategy
• Partner with others to gather all requirements to formulate the appropriate architecture required to provide system functionality

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in technology, information science, accounting, or finance and minimum of 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and minimum 4 years of related work experience
• Approved technical certification, CPA license or membership to a state Bar
• Hands-on technical experience with expertise in delivering innovative, data-driven solutions using modern analytics and AI technologies
• Experience with developing solutions using Microsoft Azure, IBM watsonx, or Databricks stack
• A strong interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies and leveraging them to optimize and transform business processes
• Experience designing and developing scalable, high-performance databases, particularly using Microsoft SQL Server, to support robust analytics and data-driven decision-making
• Strong communication skills in managing stakeholders, framing value propositions, and influencing strategic decisions
• Adaptive mindset allowing for responsiveness to evolving customer needs, market conditions, and technology trends
• Strong organization and time management skills, balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment

• Management experience with cross-functional project teams, mentoring less experienced personnel, and fostering a culture of high performance and innovation
• Ability to travel as required to support client engagements and foster strong, trust-based relationships

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Partners with the Product Owner to own the Design, Plan, Build, and Support of one or more products in Portfolio
• Responsible for product delivery, maintenance, and escalated technical support across one or more products within Portfolio
• Ensures adoption and compliance with established Reference Architecture standards and policies
• Manages all aspects of development including estimating of LOE and managing staffing as well as execution & performance management of development team
• Plans and supports vendor management activities– vendor assurance, procurement, invoice approvals
• Coordinates with DevOps, Architecture, InfoSec and other internal teams
• Leads urgent response team to respond & resolve production issues
• Partner with the Development Leads and Architects in the creation of architecture artifacts for products within the portfolio including Infrastructure Architecture Document (IAD) and Solution Design Document (SDD)
• Drive the definition, communication, and adoption of development patterns and practices across product teams within portfolio
• Drive the effective organization and execution of product development and Urgent Response teams across the products in their portfolio
• Accountable for the delivery of one or more products within a portfolio (depending on size and complexity).
• Accountable for alignment of product development with the firm policies and standards.
• Accountable for the technical aspects of the product(s)
• Responsible for producing technical documentation/diagrams that depicting the larger ecosystem of products supporting the SSL portfolio
• Responsible for creating and maintaining the technical roadmap for the ecosystem of products supporting the portfolio
• Discover and exercise opportunities for reuse within and across portfolios.

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

• Ability to clearly articulate both problems and proposed solutions
• Proactive approach to identifying issues and presenting solutions and options, and where appropriate, leading to resolution
• Ability to prioritize personal and team workloads to best meet organizational objectives
• Empowered to make decisions and recommend approach based on the results from quality reviews

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience leading development teams applying agile/lean practices.
• Track record of building and delivering mission critical, 24x7 production software systems
• Deep understanding of software engineering best practices
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and web services technology
• Understanding of agile project management methodologies
• Working knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object oriented design
• Working knowledge of REST and RPC service patterns and other client/server interaction models
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated results in delivering excellent technical designs
• Experience managing vendors and service providers in order to meet business and company goals.
• Experience with managing teams, onshore, remote and offshore teams to work towards development best practices.
• Experience in technical design development and review, with the ability to provide insight, guidance and review at all levels from architecture to design and code.
• Experience in development using the Microsoft .NET platform, and responsive UI technologies
• Experience building Cloud-native solutions (MS Azure preferred)
• Experience managing cross-functional disciplines of development, test and operational roles preferred
• Exposure to project management principles and methodology preferred
• Tax domain knowledge preferred

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision and direction to team members and staff
• Delegate, coach, coordinate and lead co-workers and project team members.
• Leads a functional team with responsibility for utilization, assignments, and reports to a pillar leader
• Responsible for training and standards for functional team performance
• Has direct responsibility for supervising personnel, (i.e., sets goals, assigns work, reviews performance, and conducts career development discussions)

Other Requirements:

• Occasional overnight travel may be required

Job Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree (computer science, engineering, accounting, finance preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Master's degree preferred
• 10-15 years of relevant experience.
• Management experience a plus

Assurance Advisor (Financial Services Office) (Senior Manager) (Multiple Positions) (1628593), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, Nashville, TN.

Develop and lead audit advisory services for clients. Plan audit procedures in accordance with U.S. GAAS, including PCAOB rules and regulations, for private and public company financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Lead auditing fieldwork, complete audit processes, and document high-risk areas. Help clients meet reporting requirements through applying SEC rules and regulations over financial reporting. Provide accounting insights, including insights into complex accounting issues such as revenue recognition, share-based compensation, business combinations and internal controls.

