Tax Technology & Transformation, Associate / Senior Associate

at  EY

Our Tax Technology and Transformation practice provides a wide range of services around various tax operational challenges that our clients face with respect to technology, data, process and people. As part of a global team of tax and technology professionals in 150 countries, you will get plenty of opportunities to use and build upon your experience in strategy and process consulting, data management, implementation of tax software solutions and designing and building tax requirements for various systems to help our clients improve the performance of tax functions
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SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• To be an empowered partner who will drive results, proactively identify and resolve problems
• Ability to keep up with project management technology, trends and best practices
• A keen interest and experience in improving the performance of tax functions
• Demonstrated ability to team with and motivate others
• Willingness to develop meaningful and influential relationships with clients and colleagues
• Strong leadership, attention to detail, problem-solving skills and analytical abilities

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Data and Systems Effectiveness: Embed the needs of Tax into Finance and IT systems to increase automation and data quality throughout tax processes; automate tax processing, tax compliance and reporting through various tax technologies
• Define project objectives and scope utilizing expert knowledge of project management practices and procedures
• Responsible for the Project Management Plan, which includes areas such as a business case, work plan, schedule, budget, resource plan, communication plan, change plan, and risk plan. Translate key implications from business strategy into execution and act as strategic partner of business
• Process and Controls Enhancement: Re-design and deploy streamlined tax processes including new technology solutions with clear roles and responsibilities, standardized work processes, proper controls embedded to manage risks
• Risk Management: Assess and prioritize tax risks to establish a proper control environment that takes if into account the various regulatory regimes

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE YOU MUST HAVE

• 3-4 years of relevant work experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Outgoing and proactive personality