Senior Manager - Tax Compliance and Reporting
EY
- Location
- Belfast, GB, BT2 7DT
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
About this role
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Global Compliance & Reporting (GCR) is one of EY’s five tax service lines, supporting businesses with tax reporting, compliance, and risk management. Our team helps clients navigate tax transformation and operating model changes, delivering practical and sustainable solutions across a wide range of industries. The Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting CoE works closely with client tax functions as their primary contact, building trusted relationships and leveraging EY’s global expertise. We focus on large, multi-country compliance engagements, providing opportunities to work with complex corporate clients and continually develop our skills. The Global Tax CoE exists to enable the execution of EY’s “All In” strategy and accelerate the Tax “Paradigm Shift”. It is where we incubate emerging solutions, operate our most complex deals and innovate through our market-leading luminaries. Through the Global Tax CoE, we are not only powering exceptional delivery, but we are also building the infrastructure to deliver on EY Tax’s ambition: to be the transformation partner of choice for clients navigating complexity, regulation, and opportunity. The opportunity Join our fast-growing Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) team as a Senior Manager in the Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting CoE. You’ll lead multi-country client engagements in tax accounting and direct tax, providing Group Tax Accounting/Reporting services under US GAAP and IFRS. In this role, you’ll help drive improvements and redesign how we deliver tax compliance and reporting, ensuring efficient, high-quality outcomes for our clients. We are a team which embraces diversity and inclusion with a mix of cultures, nationalities and backgrounds. We believe this makes us perfectly suited to the global environment in which we work. This is an exciting time for tax professionals as the tax landscape continues to evolve, with ongoing changes in accounting standards and regulatory frameworks. You will be at the forefront of delivering accurate and compliant tax reporting across EY’s global operations, ensuring alignment with both IFRS and US GAAP standards. Your key responsibilities 1. Tax Accounting & Reporting
Design and implement tax operating models to support multinational clients. Build and grow strategic client accounts and relationships Manage the full scope of tax and finance outsourcing services as part of the Global Direct Tax and Tax Accounting team Lead the preparation and review of interim, quarterly, and year-end global tax provisions under IFRS and US GAAP Oversee tax reporting deliverables from controllers and tax managers across the Group Manage US GAAP and IFRS disclosure preparation, including reconciliation of GAAP differences Prepare and maintain detailed tax provision memoranda and supporting documentation Ensure compliance with internal controls, including SOX documentation and audit processes Lead pursuits and technical discussions related to BEPS Pillar Two and OECD GloBE Framework
2. Process Improvement & Compliance
Identify and implement process improvements in tax provision and compliance functions Coordinate preparation of tax account reconciliations and related schedules Monitor and manage the implications of new accounting standards and regulatory changes (including, but not limited to, BEPS Pillar Two) Standardize and embed Group Tax Reporting processes to ensure compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and SOX Drive continuous improvement in tax reporting processes through design, control, and operational enhancements
3. Leadership & Collaboration
Manage tax reporting aspects of M&A transactions, including