Senior Civil Engineer jobs in United States, New York, New York

Your key responsibilities

You will be part of diverse teams of professionals across different geographies to deliver a wide range of data and analytics services. You will be solving complex issues and driving growth across financial services.

Skills and attributes for success

• Fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
• Leading and coaching diverse teams of professionals with different backgrounds
• Providing subject matter expertise in defining technical and business approaches
• Working across and influencing different stakeholders within the client organization, cultivating, and executing on business opportunities
• Building strong relationships with the clients including engaging with C-level executives and technical clients
• Initiating and building thought leadership through white papers, point of views, and proof of concepts
• Working in an entrepreneurial environment to pave your own career path
• Propose and drive new technologies to enhance or replace existing business processes

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Undergraduate or master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., engineering, computer science, business, economics, finance, statistics, and/or analytics)
• Minimum of 9 years’ experience in banking, capital markets, insurance, or asset management domain with at least 3 years of experience managing a team
• Superior communication (verbal and written) with the ability to effectively advocate technical solutions and results to technology and business audiences at all levels and disciplines within EY and client organizations
• Experience working independently, efficiently, and effectively under extreme time constraints and delivering results by critical deadlines
• Demonstrate exploration of new techniques outside of day-to-day job duties
• Experience presenting technical conclusions to senior officials in a company and other stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with client-facing activities such as requirements gathering, facilitating meetings, presentation creation, and ability to prepare client ready deliverables
• Project management and process development expertise in client serving roles
• Excellent leadership and teaming skills
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to integrate new knowledge and adapt to change with a natural curiosity and desire to learn
• A willingness and ability to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 60%
• Valid passport

DAE Specific

• Ability to understand business challenges and address remediations through data architecture and engineering solutions.
• Must have practical experience assisting clients with one or more of strategic Data Architecture and Engineering, Cloud Data Modernization, Data migration and Event-driven architecture, preferably focused on financial services.
• Experience architecting and designing large data platforms, data warehouses and data lakes, streaming applications, data ingestion, integration, and distribution pipelines.
• Practical experience using latest technologies for data ingestion, integration, transformation, storage, mining/warehousing, big data analytics, and visualization.
• Deep understanding of traditional data architecture practices (data warehousing, datahub, MDM, ODS etc.) as well transition to Next-Gen platform architectures such as distributed data lake and Data mesh on cloud, etc.
• Practitioner experience in multiple data technologies such as:
• Cloud Data Platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Platform, Databricks, Snowflake)
• Big Data applications and Distributed Processing (Hadoop and Spark ecosystem components)
• Data integration Tools (Informatica, Talend, etc.)
• Experience with scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc.
• Traditional RDBMS (Teradata, Netezza, MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• MPP (Snowflake, BigQuery, AWS Redshift etc.)
• NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, Neo4J, Titan, Elasticsearch)
• Streaming Platform and Applications (Spark streaming, Kafka, Storm, etc.)
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools (Airflow, etc.)
• Dev Ops (GitHub, Kubernetes Jenkins, Terraform)
• Data Modeling (Data vault, Star, Snowflake)

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Master’s degree in business administration (MBA) or Science (MS) preferred
• Prior consulting experience
• Experience monitoring performance, reporting, and economics of ongoing progress for the major initiatives of the business unit you support.
• Oral presentation skills, with the ability to lead meetings & hold workshops with executives
• Experience quantifying results to the business, from the front line to senior executives

What we offer you

In today's business landscape organizations are continuously transforming and evolving to keep pace with change and innovative solutions. This wave of digital transformation and constant evolution introduces a variety of risks, which organizations are not equipped to manage and mitigate on their own. As a professional in our Risk Technology practice, you will assist clients in integrating optimal application security, control, and risk management solutions through their transformation journey. You will belong to an international network of specialists helping our clients enable trust through transformation, while working closely with large scale implementation teams across a variety of enabling emerging technologies and solutions.

As a member of our national Risk Technology practice, you will belong to a network of professionals helping our clients implement trusted technology solutions to enrich and improve decision making, provide visibility and transparency of risk and compliance to stakeholders, and integrate efficient and effective risk management solutions.

