Tax Analyst
Ernst & Young
Tax Analyst
Ernst & Young
Global professional services: audit, tax, consulting
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USA - Tax - Indirect Tax - Credits & Incentives - JD/LLM - Analyst
Will you shape the future or will the future shape you?
The opportunity
Join our dynamic EY Tax team, where our global expertise and deep technical knowledge across all tax disciplines are enhanced by the latest in innovation and cutting-edge technology. We pride ourselves on exceptional client service, strong accountability, and governance, making us the top choice for industry executives and the largest revenue-generating US and global tax practice.
Our Indirect Tax practices navigate the complexities of state and local taxes, which often constitute a company's largest tax burden and are on the rise globally. Our approach helps businesses understand their tax liabilities, identify risks and opportunities, and align with their broader tax strategy, reinforcing the critical role of tax and finance in the modern business landscape. Learn from our experienced professionals, cutting-edge technology, and proven methodologies to effectively manage our clients’ indirect tax posture.
Your Key Responsibilities
Our Credits and Incentives (C&I) practice provides holistic site selection, location investment and government business incentives services to global and domestic clients, with considerations across tax, labor, real estate, supply chain, geopolitics, trade, and sector-specific themes. Our C&I practice also provides holistic tax advisory and compliance services relating to sustainability taxes including global, federal, state, and local grants, incentives and tax credits, to support transformation to a green and de-carbonized economy.
The team plays a critical role as client advisors in strategic planning, location decisions, and enabling client use of government grants, incentives and tax credits which are intended to spark positive societal change.
As an Analyst on our team, your role will include:
Collecting and analyzing large economic and demographic datasets for both internal and external project purposes.
Researching and assisting in the production of reports, including the creation of supporting tables, charts, graphics and maps.
Following evolving global, federal, state and local taxation developments for incentives.
Contributing to the writing and editing of project reports and proposals.
Informing client policy decisions on sustainability taxes and grants, and tax credits and incentives.
Developing client deliverables such as location assessments, incentives analysis and documentation, tax and incentives analysis, grants and incentives applications, benchmarking studies, requests for proposal from state and local economic development authorities, and tax and business cost modeling.
Delivering value to internal and external clients by identifying innovative and leading trends in location analysis and economic incentives by following federal, state and local legislative, statutory, and case law developments.
Working collaboratively with the team to advise clients on the impacts of sustainability taxes and incentives and their potential impact on achieving corporate sustainability goals.
Skills and attributes for success
To qualify for the role, you must have:
Actively working towards obtaining either an LL.M. in Taxation or Juris Doctor, supported by a strong academic record.
Membership or anticipated membership in a US state bar.
Strong analytical and writing skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
An interest working 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.
Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations.
The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.
You must reside within a commutable distance of the office location associated with this position.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship, now and in the future.
Ideally, you will have
An undergraduate or graduate degree in Business, Economics, Public Policy, Urban Planning, International Trade, International Relations, or related field.
Cumulative law school GPA of 3.0 or above.
Interest in government/politics.
Interest in environmental sustainability or LEED-certified professional status.
Experience with federal, state and local incentives.
Experience with site selection experience.
Experience building dashboards using data visualization software, such as Power BI, Alteryx.
Experience working in the field of environmental sustainability, taxes or incentives.
Knowledge of how to leverage firm-approved AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.
What we offer you
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