EY Indirect Unclaimed Property Escheat Services Tax Manager 

United States, Texas, Houston 

670567432

Join our globally integrated team of dedicated indirect tax professionals and you'll have the opportunity to combine your technical knowledge and industry understanding to identify risks and sustainable planning opportunities for our clients. You'll help us provide effective processes, improve day-to-day reporting, reduce attribution errors and costs, and ensure indirect taxes are handled correctly for our clients.

Our tax function is constantly evolving, and it's here you'll find everything you need to grow as we do. It's all about taking on new skills and responsibilities as they arise, and making the most of our dedicated mentors and training programs. It's here that you'll have the opportunity to contribute your technical expertise and experience related to compliance, audit defense and consulting for abandoned and unclaimed property. This position offers excellent opportunities for teaming, leadership, career advancement and feedback.

Your key responsibilities

You'll likely spend much of your time engaging in client consultations and challenging the unclaimed property and escheat approach for optimal effectiveness. We'll look to you to develop strong relationships with our clients and team effectively with internal resources while developing and coaching junior members of the team. To make that happen, we'll look to you to implement your extensive knowledge of unclaimed property concepts and requirements. 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 client satisfaction by providing timely and responsive services and work products

· Staying informed of current technical developments and effectively apply knowledge to client situations

· Thoroughly and accurately analyze information; prepare quality, practical approaches to the client's unclaimed property situation and arrive at appropriate conclusions

· Demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex unclaimed property concepts.

· Participate in and contribute to achieving team goals

To qualify for the role, you must have

· A bachelor's degree and 5 years of related work experience

· CPA certification, Member of the US Bar or professional designation from the IPT

· Technical expertise and experience related to compliance, audit defence and consulting for abandoned and unclaimed property services

· Performance and process advisory experience related to unclaimed property compliance

· Broad exposure to state and local taxation

· Excellent managerial, organizational, analytical and verbal/written communication skills

· Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment

Ideally, you'll also have

· A minimum of 5 years of relevant unclaimed property consulting experience within a professional services environment