Americas Tax Technology Group - Business Analyst - Manager

Location: Dallas, Nashville, Chicago, Atlanta

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As part of our Americas Tax Technology Group (ATTG) you will be part of a technology organization that develops and maintains innovative solutions for our client-serving Tax professionals. ATTG professionals will partner with our Tax professionals to develop supporting technology such as digital/mobile tools to improve internal operations, application of Robotics Process Automation (RPA) to collect financial data, development of advanced financial dashboards, visualization, analytics, and reports. 

The opportunity

The Business Analyst role sits in the Solutions Delivery Pillar.

Your key responsibilities

You will be responsible for partnering with Business Technology Leaders, Solution Delivery Leaders, Product Leaders, and Architects in the definition and delivery of long-term business and technology strategies for one or more portfolio(s), applying domain knowledge and enterprise analysis to drive reuse, continuity, and measurable business outcomes.

• Plan and manage the BA approach to ensure timely, high-quality requirements delivery across the Portfolio throughout all phases of the ATTG project life cycle, reducing rework and enabling efficient solution delivery.
• Lead and mentor a team of BAs assigned to program/portfolio project(s), ensuring comprehensive business analysis is performed on all projects across the assigned Portfolio/Programs. Perform hands-on BA work directly as needed.
• Actively review and govern requirements traceability to ensure end-to-end impact analysis, coverage validation, and alignment to approved scope and business outcomes across the Portfolio.
• Work with the Business Analysis Community of Practice to ensure consistent application of the Solutions Delivery and ATTG standards and methodologies and advise on exceptions.
• Partner with QA Engineers to review test strategies and plans, ensuring requirements coverage, risk mitigation, and overall solution quality.
• Partner closely with Product and Solution teams to shape product roadmaps, epics, and features, ensuring alignment between business priorities, needs, and technical delivery.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to clearly articulate both problems and proposed solutions
• Proactive approach to identifying issues and presenting solutions and options, and where appropriate, leading to resolution
• Ability to prioritize personal and team workloads to best meet organizational objectives

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working effectively and building relationships with and between teams, external vendors and internal clients at varying executive levels
• Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change based on client needs
• TAX or Finance domain knowledge
• Experience leading other BAs to provide analysis and requirements, ensure consistency, accuracy and quality of BA deliverables on larger initiatives
• Experience with Enterprise Analysis
• Expert on industry-standard, structured business analysis techniques (i.e., user stories, use cases, UML/logical modeling, BABOK, etc.) appropriately modifying according to the decided software development methodology (i.e., Agile, Iterative, SCRUM, RUP, Waterfall, etc.) in use.  Experience with Agile desired.
• Experience using, training and driving others to use requirements management, modeling and change control software(s)
• Provide supervision and direction to team members and staff
• Delegate, coach, coordinate and lead co-workers and project team members
• Responsible for assigning work and reviewing performance, requiring leadership of virtual teams
• Experience operating in complex environments with multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and evolving requirements
• Experience supporting initiatives involving data ingestion, transformation, analytics, and reporting platforms by translating complex tax and business requirements into scalable, governed solutions

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor's degree (computer science, engineering, accounting, finance preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Master's degree preferred
• 8-12 years of relevant experience
• Management experience a plus
• CBAP or CBATL certification preferred.

What we look for

• We’re interested in people who are ready to become 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, an interest in strategic initiatives and the ambition to go above and beyond expectations, this role is for you.

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 $86,600 to $197,800.  The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $103,900 to $224,700.  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. 
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