EY’s GDS Tax Technology team’s mission is to develop, implement and integrate technology solutions that better serve our clients and engag...
EY’s GDS Tax Technology team’s mission is to develop, implement and integrate technology solutions that better serve our clients and engagement teams. Ever-increasing regulations require tax departments to gather, organize and analyse more data than ever before. Often the data necessary to satisfy these ever-increasing and complex regulations must be collected from a variety of systems and departments throughout an organization. Effectively and efficiently handling the variety and volume of data is often extremely challenging and time consuming for a company.
The opportunity
As a member of EY’s core Tax practice, you’ll develop a deep tax technical knowledge and outstanding database, data analytics and programming skills. EY's GDS Tax Technology team members work side-by-side with the firm's partners, clients and tax technical subject matter experts to develop and incorporate technology solutions that enhance value-add, improve efficiencies and enable our clients with disruptive and market leading tools supporting Tax. You will be working closely with clients and professionals in the following areas: Federal Business Tax Services, Partnership Compliance, Corporate Compliance, Indirect Tax Services, Human Capital, and Internal Tax Services. GDS Tax Technology provides solution architecture, application development, testing and maintenance support to the global TAX service line both on a pro-active basis and in response to specific requests.
Your key responsibilities
As a Program Manager you will be responsible for delivering IT programs to schedule, budget and quality assurance. The role requires mastery technical knowledge of project and Program management inter-related process stages i.e. initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and close, and the supporting processes e.g. scope, cost, time, issue, risk, resource, communication, stakeholder management. Proficiency in related processes such as portfolio management, program management, methods and tools and quality assurance is also required. Program Manager must have excellent stakeholder relationship management skills to successfully lead and manage the team and stakeholders, and have expertise recognized and requested by customers.
Skills and attributes for success
- Monitoring and managing program baseline to ensure activities are occurring as planned - scope, budget and schedule – manages variances
- Proactively identifying risks and issues on program - leading team to develop risk management, change and issues management plans
- Identifying potential points of contention for missed deliverables; creates and implements strategy to mitigate shortfalls in timeline and budget
- Anticipating problems before they occur; defines the problem or risk; identifies possible causes; works with team to identify solutions; selects and implements most appropriate solution
- Developing and managing plans to address program strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
- Demonstrating business analytics to manage and meet sponsor and customer needs
To qualify for the role you must have
- 6 to 15 years in a corporate IT environment
- 8+ years’ experience in program management
- Successfully execute the programs that agreed to your schedule, budget and scope
- Perform the relevant project management processes - i.e. initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and close, and the supporting processes e.g. scope, cost, time, issue, risk, resource, communication, stakeholder management
- Experience in planning the program based on a defined need – results in detailed scope/budget/schedule baseline
- Close the program to formalize acceptance of the project result and release project resources
- Interface and communicate with program team, management and stakeholders
- Performs gate reviews and quality assurance reviews with all aspects of IT organization and business sponsors
- Work within defined governance processes
- Lead the development of the program charter and scope, and ensure delivery of the solution to schedule, budget and scope
- Develop objectives, phasing and content of the project to deliver on the business case benefits, budget and timescales
- Ensures that quality program standards are met as prescribed by IT Services through the effective implementation or use of approved processes, methodologies and deliverables
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Strong client management skill
- Manage external contracts and suppliers where required
- Support development of business cases with the customer team including leading on the solutions estimate
What we
look for
We are looking for technical
people who demonstrate drive, vision and determination and are passionate about
helping our clients achieve their goals. We look for high performers, who
consistently deliver quality work while continually looking for ways to
improve. We will need
excellent business acumen and a firm strategic vision, so if you are ready to use
those skills to develop our team, this role is for you.
What working at EY offers
- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
Join us in building a better working world.
Apply now.
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