Business Tax Services - Private Tax - Center of Excellence - Manager

Business Tax Services
- Private Tax
- Center of Excellence
- Manager

Location:

Salt Lake City

Other locations:
Primary Location Only

Date:
Sep 22, 2026

Requisition

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

Private Tax has seen a lot of investment as one of our strategic focuses, and you'll see that reflected in your career. 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. It’s a truly tailored service, so you won’t be encouraged to promote specific products 'it’s all about understanding and meeting our clients' needs in a way that’s right for them.

You won’t find a tax culture like this anywhere else, so whether you’re looking for a long-term role in personal tax compliance, or are interested in progressing on to other areas, this is a great place to be.

Your key responsibilities

Your main priority will be providing first-level reviews of tax returns, all while constantly keeping in touch with our clients. You’ll be looking at some of the most complex tax issues and structures around, so everything will come down to producing outstanding work. And with plenty of variety, it’s certain that you’ll always have innovative ideas and processes to keep you on your toes.

• Responsible for leading the assimilation of electronic data into tax reporting software.
• Analyzing complex data from multiple sources to rewire and present authoritative work papers.
• Teaming up with tax and financial planning specialists to integrate holistic service delivery to clients.
• Constantly identifying potential risks, as well as opportunities to improve product and process quality.
• Staying ahead of emerging trends and technologies to maintain your reputation as an authoritative tax expert.
• Innovative ideas that will bring automation and efficiencies to the compliance process.

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..

Skills and attributes for success

• Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver processes, solutions, and projects while maintaining a focus on quality and risk management.
• Experience in continuous process improvement and identification of innovative solutions through research and analysis..

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree, supported by relevant work experience.
• A CPA License or Bar Membership.
• An understanding of current automated tax processing systems and tax laws in your tax area.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment.
• Join us 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.

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Specialized

Skills Required:

• Building and managing relationships
• Critical thinking
• Driving outcomes

Ideally you will also have

• Excellent influencing, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• A commitment to continuous learning and development in a tax technology environment.

What we look for

• Put simply, we’re interested in people that truly love preparing tax returns ' especially when providing personalized services to unique and highly demanding clients. It’s an entrepreneurial area, where you’ll be surrounded by…