PAS Tax GCAS - Americas - Tax Senior

Role name and description

Senior - As part of People Advisory Services (PAS), the Global Compensation and Assignment Services (GCAS) team provides and manages compensation and assignment services activities for multinational companies who send employees (assignees), and their families, to work and live in another country. Global Compensation Services team assists clients with the collection and validation of data from payrolls, third party vendors and other financial systems around the world and creating repository. This team helps the clients deliver quality data for tax return and other compliance requirements, track actual assignment costs against budgets and report assignee compensation in every country where international assignees are employed. The Assignment Services team provides pre-departure services like Cost projections, Letter of Assignment and Balance Sheets and ongoing services like payroll instructions, coordination with third party relocation providers and allied activities.

The opportunity

When you join EY, you’ll be at the heart of EY’s critical mission to build a better working world by applying your knowledge, skills and experience in assisting clients in meeting their business objectives. You will learn, grow and contribute – building new relationships and discovering the satisfaction that comes through producing high-quality, valued work and advice.

Your key responsibilities

• Review and audit multiple data sources for quality assurance


• Responsible for Team meeting contractual SLA's


• Review and escalate issues and queries


• Liaise with internal contacts including payroll and accounts teams


• Responsible for team delivering Service excellence


• Provide operational guidance and training to team members


• Responsible for operational resourcing


• Spearhead in ad hoc projects


• Involvement in transition of work


• Suggest and implement improvements to team efficiency

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: global mobility, tax (individual), payroll, reward, compensation & benefits                                                                                


• Understand Mobility policies and compensation


• Understand Compensation Balance sheets and gross/net payroll instructions


• Strong in Excel - Competent with using spreadsheets for data manipulation and review


• Technically versatile and able to work with data from various sources of various complexity and formats


• Proficient in Word and PowerPoint


• Systematic Skills


• Numerical Skills


• Detail oriented / Attention to detail


• Understanding of EY or other payroll/HR systems used to deliver compensation accumulation (e.g. SAP)

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Ability to communicate effectively and work competently with teams in other geographic locations


• Experience in managing projects and day-to-day delivery


• Experience in managing people and teams (ideally at least 6-10 team members)


• Self-assured & Self-Motivated attitude


• Takes ownership and responsibility of team's work


• Delivers accurate and high-quality work


• Organized and deadline focused


• Ability to spear head team effectively


• Experience in coaching and mentoring team


• Thrives working within tight deadlines in a pressurized environment


• Logical process driven thinker

Ideally, you’ll also have

• 5 years relevant industry experience in one of more of global mobility, payroll, tax (individual), compensation

What we look for

We look for candidates with proven capabilities of leading a team. Working closely with clients of People Advisory Services within and outside EY 

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.


• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.


• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.


• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.