Tax Engagement Coordinator - Ottawa, Canada - EY

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Ottawa, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you.

And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

In EY Tax, you'll have the opportunity to help the world's leading multinational organizations meet complex tax obligations around the world.

You'll get a unique glimpse deep inside a company's business and become a trusted advisor, working collaboratively on a team that influences major business decisions.

Demand has made this a rapidly growing area, and the relationships we build here translate into big business in other areas, making this a true priority.

The opportunity

As a Tax Services Engagement Coordinator, you will be a part of our Business Tax Services practice, Global Compliance & Reporting (GCR) group.

As a member of EY's Business Tax Service's practice, you will be able to grow/enhance/develop skills in the areas of tax knowledge, project/program management and understanding of business drivers to serve your clients to the best of your ability, working within a collaborative and supportive team.

Your key responsibilities

Skills and attributes for success

Engagement Coordination:

Coordinate engagement administration functions among tax practitioners and administrative team including engagement acceptance procedures, engagement letters, scheduling of resources for assignments and quality control over engagement letters and invoices once prepared by support team
Coordinate, prioritize, assign and track work engagements
Maintain master lists of engagements, deliverables, engagement codes, team members involved, status of projects and summarize status/priorities for team on a weekly basis
Communication with clients to deliver engagement letters, invoices and A/R follow up
Maintain resource management schedule for team including weekly updates and reporting
Monitor and follow up with tax practitioners to keep the work assignment process on track and knowledgeable of deadlines
Coordinate, track the process of engagements through our practice management systems and assist with coordination of billings
Provide weekly reports to management team regarding utilization of client serving team members and availability for future work
Electronic transmitting tax returns and forms
Coordinate requests for tax hours from other business units

Administration and Analysis:

Attend weekly scheduling meetings, record changes and follow up on issues arising
Meet with tax practitioners on regular basis (weekly) to prioritize work and coordinate engagements
Maintain realtime data of status of projects and tax returns

Quality Control:

Demonstrates up to date knowledge of business unit policies, practices and processes in order to assist the team in meeting product quality and compliance standards

To qualify for the role, you must have

University degree (or equivalent in experience) and a keen desire to learn and take on new challenges
At least 2 years related work experience, transferable skills
Able to manage multiple tasks, receive work from various sources and with tight deadlines
Strong organizational and time management skills
Intermediate to advanced Excel (e.g. pivot tables, conditional formatting, etc.) and Word skills
At ease in working in a professional services environment
Committed to achieving firm goals
Strong communication and interpersonal abilities
Proactive, likes to work independently, as well as part of a team
Embraces challenges and change
Demonstrate sound judgment regarding confidential and sensitive matters
Flexible to work additional hours during busy season

Ideally, you'll also have
Maturity, proactive attitude, commitment and a highly motivated and driven team player

What we look for

We're interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in tracking, monitoring and the assisting in the delivery of high-quality client products.

We're looking for people with a genuine passion for project management/coordination and team work.

If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

What we offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities.

It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business.

In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide w