Partnership Tax Senior/Assistant Manager & Manager

FSO_ Partnerships (hedge funds and Private equity Funds)

Job Location: Any EY GDS location in India

Technical competency

• Sound knowledge in the taxation of U.S investment partnerships (Hedge fund and Private Equity space) 
• Knowledge on securities analysis (like wash sale, short sales, dividend analysis etc.,)
• Partnership Tax allocations - Sound knowledge on aggregate allocations (Hedge funds) and tax waterfall, GP clawback (Private Equity)
• Review of Schedule K-1, Form 1065, various federal, state returns and state withholding forms
• Review of Form 1042, 8804 and 8805 filings
• Knowledge on PFICs (Passive Foreign Investment Corporation), its reporting and various elections (QEF, MTM etc.,). Review of form 8621. 
• Review of international forms like 5471 and 8865

FSO- Manager
Job purpose

Manager is primarily responsible for the planning of engagement(s), managing client accounts, gathering, validating and evaluating client information, generating Tax Compliance products and assuring quality. Serve as a point of contact for the engagement(s). Also, act as a counsellor for Assistant Manager.

Your client responsibilities:

• Responsible for client accounts;
• Ability to get the work completed within client deadlines and meet the due dates for filing;
• Assists the Assistant Manager with their queries and clarifies their questions;
• Communicates directly with the onshore engagement teams / clients.
• Manage own and/or others impact on project economics, including controlling costs, monitoring budget to actual differences
• Develops, mentors and supervises Advance Analyst(s), Tax Senior(s) and Assistant Manager(s)
• May act as a Counsellor
• Adheres to practice protocols and other internal processes consistently
• Upon approval by the TAL, the Manager may sign the federal and state tax returns as paid preparer.

Your people responsibilities - as an Manager you will:

• Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contribution to the team.
• Successfully delegate to all levels of staff/seniors.
• Demonstrate leadership and executive presence 
• Conduct performance reviews, serve as a positive leader and mentor and contribute to performance feedback/training.
• Foster teamwork and lead by example.
• Use technology to share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop skills.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with other engagement teams.
• Articulate and support the strategies of the GCR US FSO group.
• Effectively fulfil the role of a change agent
• Possess high degree of analytical and analyzing capabilities.
• Posses good communication Skills
• Demonstrate high degree of accounting and analytical skills..
• Demonstrate good computer knowledge - Good knowledge in MS Excel and a basic knowledge of other MS Office, Web-based applications.
• Be a team-player.

We are looking for the candidates with the following: (Qualifications)

• Graduate/Post graduate in a finance, numerical or statistical background
• CPA will be an added advantage 
• 4 to 6 years of experience 
• FSO- Senior/Assistant Manager

Job purpose:

• Develop, mentor and supervise Analysts and Advanced Analysts:
• Act as a counselor for Analysts and Advanced Analysts
• Proactively recognize issues and recommend solutions
• Proactively seek opportunities to diversify client load and exposure to different teams
• Foster collaboration and constructive communication within the team
• Demonstrate basic presentation and public speaking skills, while actively participating in meetings
• Communicate in face-to-face situations, by phone and via email, and determine the appropriate mechanism for communicating, given the situation
• Display general knowledge of engagement big picture and work towards obtaining appropriate certification
• Communicate your progress and the project status to supervisors worldwide
• Take ownership of your schedule and proactively seek work when necessary to meet your annual chargeability goal
• Adhere to practice protocol and other internal processes consistently
• Explore the opportunity of going on rotation

In addition to specific competencies required for your role, you will also focus on developing the following in relation to firm-wide competencies:

• Identifying opportunities for process improvement
• Ensuring use of the methodologies, tools and technology specific to tax
• Encouraging others to ask critical questions and share their ideas and concerns openly
• Helping people contribute more by clarifying performance expectations and providing balanced and constructive feedback with specific behavioural examples.
• Developing strengths and opportunities collaboratively with team members by encouraging people to take action following feedback
• Contributing to a positive team environment by demonstrating consistent commitment and optimism towards work challenges.
• Maintaining focus of team members on work products; holding others accountable for timely completion of high-quality work.
• Showing a sense of urgency in responding to clients and team’s needs by responding to all queries/concerns promptly.
• Focusing team members on key quality drivers for work assignments
• Building positive relationships with internal professionals and client personnel by demonstrating integrity and genuineness

We are looking for the candidates with the following: (Qualifications)

• Graduate or Post Graduate in Finance- At least 6 months-3 years of experience, preferably in the similar field.