People Advisory Services - Mobility - Global Equity - Senior Manager

Tax – People Advisory Services – Mobility – Global Equity – Senior Manager

The opportunity 

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 environment. When you join us, you will gain unique experiences and valuable knowledge by working across capabilities, sectors and geographies and can take your career in the direction you want. 

Our PAS Mobility practice provides services to manage the cost and risks involved in HR plans, programs and systems related to a global workforce. We advise the part of business strategy related to people. As a Global Equity Senior Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to work with global clients to address their most complex people challenges and ultimately improve and drive sustainable business results. 

Your key responsibilities 

With the Global Equity team, you’ll join a talented group of professionals that provide small, mid-size and large clients with compliance and advisory services on tax implications related to global share incentive programs. Our capabilities include complex cross border tax calculations covering various share incentive vehicles, global equity tax and payroll advisory services, process improvements and design related services with regards to global share incentive programs, and large global due diligence projects involving various countries and applicable tax implications for these programs. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Successful delivery of large-scale global equity tax projects: technical excellence and practical/business driven approach to solving complex client challenges
• Oversee technological implementations of our proprietary solutions to deliver value to our clients
• Generate revenue through identifying follow-on engagement opportunities and developing lasting relationships with clients; identify potential risks and opportunities to improve processes and acquire new business; contribute to business development and client pursuit activities
• Lead workstreams from planning to implementation to expansion of services– managing resources and budgets effectively
• Grow your technical skillset to continue to stay curious, engaged and focused on global equity matters and how we can continue to evolve our services and the ways we deliver our services
• Manage, coach, and develop junior resources and peers, focusing on their technical and client service skills to develop their career
• Serve as a strong EY brand ambassador to drive exceptional relationship, revenue expansion and marketing opportunities

Skills and attributes for success  

To qualify for the role you must have 

• A bachelor’s degree in related field; MST, MAcc or JD/LLM preferred
• 8+ years’ relevant experience in expatriate tax: Big 4, global management consultancy firm, niche consultancy or in-house role with exposure to large-scale projects
• US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, active state bar membership or be an active Enrolled Agent
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; ability to confidently influence colleagues and clients
• Analytical approach to tax; ability to convert complex data into meaningful strategic insights

• Successful delivery of global equity projects - demonstrate technical excellence and business driven approach to solving complex challenges 
• Generate revenue by identifying follow-on engagement opportunities and developing lasting relationships with clients; identify potential risks and opportunities to improve processes and acquire new business; contribute to pursuit activities by preparing proposals and delivering presentations 
• Develop and oversee project work streams from planning to implementation
• Influence clients and stakeholders to gain support for major change initiatives and/or decisions 
• Manage, coach, and develop junior resources and peers, focusing on technical and client service skills to develop careers 

Ideally, you’ll have 

• Global accounting or payroll experience 
• IT background - implementation focus and effective roll out of implementation plans 

What we look for 

Professionals with the drive to take on new responsibilities with the confidence to speak up with their own creative thoughts on a wide range of areas are what we seek. If you’re keen to play a pivotal role within a highly focused equity team, this role is for you.