EY People Advisory Services - HR Risk Manager 

United States, New York, New York 

284041330

Managing global workforces is increasingly complex. People Advisory Services (PAS) builds and improves organizational and individual performance, delivering a highly complex and challenging mission, especially in an ever-changing working environment. As a member of PAS, you’ll be part of a team with a wide variety of experiences and a supportive, teaming environment. When you join us you will gain unique experiences and valuable knowledge working across capabilities, sectors and geographies and have the opportunity to take your career in the direction you want.

As a Senior Consultant, you will assist clients in managing risks and controlling costs associated with our clients’ processes, plans, programs, and systems. In a complex legal and regulatory environment, you will analyze our clients’ human resources and talent operations to assess risks and improve processes for compliancy and efficiency. Additionally, you will measure, control, reduce, and reallocate human resources costs. You will have the opportunity to gain excellent personal and professional growth and meaningful exposure to our business as an integral member of our client services team.

Your key responsibilities

You will work on multiple projects across the end-to-end human resources and broader talent landscape, delivering design, compliance, risk, tax and accounting technical services and providing flexible and innovative solutions that are both compliant and efficient. You will also be expected to have excellent communication skills and rapidly establish relationships both internally and with our clients.

Skills and attributes for success

• Possess broad human resources legal and regulatory experience, including wage and hour, Title VII, FMLA, ADA, and broader labor and employment experience.
• Conversely, possess tax technical experience across the total rewards landscape, including qualified retirement plans, equity programs, incentive programs, deferred compensation plans, and other relevant compensatory technical matters.
• Perform technical research for broad human resources issues at both the state and federal level along with the ability to translate that into compliant process design
• Experience with assessing and quantifying complex human resources operational and financial exposure for our clients in a transaction environment.
• Collaborate with our clients’ internal stakeholders (human resources, legal counsel, internal audit, finance) as well as their external vendors (payroll providers, actuaries, plan administrators).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented and strong business-writing skills
• Bring your compensation knowledge and technical skills to broader transformation and transaction projects
• Track goals, action items and budgets using project management tools and methodologies
• Implement techniques to improve productivity, increase efficiency, and mitigate risk

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, human resources, or a related field is preferred.
• JD with a background in either labor/employment or compensation/benefits with 4+ years of related experience, with strong academic credentials
• Excellent analytical, research and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong business acumen
• Ability to meet deadlines and adapt to changing requirements

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience working with internal audit and/or within a risk management framework
• Project management experience, planning, budget management, and reporting
• Strong Excel, PowerBI, PowerPoint, and/or Word skills

What we look for

We’re interested in professionals with the drive to take on new responsibilities and projects. You’ll need the confidence to speak up with your own creative thoughts on a wide range of areas. You’ll also have the opportunity to achieve your potential by being given professional development and experiences with clients across geographies. If you’re keen to play a pivotal role within a highly focused expat tax team, this role is for you.

• 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.