Tax Accounting & Risk Advisory Services (TARAS) Senior Associate

EY GLOBAL DELIVERY SERVICES (GDS) PHILIPPINES; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

EY GLOBAL DELIVERY SERVICES (GDS) PHILIPPINES seeks a Senior Associate - Tax Accounting & Risk Advisory Services (TARAS) to execute and review tax accounting engagements within a global team. Develops technical tax knowledge, execution skills, and business acumen in a dynamic environment.

The role covers US GAAP/IFRS tax provisions, TBBS-based deferred taxes, and monthly/quarterly forecasts, with hybrid work at McKinley West or Cebu Business Park.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with relevant work experience.
• CPA certification is required.
• Strong background in income tax accounting and US GAAP/IFRS.
• Proficiency with Excel (dynamic tables and advanced formulas).
• Ability to prioritize across multiple projects and engage with client teams.

Responsibilities

• Support and review complex tax accounting engagements for clients.
• Manage quarterly and annual tax provisions for US GAAP and IFRS.
• Review staff work products and ensure accuracy.
• Explain tax provision adjustments and deferred tax calculations to clients.
• Oversee TBBS-based deferred tax proofs and monthly/quarterly forecasts.
• Coordinate with EY country teams and client documentation.
• Prepare journal entries and tax provisioning related items for client approval.
• Participate in transactions (spin-offs, M&A, BEPS) as needed.

Skills

Client engagement

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Prioritization

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Associate - Tax Accounting & Risk Advisory Services (TARAS)

As a Senior Associate - Tax Accounting & Risk Advisory Services (TARAS), you will play a crucial role in the execution and review of complex tax accounting engagements. You'll be part of a growing global team, gaining firsthand experience in a dynamic tax environment while collaborating with a wide range of clients and colleagues. This role is a vital step in developing your technical tax knowledge, professional execution skills, and foundational business acumen.

You will support clients in adapting to a rapidly evolving business landscape, including staying current on developments like BEPS Pillar 2 and its implementation across various jurisdictions worldwide.

Your key responsibilities

You'll spend your time supporting client engagements by preparing and reviewing work products, building good working relationships, and tracking engagement economics:

• Develop an understanding of the day-to-day activities of your clients and, in particular, transactions related to tax and tax accounting matters to ensure they are properly addressed.

• Manage (support the manager in managing) quarterly and annual tax provision for US GAAP and IFRS purposes.

• Review staff/associate work products

• Review return-to-provision (corporate income vs tax provision) adjustments and true up Deferred Taxes and be able to explain these to clients

• Review of deferred taxes calculation including proofing using Tax Basis Balance Sheet (TBBS) approach.

• Review cash tax forecasts by jurisdiction and report to clients on a monthly or quarterly basis.

• Consult with EY country teams, where necessary.

• Review balance sheet tax account reconciliations, collect supporting documents and work with clients on reconciling items, making sure appropriate balances are reflected.

• Other Tax functions – prepare and review journal entry package, return to provision entries, etc., and submit them for client’s approval. Participate in specific transactions (spin-offs, mergers, acquisitions, APB 23, BEPS) where clients request support in calculating their tax accounting impact.

Skills and attributes for success

• Working closely with clients as well as local and international engagement teams.

• Building relationships at all levels both internally and externally, promoting a culture of collaboration

• Preparing practical recommendations for some of the clients’ most complex tax accounting issues

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting with approximately three to six years of related work experience.

• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

• Strong accounting and tax technical background, including a background in accounting for income tax and a broad understanding of US GAAP and IFRS guides

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel: dynamic tables, intermediate-advanced formulas, etc.

• The ability to prioritize when working on multiple projects, and the confidence to engage and integrate directly into clients’ teams

• Available to work in McKinley West or Cebu Business Park office in hybrid arrangement

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior colleagues

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

• The ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client team members

What we look for

We’re interested in people who are ready to become part of a highly engaged, diverse, and dynamic team to help us continue to make a real difference to our clients. If you have practical experience with income tax, and the confidence to handle multiple projects simultaneously, this role is for you.