Tax Advisor, National Tax (Tax Technology & Transformation – Indirect Tax) – Indirect Tax Technology

Job Description

Tax Advisor, National Tax (Tax Technology & Transformation – Indirect Tax) (Manager) | Ernst and Young

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Ernst and Young, located in Irvine, CA, operating under a hybrid work model with an expectation for in-person collaboration 40-60% of the time. EY builds a better working world by creating long-term value for clients, people, and society, providing trust through assurance and helping clients grow, transform, and operate. This role is crucial for helping clients navigate complex indirect tax reporting, compliance, and planning challenges by leveraging technology and automation.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Irvine, CA
• Pay: $133925 yearly
• Mission: To provide business tax services that help client companies meet complex demands for indirect tax reporting, compliance, and planning.
• Tech Stack: ONESOURCE, CorpTax, Vertex, Avalara, Longview, SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, ETL solutions, existing financial and/or tax systems, emerging technologies, data and analytics solutions

What You’ll Actually Do
• Advise clients by providing business tax services to address complex indirect tax reporting, compliance, and planning demands.
• Produce leading practice indirect tax software solutions and support the automation of multinational tax department operations.
• Manage assigned tasks from documentation of requirements, through configuration, testing, debugging systems, and implementation of process changes, while monitoring project profitability.
• Identify and implement automation strategies for manual tasks using existing financial, tax systems, and emerging technologies.
• Supervise tax engagements, including budgeting, billing, serving as a primary client contact, escalating issues, and leading teams of professionals.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Tax, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field; alternatively, a Master’s degree in a related field. This is a Manager-level position focused on indirect tax process and data improvement.
• Experience: 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience (or 4 years with a Master’s degree) in indirect tax process and data improvement; 4 years in indirect income tax process and/or operational assessments; 4 years in indirect Tax Data and Reporting requirements for ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, and/or Hyperion); 4 years implementing third-party direct or indirect tax systems (ONESOURCE, CorpTax, Vertex, Avalara, and/or Longview); 4 years identifying ways to automate manual tasks using existing financial and/or tax systems and emerging technologies; 4 years with data and analytics solutions; 4 years developing ETL solutions; 2 years supervising tax engagements (budgeting, billing, client contact); and 2 years supervising teams of at least 2 people on multiple projects.
• Skills: Indirect tax process and data improvement, operational assessments, ERP system tax data and reporting (SAP, Oracle, Hyperion), third-party tax system implementation, tax technology automation, data and analytics, ETL development, engagement management, and team leadership.
• Bonus: Must hold at least one of the following certifications/accreditations: Certified Digital Product Manager (CDPM); Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; Master’s degree in accounting, tax, business administration, finance, computer science, information systems or engineering; Certified Member of the Institute (CMI); Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or foreign equivalent; Certified Scrum Professional Certifications (CSPC); Certified SAFe Professionals; Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA); PMI Agile Certified Practitioner; Vertex Certified Implementer; Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Certified Implementer Program (CIP); Microsoft Certified Azure or DevOps Professional Certification; SQL Server Database Certification; and/or Microsoft Certified Power Platform App. Requires domestic travel up to 50% and/or international travel up to 20% to serve client needs.