Federal Tax Manager - Global Compliance and Reporting - San Francisco

Business is constantly evolving, and more than ever, staying at the forefront is all about identifying and adapting to change. As a Tax Manager, you'll see this first hand by being immersed in the evolving tax environment through preparing and auditing income tax provisions, assisting with income tax filings, consulting on planning opportunities, and coaching and developing staff on your engagement teams. 

The opportunity 

You'll be part of a growing global team, acting as a key point of contact for a wide range of clients and colleagues. This is an opportunity for cross-border and cross-functional teaming. In return, you can expect plenty of support designed with your own personal skills and experience. EY is a dynamic place to develop not only your technical tax knowledge, but also your professional leadership and business acumen. Our market-leading approach combines extensive local compliance and accounting experience ' in over 120 countries ' with standard global compliance and tax accounting processes and web-based tools. 

Your key responsibilities 

You'll spend your time supporting client engagements by coordinating day-to-day interactions with clients, reviewing staff work product, driving delivery of services to meet deadlines, developing internal team members, and managing engagement economics. You'll continuously build on technical competence by keeping up to date on trends, developments and technical authorities and apply them to complex situations. Identifying and resolving tax technical issues and sharing insights to improve our efficiency will be a key component.  In addition, you'll partner with other team members to help identify new opportunities to leverage to your clients across multiple service lines. 

Skills and attributes for success 

• Providing our clients with domestic federal tax advice and guidance tailored to their unique needs 

• Keeping up to date with ongoing trends and changes to legislation that will affect planning activities 

• Supervising high-performing teams and sharing your experience and knowledge of leading-practices 

• Developing the technical and soft skills of younger colleagues, and participating in the performance management process 

• Building relationships at all levels both internally and externally, promoting a culture of collaboration 

• Preparing practical recommendations to some of our clients' most complex tax issues 

To qualify for the role you must have 

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a graduate degree in Tax or Law and approximately five years of related work experience 

• CPA certification or licensed attorney status 

• A background in tax compliance and accounting for income tax and a broad understanding of US income taxation 

• Experience managing budgets and projects 

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access and data mining tools 

• The ability to prioritize when working on multiple projects, and the confidence to engage and integrate directly into our clients' teams 

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

Ideally, you'll also have 

• A proven record in a professional services environment 

• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior colleagues 

• 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 people who are ready to become a part of a highly engaged, diverse, and dynamic team to help us continue to make a real difference to our clients. If you have a strong client focus, the ability to develop meaningful relationships and the ambition to deliver above and beyond expectations, this role is for you.