Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Manager - Houston - 00GGO

Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Manager - Transaction Tax Job Description: Ernst & Young's Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) practice offers clients professional mergers & acquisitions advisory services. Within TAS, the Transaction Tax services practice helps our clients plan, execute and integrate their transaction strategies from a tax perspective both domestically and across global markets. Our Transaction Tax services include deal structuring, due diligence, post-deal integration, tax attribute management, and opinions and ruling requests. Our Transaction Tax team is comprised of seasoned professionals with practical transaction experience from international accounting firms, law firms, industry and the government. We currently have a career opportunity for a Manager in the Transaction Tax practice. The position is based in the US, however there is opportunity for global assignments for those with interest.Responsibilities:Serve as a member of multiple client engagement teams, participating in due diligence and structuring engagements related to transactions that private equity and strategic corporate entities pursue. Identify and analyze tax risks and opportunities while advising both strategic and private equity buyers and sellers on alternative tax strategies for acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of businesses. Assist in reviewing and analyzing merger agreements and providing opinion letters.Review, assess, and advise clients regarding the tax computations reflected in their financial models, and assist clients in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the tax data in their financial projections for the transaction. Qualifications: To qualify, candidates must have: a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required, Accounting major preferred a Masters Degree in Accounting, MST or JD/LLM preferred a Certification as a CPA, Enrolled Agent or Attorney required a minimum of 4 years of relevant tax experience (Partnership tax, M&A due diligence, deal structuring, and post acquisition planning experience preferred) strong communication, presentation, project management, and business development skills strong writing, research and analytical skills strong self-motivation with the ability to work in a dynamic, time-sensitive environment with varying deliverables and changing requirements The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel, when necessary To qualify, candidates must have: a bachelor's degree or equivalent a minimum of 5 years of relevant tax experience (M&A tax due diligence, deal structuring, and post acquisition planning experience preferred) a CPA or JD (LLM preferred) tax compliance experience preparing or reviewing business tax returns preferred, along with working knowledge of Code Section 368 for tax-free reorganizations, roll-ups, consolidation rules and regulations, stock transactions, and federal tax laws; a working knowledge of quot;quot;change of controlquot;quot; issues preferred strong communication, presentation, project management, and business development skills strong writing, research and analytical skills the ability to work in a dynamic, time-sensitive environment with varying deliverables and changing requirementsThe successful candidate must be willing and able to travel, when necessary.TX-Houston