EY EDGE Indirect Excise Tax Manager -- Open Location 

United States, Texas, Houston 

419685837

What we look for:

• Proven experience in a strategy, analytics, or business modelling role.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient in using AI tools for data mining, trend analysis, and predictive modelling.
• Strong problem-solving skills and business acumen including ability to develop best in class solutions and recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interpret and convey complex data in a clear, concise manner.
• Exceptional curiosity and creativity in data exploration, with the ability to think beyond day-to-day tasks.
• Familiarity with various analytics and business modelling tools and techniques.
• Ability to leverage AI insights to provide actionable recommendations and support strategic initiatives.
• Commitment to staying updated with the latest AI advancements and their applications in finance.
• Independent and collaborative work style - analyse problems, design, and implement solutions independently and with X-Finance and multi-disciplinary teams, escalating and communicating progress and issues upwards as appropriate;
• Global mindset – ability to work effectively as a virtual team member. Ability and willingness to work in a multicultural and diverse environment and flex style as appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Analyse business challenges, explore connections, and provide transformative insight
• Understand complex business issues and devise approaches to resolve these effectively.
• Analyse diverse data sets to provide insights and identify connections to support specific business questions
• Interpret strategic outlook and derive business cases to understand impacts and implications on the business
• Contribute to transformation projects by developing new business models based on analytical interpretations of strategic intent
• Leverage financial and non-financial data to inform strategic decisions, bringing forth actionable insights that drive growth and operational efficiency
• Harness financial tech tools and digitalization to modernize the finance function, thus facilitating real-time reporting and analysis (e.g. automation, AI)
• Enhance performance and decision-making by delivering high-quality results swiftly and effectively
• Communicate to stakeholders in a clear, understandable way and managed stakeholder relationships and expectations
  

Skills and attributes for success

• Graduate and/or professional certification in a business-related subject matter is required to perform this position.
• An understanding of corporate financial management and financial planning and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal; excellent presentation
• A highly team-oriented approach, with flexibility regarding tasks undertaken and the ability to prioritize conflicting demands to meet exacting deadlines.
• Strong technical skills with the ability to analyze problems, design and implement solutions independently.
• Strong interpersonal skills - can work alongside and gain the trust and respect of stakeholders at all levels of seniority and within different functions
• Strong understanding of AI and machine learning algorithms, with experience in applying these technologies to financial data.
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g, pivot tables, v-lookups, charts/graphs), with ability to manipulate and draw trends from vast amounts of data as well as for sensitivity analysis and scenario modeling
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, with ability to summarize clearly and succinctly for leadership what insights and observations are being recommended for leadership materials that is easy to read and understand by a combination of taglines, comments, and data visualization.
• Advanced EY reporting tool skills is useful (e.g., FR/Markets/Revenue Analyzer cubes, Essentials tools, ThoughtSpot, etc.)
• Understanding of the key issues and opportunities relating to Technology, AI and Automation both for finance transformation and for EY overall – technology skillsets or willingness to develop required
• Credibility and confidence to challenge and propose better ways of doing things, build bridges and harmonize divergent interests and priorities.
• Ability to be flexible for meetings and work to be performed outside of standard working hours to accommodate a global audience
• Ability to work in a self-sufficient manner, operating across multiple projects and managing conflicting priorities
  

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