EY Senior Manager - Private Tax Cross Border 

United States, New York, New York 

538852287

you will apply your tax knowledge across a wide range of tax topics and processes, devising elegant outcomes to some of the most complex challenges around. You’ll work with some of the world’s most successful private clients and businesses, and in return you can expect an incredible range of projects and responsibilities that will support your career growth.

Your key responsibilities

Depending on your unique skills and ambitions, you could be managing various responsibilities, from technical planning and advising of clients that include high-profile individuals of extremely high net worth, and expectations to match. That will make you a trusted advisor and role model for our people across multiple teams, making this a great place to develop a diverse network of collaborative colleagues. Whatever you find yourself doing, you’ll personally coach and develop a highly trained team, all while handling activities with a focus on quality and commercial value. You’ll also be responsible for identifying additional services to provide to our clients.

Skills and attributes for success

• Apply rules related to controlled foreign corporations and passive foreign investment companies onto tax returns
• Application of foreign tax treaties and foreign tax credits
• Experience preparing or advising on domestic income and transfer tax and/or U.S. international informational returns (Forms 5471, 8858, 8865, 1040, 1041, 1065, 3520, 3520A, and 706NA)
• Team members with a compliance focus: prepare or review US federal and state tax returns for high net worth individual US citizens living abroad, US residents holding nonUS assets, or foreign nationals holding US assets. This role includes the preparation and review of the foreign info reporting requirements for cross border tax compliance such as foreign corporations, foreign partnerships, foreign disregarded entities and foreign trusts. Experience with relevant tax processing programs. Application of AI to data optimization and return process.
• Team members with an advisory focus:
  • Design pre-immigration tax plans
  • Classification of trusts for US tax purposes, and review of forms 3520
  • Assist with US exit planning
  • FIRPTA
  • Form the US tax piece of multi-jurisdictional inheritance/succession, including the use of trusts, both domestic and foreign
  • Identifying foreign reporting obligations
  • Prepare tax memorandums and opinions
• Translating complex data from a range of sources into client-ready insights and deliverables
• Collaborate daily with our Global EY Private network and International Tax & Transactions Services desk network.
• Support our Private practice with relevant tax analysis and address new trends/market opportunities.
• Work closely with rotators from our domestic teams, individuals on rotation from foreign affiliated firms, and our global deployment services team
• Building effective long-term relationships with our clients, understanding their unique needs to provide a tailored service
• Communicating complex tax issues to non-tax professionals and clients
• Maintaining your reputation in your field by constantly updating and sharing your technical and finest practice knowledge
• An appreciation of world affairs, cultures and protecting financial security.
• Identifying and reacting to risks and opportunities to improve our services and processes

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in a related field, supported by significant tax and a CPA certification or membership in The Bar; Minimum of 8 years of work experience in professional services or professional tax organization
• A thorough understanding of estate and wealth planning; as well as experience with federal and state personal and trust income tax
• Excellent collaboration and negotiation skills, and the confidence to challenge senior colleagues and stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds
• A thorough understanding of automated tax processing systems and laws within your area of technical professionalism
• Experience managing budgets and projects

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A proven record in high net-worth tax planning
• A proven record in a professional services environment
• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior colleagues
• Executive presence and business development skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• The ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client team members

What we look for

We’re interested in tax professionals with a genuine interest in providing outstanding services to some of the world’s most influential people. Working with people from all backgrounds, from executives and entrepreneurs to investors and families, you’ll use your experience and status as a trusted advisor to maintain and further our reputation for excellence.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, both pension and 401(k) plans, a minimum of 15 days of vacation plus ten observed holidays and three paid personal days, and a range of programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• A network of overseas colleagues, and chances to relocate or take on overseas assignments
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you