Full time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business or a related field, plus 8 years of experience (of which 5 years must be post-bachelor’s, progressive). Alternatively, will accept a Master's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business or a related field, plus 7 years of related work experience.Must have 5 years of experience in engagement management, engagement execution and reporting, and client relationship building while serving clients in one or a combination of the following industries:
• Asset management industry, including mutual fund complexes, hedge funds, private equity funds, and/or other investment vehicles.
• Insurance industry and/or public company clients.
• Banking/capital markets industry, including retail, commercial or investment banks, brokers/dealers, and/or similar institutions.
• Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction (RHC) clients.
Must have 5 years of experience in a combination involving all of the following:
• Supervising the planning, execution, reporting on audits of financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAS and U.S. GAAP, and/or foreign equivalent (International Accounting Standards (IAS));
• Supervising audit teams consisting of two or more staff members; and
• Recent audit experience working with a public company that is registered with PCAOB.
Must have 5 years of experience in using audit documentation software.Must have 4 years of managerial experience training project teams in a professional services environment.Must have 2 years of experience identifying new business opportunities at existing or potentially new clients.Must have one of the following:
- active US CPA certificate; or
- foreign certificate in accountancy and sufficient coursework/experience requirements as determined by the work location state Board of Accountancy to obtain US CPA certification.Requires domestic travel up to 25% in order to serve client needs.Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on yourperformance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary for this job is $138,120.00 per year. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

This particular position at Ernst & Young in the United States requires the qualified candidate to be a "United States worker" as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor regulations at 20 CFR 656.3. You can review this definition at at the bottom of page 750. Please feel free to apply to other positions that do not require you to be a "U.S. worker".

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Partners with the Product Owner to own the Design, Plan, Build, and Support of one or more products in Portfolio
• Responsible for product delivery, maintenance, and escalated technical support across one or more products within Portfolio
• Ensures adoption and compliance with established Reference Architecture standards and policies
• Manages all aspects of development including estimating of LOE and managing staffing as well as execution & performance management of development team
• Plans and supports vendor management activities– vendor assurance, procurement, invoice approvals
• Coordinates with DevOps, Architecture, InfoSec and other internal teams
• Leads urgent response team to respond & resolve production issues
• Partner with the Development Leads and Architects in the creation of architecture artifacts for products within the portfolio including Infrastructure Architecture Document (IAD) and Solution Design Document (SDD)
• Drive the definition, communication, and adoption of development patterns and practices across product teams within portfolio
• Drive the effective organization and execution of product development and Urgent Response teams across the products in their portfolio
• Accountable for the delivery of one or more products within a portfolio (depending on size and complexity).
• Accountable for alignment of product development with the firm policies and standards.
• Accountable for the technical aspects of the product(s)
• Responsible for producing technical documentation/diagrams that depicting the larger ecosystem of products supporting the SSL portfolio
• Responsible for creating and maintaining the technical roadmap for the ecosystem of products supporting the portfolio
• Discover and exercise opportunities for reuse within and across portfolios.

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

• Ability to clearly articulate both problems and proposed solutions
• Proactive approach to identifying issues and presenting solutions and options, and where appropriate, leading to resolution
• Ability to prioritize personal and team workloads to best meet organizational objectives
• Empowered to make decisions and recommend approach based on the results from quality reviews

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience leading development teams applying agile/lean practices.
• Track record of building and delivering mission critical, 24x7 production software systems
• Deep understanding of software engineering best practices
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and web services technology
• Understanding of agile project management methodologies
• Working knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object oriented design
• Working knowledge of REST and RPC service patterns and other client/server interaction models
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated results in delivering excellent technical designs
• Experience managing vendors and service providers in order to meet business and company goals.
• Experience with managing teams, onshore, remote and offshore teams to work towards development best practices.
• Experience in technical design development and review, with the ability to provide insight, guidance and review at all levels from architecture to design and code.
• Experience in development using the Microsoft .NET platform, and responsive UI technologies
• Experience building Cloud-native solutions (MS Azure preferred)
• Experience managing cross-functional disciplines of development, test and operational roles preferred
• Exposure to project management principles and methodology preferred
• Tax domain knowledge preferred

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision and direction to team members and staff
• Delegate, coach, coordinate and lead co-workers and project team members.
• Leads a functional team with responsibility for utilization, assignments, and reports to a pillar leader
• Responsible for training and standards for functional team performance
• Has direct responsibility for supervising personnel, (i.e., sets goals, assigns work, reviews performance, and conducts career development discussions)

Other Requirements:

• Occasional overnight travel may be required

Job Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree (computer science, engineering, accounting, finance preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Master's degree preferred
• 10-15 years of relevant experience.
• Management experience a plus

Provide advice on climate change and sustainability services to help clients understand and manage their climate change issues related to new regulatory requirements, rising stakeholder concerns and opportunities for cost reduction and revenue generation. Advise clients on technical sustainability reporting and advisory capabilities. Collaborate with team and clients to influence strategy, balancing risk and client expectations. Communicate clients’ needs and expectations to the engagement team. Build relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless integrated service. Manage performance and identify opportunities to improve our products and processes. Communicate creative and strategic goals both internally and externally.

