BTS - Tax chat - Associate Manager

BTS_US TaxChat_Assistant ManagerThe opportunityAn Assistant Manager will lead teams of Analysts and Seniors and be responsible for client service delivery for a particular geography, area or specialization. Reporting in to a Manager or Senior Manager, they will assist the management team in developing and coaching team members as well as ensuring that resources are deployed effectivelyYour key responsibilities

• Demonstrate a very high level of proficiency in tax technical knowledge relevant to U.S. individual, trust and partnership returns; demonstrate an understanding of more complex technical issues
• Drive the tax return production process, review complex tax returns and other tax deliverables
• Establish and maintain long-term relationships with the clients and internal colleagues
• Explore opportunities to bring more work to the GDS and to EY by consistently providing high quality work
• Supervise day to day operations and engagement milestones with little or no manager involvement
• Demonstrate leadership skills in developing the highest performing teams
• Help Senior Managers and Managers with advisory and ad-hoc projects
• Develop engagement and financial management skills by managing own and/or others impact on project economics, including controlling costs, monitoring budget to actual differences
• Contribute process improvement ideas leading to higher quality service delivery to the client or greater efficiency in the compliance process
• Identify opportunities to leverage information and resources across assignments and teams

People responsibilities

• Facilitate teaming and manage conflicts
• Motivate and inspire team members
• Lead by example and be a role model
• Demonstrate leadership and executive presence
• Coach and mentor team members
• Contribute actively to creating a high performing team

Ideally, youll also have

• Effective communicate skills by being articulate, thoughtful and adapting communications to target audiences; interacting effectively in person, by phone and in writing
• Good analytical, numeric and people management skills

What we look for

• Must be Certified EA, CPA or equivalent with active license and US PTIN
• Demonstrate a very high level of proficiency in tax technical knowledge relevant to U.S. individual, trust and partnership returns; demonstrate an understanding of more complex technical issues