Tax - Business Tax Services - Private Tax Partnerships

Tax
- Business Tax Services
- Private Tax Partnerships

Location:

Chicago Other locations:
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Competitive Date:
Sep 2, 2026

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EY Private Tax is a growing practice within the organization, and you'll see that growth reflected in your career. The team has a dedicated focus toward serving privately held companies. These clients span from family-owned businesses to private equity owned companies. One thing they all have in common is they are high growth private companies. As many companies choose to no longer go public, this is an ever increasing and exciting group of companies from start-up companies all the way to multi-billion-dollar global private companies.

With a diverse portfolio of interesting and challenging work, you'll make an impact on some of the most technically demanding tax planning and compliance projects around. Having gained ample support and training from some of the most knowledgeable colleagues in the industry, there will be opportunities to progress to senior manager. As a Manager in Private Tax, you will be at the forefront of providing personal and private tax advice and compliance support to business owners, business-owning families, and owners of private wealth.

You'll advise on matters involving family, business entities, and private wealth management, including High Net Worth Individuals' personal business matters, family and business governance, wealth transfer succession, family constitutions, and cross-border multijurisdictional families.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading the delivery of tailored tax advice and compliance solutions for complex family and business structures. Supporting clients in wealth transfer, succession planning, and governance strategies. Navigating the unique challenges of multijurisdictional families and cross-border tax matters. Your key responsibilities We'll look to you to support our senior managers through partners in providing tax services. You're likely to balance your time between compliance and planning, focusing on and interacting directly with our clients.

These clients will have a heavy focus on flow through entities (i.e., partnerships). The goal is to make you a trusted advisor and role model for our people across multiple teams, making this a great place to develop a diverse network of collaborative colleagues. The core purpose of this role is to effectively manage and deliver one or more processes, solutions, and projects, with a strong focus on quality and risk management.

You will be responsible for continuous process improvement, identifying innovative solutions through research and analysis, and applying best practices. The role offers the opportunity to guide and supervise professional employees or others to deliver complex technical initiatives, with accountability for performance and results. You'll apply your depth of expertise to interpret internal and external issues, recommend quality solutions, and meet performance objectives and metrics in client service, risk management, sales, and business growth.

Regular travel may be required to meet client needs, and you'll actively participate in client working sessions on a daily basis. Responsibilities include the following:
Preparing or reviewing federal and state tax returns for U.S. partnerships. This includes the preparation and review of foreign reporting requirements for cross border tax compliance such as foreign partnerships, foreign corporations, foreign disregarded entities, and foreign affiliate reporting. Providing tax research, tax memoranda drafting, and assistance in quantitative modeling for private client tax advisory services. Identifying and communicating significant tax matters to Senior Managers.

Liaising and relationship development with other service lines and other subject matter professionals. Building effective long-term relationships with our clients, understanding their unique needs to provide a tailored service. Communicating complex tax issues to non-tax professionals and clients. Maintaining your reputation in your field by constantly updating and sharing your technical and best practice knowledge. Managing, coaching and developing a team of tax professionals, reviewing work and helping to confirm they have the knowledge, tools and opportunities they need to excel.

Identifying and reacting to risks and opportunities to improve our services and processes. Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:
Develop solutions to complex problems. Recommend changes to policies and establish procedures that affect your immediate work area and possibly the broader business function. Exercise judgment in selecting…