As our Risk Technology practice continues to rapidly expand, we are seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate, focused on cloud-based application security, controls, and technology enablement. We need Seniors to help our clients develop and execute sustainable risk management solutions through transformational their efforts. As part of the team, you will work with a wide variety of resources and clients to deliver professional services on strategic and global priority accounts, while accelerating your professional growth.

We will support you with career focused training and coaching to develop, execute, and accelerate your professional goals.

Your key responsibilities

Leveraging your cloud application and industry knowledge, you will lead cross-functional teams in developing innovative solutions for clients that will assist them in evolving and sustaining a risk management program through transformation. You will support EY teams responsible for transforming organizations' front, middle, and back office through implementation of leading practice cloud-based technology solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• You will leverage your proven track record of cloud-based application experience, technical knowledge, and strong interpersonal skills, to effectively deliver quality results in the assessment, design, and implementation of controls, security, and risk management solutions.
• Deliver facts, analyses, and recommendations in an accurate, clear, and concise manner.
• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Drive high-quality work products on your team within expected timeframes and budget

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree and approximately 2-3 years of related work experience
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of business processes across one or many cloud base applications (e.g., purchase-to-pay, hire-to-retire, customer-to-contract), technical application security design and configuration, application role maintenance and user provisioning processes.
• Internal controls within and around the Oracle or cloud-based applications
• Oracle Applications security and how to achieve a design that enables an end user but also establishes control.
• Advanced project management and client service skills
• Excellent teaming skills
• A valid driver’s license in the US and a valid passport required; willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally to meet client needs

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience integrating, managing, or assessing security and controls for cloud-based applications.
• ERP implementation project management and support experience (Oracle and/or Workday experience is a plus)
• Industry related certification (e.g., CISA, PMP, CIA, RICS); non-certified hires are required to become certified within 1 year from the date of hire

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the assessment of the client’s controllership function including drafting current state process documentation and future state implementation roadmaps.
• Support clients during controllership transformation journeys including implementation of process optimization initiatives.
• Assist in drafting risks and controls frameworks and helping clients remediate control deficiencies.
• Be able to understand and articulate the accounting and controls implications of changes to controllership processes.
• Provide clients with accounting assistance or transactions support as necessary.
• Lead project management activities.
• Support business development initiatives.
• Support Managers and Senior Managers with solution-specific requests and needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in public accounting, financial advisory, industry, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of finance and accounting processes, including upstream business processes.
• Operational accounting experience is a plus.
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and operate independently.
• Familiarity with AI, automation, and dashboarding tools and their application in accounting and finance.
• Knowledge and/or experience with digital technologies and their impact on the record to report process including analytical tools, close and reporting tools, and ERP systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Proactive attitude and willingness to take initiative, contribute, and think outside the box.

• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary
• Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver's license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations.

Ideally, you'll also have

• A master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or complementary discipline such as data analytics.

Responsibilities

This role requires a combination of technical, financial, and quantitative knowledge, along with strong communication and presentation skills to deliver specialized work for our clients. You will be focused on the application of quantitative techniques to value complex commodity contracts and will often be required to present technical topics to non-technical audiences.

Key responsibilities include:

• Using a commercial industry perspective to advise clients on advanced practices, typical industry approaches, and market behavior
• Developing quantitative financial models for commodity and financial contracts, including implementing market factor simulation techniques and a variety of stochastic and numerical methods
• Using and enhancing proprietary valuation models, including the selection of appropriate inputs and techniques
• Leveraging machine learning techniques and statistical programming packages to perform analysis on commodity instruments
• Presenting results, both internally and externally, including using modern data visualization tools
• Writing client reports describing work performed, considerations, recommendations and outcomes
• Problem solving under uncertainty to adapt existing approaches and analytics styles to new commodity, financial, and renewables markets and new client objectives
• Working across a team and independently with a highly adaptive, flexible approach to solving new problems

Requirements for the role:

• A bachelor’s degree and one to two years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and one year of related work experience in a quantitative discipline such as quantitative finance, mathematics, statistics, financial engineering, engineering, or economics and econometrics
• Experience in VBA programming and at least one of R or Python programming language and strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Familiarity with derivatives pricing models and computational finance
• Familiarity with market factor simulation techniques and a variety of stochastic and numerical methods
• Ideally, the candidate will have experience and a continuing strong interest in financial and commodity markets and related financial instruments
• Ability to work within a given budget and schedule, and provide results in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team prioritizing multiple tasks, deadlines, and project stakeholders
• A strong work ethic, strong communications skills, and willingness to embrace new challenges and ideas with a flexible, positive, solution-oriented mindset
• The flexibility and the willingness to travel occasionally
• Ability to complete an approved certification within 2 years of hiring

EY's State and Local Tax (SALT) team is a growing practice within the organization, and you'll see that growth reflected in your career. As a Tax Senior, you'll assist with multiple tax engagements and contribute to the delivery of quality tax planning and compliance services for our financial services clients. You'll be part of a rapidly growing team that's seen plenty of recent expansion, with the aim to double in size over the next few years. With support from some of the most engaging professionals in the business, you can expect to develop your tax technical skills, management techniques, and business experience considerably. It's all about taking on new skills and responsibilities as they arise and making the most of our dedicated mentors and training programs.

Your key responsibilities

You'll likely spend most of 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, we'll look to you to implement your extensive knowledge of state and local tax concepts and law. You can expect to 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

• Contributing to the overall success of the team by developing a thorough understanding of EY methodologies and tools to enhance service delivery
• Challenging traditional procedures and finding new approaches to provide tax services
• Providing compliance work product and assisting management with client deliverables
• Building client relationships and demonstrating your knowledge of the financial services industry
• Staying abreast of state & local tax developments and work to develop new and innovative service offerings that can deliver value to our clients

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor's degree with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or economics and 3 years of related work experience
• CPA or licensed Attorney, or the ability to achieve either certification
• Strong tax technical skills and experience in tax research and writing, income and franchise taxes and transfer taxes
• Compliance skills as it relates to multi-state jurisdictions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience in a professional services environment

What we look for

We’re interested in people with initiative who are not afraid to speak up, with a genuine desire to service clients in the financial services industry focused on state and local taxes. If you’re ready to further build on your reputation as a professional advisor, this role is for you.

Our Business Tax Advisory practice gives you the opportunity to focus on US Tax - Information Reporting & Withholding. You will work in a group environment on challenging information reporting and withholding engagements across all financial services sectors. We offer the specialization in assisting clients with mission-critical operationaltax issues and customer reporting issues. Specifically, our experienced practitioners work across tax and operations to deliver advice and support throughout the project lifecycle. You will work closely with colleagues to assist clients in understanding relevant tax rules and implementing changes to their operations, processes, and systems.Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and domestic withholding and reporting matters.You can expect to work on engagements dealing with the FATCA, cost basis reporting, and various other global compliance and reporting initiatives, such as Common Reporting Standards (CRS). As you progress within EY and our IRW tax team, you will become a trusted business advisor to your clients. As you develop, you will benefit from being led and mentored by nationally recognized tax professionals who include some of the firm’s most senior tax talent.

The IRW Tax Services practice invests in the development of its team, with frequent virtual training, update calls and in-person trainings to help individuals develop technical skills and learn about new areas of the law. Through your experiences, you will develop your skill sets and learn how IRW requirements are managed within large to medium size companies.

Your key responsibilities

You will interface daily with superiors, peers and subordinates and clients on large and small IRW projects. This could include interpreting IRS Code and Regulations, drafting guidance, data analyzation and requirements development that help clients translate and implement these rules. You may conduct a gap analysis of the current state of clients’ policies, procedures and systems and write business requirements. You will be part of a team that prepares documentation including presentations and flow charts. You will be involved in technical analysis, process improvement and respond to requests for proposals from clients also.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to read and interpret IRS Code, regulations and instructions
• Strong writing skills for policy and procedure writing is a must
• Ability to interface with all facets of our business
• Ability to multitasking and project management capability
• Creative problem solving, strong critical thinking

To qualify for the role, you must have at a minimum

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and J.D., LL.M. in Taxation, and/or Master's in Taxation (MST) preferred
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant tax consulting or tax operational experience
• Be a licensed attorney, CPA, Project Management Professional, Six Sigma, Lean or equivalent certification or a certified member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation or have the ability to obtain one of these designations

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Active participation in industry groups such as SIFMA, ABA, IIB
• The ability to understand and implement tax rules

• A demonstrated interest in tax information reporting and withholding work in Chapter 3, Chapter 4 and Chapter 61 or some experience working with these matters