Ernst & Young

Financial Services - Other Tax - Project Management Office - Senior Analyst - EDGE

Ernst & Young$67K — $136K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Economics, or related field required; master's degree preferred
  • Minimum of three years of relevant experience in tax, finance, or project management
  • Certification required: CPA, EA, JD, or a relevant master's degree
  • Experience in financial services, tax software development, or performance improvement is a plus
  • Strong technical skills, particularly in task ownership and project documentation

Responsibilities

  • Assist with large-scale tax transformation and managed services projects
  • Evaluate technology solutions for automation and data quality
  • Support process reviews and enhance operational effectiveness
  • Identify and escalate project risks and issues
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage
  • Flexible vacation policy allowing for personalized time off
  • Hybrid work model, facilitating in-person collaboration 60% of the time
  • Support for physical, financial, and emotional well-being with designated leaves
  • 401(k) plan and pension benefits
Full Job Description
Location: Anywhere in Country

Your key responsibilities

Join our Tax Technology and Transformation Team as a Senior Analyst in our Project Management Office (PMO), where you will be part of a technology organization that develops and maintains innovative solutions for our client-serving Tax professionals. Depending on client needs and your experience, you may support a variety of projects, including large-scale managed services programs and tax transformation initiatives. Responsibilities may include assisting with efforts to improve operational effectiveness within tax functions, supporting process and controls reviews, evaluating technology solutions that enhance automation and data quality across tax processes, assessing risk and control environments, and contributing to the design and implementation of custom tax applications. Working closely with leadership and cross-functional teams, you will play an important role in helping to deliver impactful projects for our clients.

Skills and attributes for success
  • Strong leadership ability, attention to detail, problem-solving skills, analytical abilities
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Identification and escalation of program and project-level risks and issues
  • Understanding of conducting dependency analyses across an integrated work plan containing multiple work streams or projects
  • Ability to coordinate with functions outside of Tax
  • Demonstrated proactive ability to team with and motivate others and a willingness to develop meaningful and influential relationships with clients and colleagues


To qualify for the role you must have
  • Bachelor's degree required (4-year degree) Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Economics and/or a master's degree in Accounting, Tax Technology, Management Information Systems, or Computer Science or related field
  • A minimum of three years of relevant experience
  • You are required to have one of the following certifications: CPA, EA, JD, Master's degree in business administration, finance, economics, computer science, information systems or engineering, Quantitative Economics or Quants
  • Exposure to the financial services industry, accounting/finance/tax, tax or finance performance improvement, tax software development and/or implementation
  • Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and monitoring them until completion, including documenting requirements, configuration, testing, debugging, project profitability, and tax systems and process configuration


Ideally, you'll also have
  • Experience using MS Project and/or other project management tools
  • Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude while maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and work products
  • Take ownership of analytical initiatives and exercise sound judgment when making technical and business decisions
  • Work effectively under pressure while adhering to strict deadlines


What we look for
  • We are looking for individuals who are proactive and self-motivated and who have a willingness to learn new skills and approaches to challenges that our clients face in today's climate. You will need to be an analytical thinker and problem solver with the ability to create innovative solutions.


What we offer you
  • We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $67,000 to $136,800. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $80,300 to $155,300. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
  • Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
  • Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.


Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.
EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.

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EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

About Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young (EY) is a multinational professional services firm that provides audit, tax, consulting, and advisory services to clients in a wide range of industries. The firm was founded in 1989 through the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young & Co., and has since grown to become one of the largest professional services firms in the world. EY is committed to building a better working world by helping its clients solve their toughest challenges, and by creating a positive impact on the communities it serves.
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