2019 Hong Kong Graduate Program - Tax – Staff Accountant

Job description

Who we are
 
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services. Worldwide, our 260,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.

1. Business Tax Services  

 

Background

We help our clients understand and manage their tax compliance and reporting obligationsresponsibly and proactively. We help them assess, improve and monitor their tax function’s processes, controls and risk management and maintain effective relationships with the tax authorities.

Responsibilities


·  Manage and coordinate tax compliance work for clients
·  Maintain continuous interaction with clients, manage expectations and ensure outstanding client service
·  Determine all information required to ensure/complete accurate tax compliance products

Requirements


·  Bachelor/Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, IT, Engineering or related major
·  Strong analytical, teamwork and organizational skills
·  Positive attitude and enthusiasm in the performance of responsibilities

2. International Tax Services

Background

You’ll provide a wide range of tax services for many of the world's largest multinational corporations. You’ll help clients identify and address complex domestic and international tax issues and assist them in strategically aligning different areas of taxation.

Responsibilities                          


·  Provide a wide range of tax services for multinational banks and financial institutions in multiple jurisdictions. Identify and address complex domestic and international tax issues and assist them in strategically aligning different areas of taxation.
·  Provide timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations
·  Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties.
·  Build on technical competence by keeping up to date on trends, developments and technical authorities and apply them to moderately complex situations

Requirements


·  Bachelor/Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, IT, Engineering or related major
·  Strong analytical, teamwork and organizational skills
·  Positive attitude and enthusiasm in the performance of responsibilities

3. Transfer Pricing

Background

You will assist clients that are multinational enterprises to determine the appropriate allocation of profits across their global value chain from a tax perspective, to facilitate tax compliance and efficiency. You will analyze your client’s function/asset/risk profile to determine whether their transfer pricing policies for intercompany transactions are efficient and defensible. Your advice will cover planning business operating models, intercompany transaction flows, pricing of intercompany transactions, defending transfer prices and structures against tax scrutiny, tax audit support, due diligence support, IPO intragroup pricing verification, advance pricing agreement negotiations, etc. You will engage with a broad range of technical content spanning accounting, finance, tax, valuation, and law. You will also utilize a wide range of skill sets, including financial modeling, report drafting, PowerPoint delivery, client handling, presentations, and team working. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities


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Participate in all aspects of transfer pricing engagements, including determination of scope and issues, functional analysis meetings, industry analysis, economic benchmarking analyses, financial modeling, report drafting and presentation of results

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Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be provided to clients and other parties

·  Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
·  Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining transfer pricing professionals

Requirements


·  Bachelor/Master’s degree in all disciplines, preferably with an emphasis in Accounting, Economics, Finance or Law
·  Strong analytical, teamwork and organizational skills
·  Positive attitude and enthusiasm in the performance of responsibilities

4. Tax Technology and Transformation

Responsibilities


·  Tax function evaluation and optimization: evaluate or optimize tax operation structure by assessing current state, standardizing with leading practice, and providing optimization solution options
·  Process and controls enhancement: re-design and deploy streamlined tax processes including new technology solutions with clear roles and responsibilities, standardized work processes, proper controls embedded to advice risks
·  Technologies enablement: embed the needs of Tax into Finance and IT systems to increase automation and data quality throughout tax processes; automate tax processing, tax compliance and reporting through various tax technologies

Requirements


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Bachelor/Master's degree in IT related disciplines, such as Information Management, software development, Information System

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Strong analytical, teamwork and organizational skills

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Positive attitude, willing to learn new things

5. US Tax

Background

As a member of the US Tax Services in International Tax department, you'll make technical contributions to US tax compliance and tax advisory engagements.

Responsibilities


·  Prepare, with guidance, technically accurate reports and deliverables related to US domestic and international federal income tax advisory and compliance services
·  Assist in file documentation and retention (file set-up, referencing, description of tax filing position taken, telephone conversation documentation, notes to reviewer)
·  Perform research using appropriate tools, including legislation, databases and publications with guidance
·  Communicate with the client for basic information requests as well as the relevant authorities, whenever the need arises

Requirements


·  Bachelor/Master's degree in Accounting, Taxation or related major (in either case, with an emphasis on US taxation)
·  Professional accountancy qualification. AICPA preferable
·  Positive attitude, willingness to stand up to challenges and good team spirits

To apply

Submit an online application atwww.ey.com/cn/careers along with your resume, cover letter and all academic transcripts.