International Tax and Transaction Services - Transaction Tax Advisory Manager - FY27

Location: Houston, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami

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The opportunity

Our Transaction Tax Practice is comprised of a dedicated team focused on the tax aspects of corporate and private equity acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings and capital market transactions. As a manager on the Transactions team, we’ll look to you to apply your knowledge to a wide range of tax areas, devising strategic outcomes to very complex issues, including US domestic and cross-border tax strategies. In return, you can expect support from the most recognized and engaging tax minds in the profession, and tremendous opportunities to progress your career.

As a Transaction Tax Manager, you will serve corporate and private capital markets clients undertaking third-party transactions in tax diligence, general transaction advisory, and overall transaction project management. You will assist with internal restructuring and corporate and private equity buy/sell side due diligence, develop and execute tax strategy by managing risk arising from global law changes (such as Base Erosion Profit Shifting - BEPS), and advise on transactions involving financial instruments (e.g., cash, debt and equity, derivatives, foreign exchange).

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for the effective management and delivery of one or more processes, solutions, and/or projects, ensuring a focus on quality and effective risk management. You will drive continuous process improvement, identify innovative solutions through research and analysis, and apply your insight and experience of best practices. You may manage professional employees or supervise others to deliver complex technical initiatives, with accountability for performance and results. You will apply your depth of expertise to guide others and interpret internal/external issues to recommend quality solutions. Challenges you’ll face include developing solutions to complex problems, recommending changes to policies, and establishing procedures that affect your immediate work area and potentially the broader business function. You’ll learn to exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Travel requirements: Regular travel as needed by external client.

• Leading workstream delivery and tracking deliverable completion and project status.

• Actively participating in client working sessions and leading workstreams (planning, execution, closure).

• Managing engagement economics and implementing resource plans and budgets.

• Identifying and analyzing tax risks and opportunities while advising on alternative tax strategies for acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of businesses.

• Planning, executing, and integrating transaction strategies for clients.

Skills and attributes for success

To make an impact in this role, you’ll need strong analytical and decision-making skills, the ability to manage and deliver projects, and a focus on quality and risk management.

• Serve as a member of multiple client engagement teams, participating in due diligence and structuring engagements related to transactions for private equity and strategic corporate clients.

• Assist in the review and analysis of merger agreements and provide opinion letters.

• Identify and analyze tax risks and opportunities while advising on alternative tax strategies for acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of businesses.

• Review, assess, and advise clients regarding tax computations reflected in their financial models; and assist clients in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the tax data in their financial projections for the transaction.

• Responsible for continuous process improvement and identification of innovative solutions through research and analysis.

• Applies depth of expertise to guide others and interprets internal/external issues to recommend quality solutions.

• Meets performance objectives and metrics set locally (client service, quality and risk management, sales and business growth, solution development and teaming, etc.).

• Develops solutions to complex problems and recommends changes to policies and procedures.

• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree)

• US CPA or member of US State bar

• Typically, no less than 4 - 6 years relevant experience

• Data Visualization and Storytelling

• Tax Due Diligence

• Tax Attribute Management and Planning

• Private Equity Transaction Actions

• Deal Structuring and Restructuring

• Post-Deal Integration

• Serve as a member of and lead multiple client engagement teams, participating in due diligence and structuring engagements related to transactions for private equity and strategic corporate clients

• Acquisition and disposition of asset impact assessment OR Mergers and Acquisitions

• Assist in the review and analysis of merger agreements and provide opinion letters

• Identify and analyze tax risks and opportunities while advising on alternative tax strategies for acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of businesses

• Review, assess, and advise clients regarding tax computations reflected in their financial models; and assist clients in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the tax data in their financial projections for the transaction

• Communicating with impact

• Complex problem solving

• Critical thinking

• Driving outcomes

• Negotiation and influencing

• Global Mindset

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience managing professional employees or supervising others to deliver complex technical initiatives.

• Ability to interpret internal/external issues and recommend quality solutions.

• Experience in client service, quality and risk management, sales and business growth, solution development, and teaming.

• Experience in resource planning and budget implementation.

• Strong writing, research, analytical, communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to work in fast paced professional services environment.

• Willingness and ability to travel, when necessary.

What we look for

We seek top performers who demonstrate a global mindset, commercial astuteness, and the ability to build and manage relationships. Successful candidates are agile learners, critical thinkers, and effective communicators who thrive in complex problem-solving environments and drive outcomes for clients and teams.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .

• 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 $141,900 to $260,100. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $170,300 to $295,500. 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.

EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.

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