Full time employment, Monday– Friday,hours per week, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field and 4 years of work experience.

Must have 4 years of experience in Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Accountability, ISO 14064, or Enablon.

Must have 3 years of experience with enablement of Enablon, SAP or ERP software for large complex organizations.

Must have 3 years of experience implementing software to track EHS and climate change initiatives for clients.

Must have 4 years of experience with cost estimating procedures regarding site investigation and remedial matters.

Must have 2 years of experience with environmental regulations such as CERCLA, RCRA, EPCRA, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act or similar.

Must have 4 years of experience with safety regulations and (OSHA)compliance.

Must have 4 years of experience with environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting landscape and business drivers.

Must have 4 years of project management experience.

Must have 4 years of experience supervising a team of at least 4 team members.

Must have certification/accreditation or sufficient coursework/experience requirements to obtain certification within one year of hire in one of the following: APICS CSCP (American Production and Inventory Control Society - Certified Supply Chain Professional); CA (Chartered Accountant) Canada; CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) Canada; CAP (Certified Analytics Professional); Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP); Certified Climate Change Professional (CC-P); Certified Energy Manager (CEM); Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA); The CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing (CFA ESG); Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE); Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); Certified Industrial Hygienist / Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist (CIH / CAIH); Certified Information Systems Auditor Certificate (CISA); Certified Management Accountant (CMA); Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA); Certified Professional Geologist (CPG); Certified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP); Certified Safety Professional (CSP); Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB); Global Association of Risk Professionals Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate (GARP); Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification (issued by CARB) (GHG Verifier); Global Reporting Initiative Professional Certification (GRI); International Society of Sustainability Professionals – Certified Sustainability Professional (ISSP – CSP); Sustainability Excellence Professional (SEP); International Society of Sustainability Professionals - Sustainability Associate (ISSP – SA); Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA); Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED); Professional Engineer (PE); Project Management Professional (PMP); or Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Fundamentals of Sustainability Account Credential (SASB).

Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, Nashville, TN.

Provide expertise in supply chain manufacturing to assist clients to achieve a fully optimized value chain through manufacturing transformation capabilities. Advise clients on manufacturing operations and improvements of processes and manufacturing technologies across industry sectors. Assess manufacturing and supply chain processes to identify opportunities, value and prioritize those opportunities, recommend effective solutions, and implement agreed upon improvements. Manage the business development process of storyboarding the approach, work products, and value creation to sell services to our clients. Analyze manufacturing data and apply analytic methods to advise clients on how to understand, predict, and control manufacturing operations and processes throughout the supply chain. Provide daily executional support and coaching on the production shop floor to eliminate losses systemically. Assist clients in establishing KPIs and setting target outputs to satisfy planned sales and inventory, balancing agility, reliability, and resilience. Focus on clients’ core manufacturing and support functions including Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, HR/Org Design, and Plant Leadership to transform operations using performance improvement techniques. Provide consulting services in areas such as manufacturing planning, strategy, outsourcing/insourcing, lean and TPM manufacturing, digital I4.0 and IT/OT environment, product lifecycle management and/or plant management.

Full time employment, Monday– Friday,40hours per week, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field and 5 years of work experience. Employer will accept an additional 2 years of experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field and 4 years of work experience.Must have 2 years of experience selling or leading Manufacturing Operations projects.Must have at least 3 years of executional experience in one or more of the following areas:
- continuous improvement,

- manufacturing strategy,

- contract manufacturing management, and/or

- cost optimization.

Must have 3 years in functional implementation experience of Integrated Work Systems (IWS), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Run To Target (RTT), World Class Manufacturing (WCM), High Performance Organization (HPO), LEAN, or Six Sigma performance improvement.

Must have 3 years of advisory, consulting, and/or industry experience in manufacturing operations improvement in the consumer products, life sciences, or advanced manufacturing and mobility sectors; and designing and implementing processes and approaches to improve manufacturing operations.Must have 2 years of experience in all of the following:

- developing and running technical meetings and workshops for manufacturing clients or operations; AND
- selling and/or delivering manufacturing operations improvement projects.

Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.