Arka Bhattacharyya
EY US LLP
Jersey City
3
Languages
1
Certification
14
years of professional experience
US Tax Professional with more than 14 years of Industry experience in Business Tax Services with Big 4 accounting firms. Experienced in serving Asset and Wealth Management, Fund of Fund Clients, Federal and State Tax Compliance. Looking to be a part of a growing organization to utilize my experience and knowledge.
Work History
Senior Manager, Tax
1 Year 6 Months- Leading State and Local Tax teams to drive strategic initiatives and enhance operational efficiency.
- Overseeing state tax compliance for various fund of fund partnerships with various states regulatory requirements, ensuring adherence to industry standards.
- Developed and implemented risk management frameworks to mitigate potential tax implications for clients.
- Leading team across multiple geographic locations, fostering team members' professional growth and enhancing team performance.
- Streamline processes by leveraging firm's several technologies with an ultimate goal to improve engagement economics
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
Senior Manager
2 Years 8 Months- Lead and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve strategic goals and drive growth.
- Served tax compliance for investment partnerships, fund of funds, and hedge funds clients, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.
- Reviewed quality of deliverables including K-1s, tax returns, and withholding/composite returns, maintaining high standards of accuracy.
- Performing State filing nexus determination and communicating with client when critical issues or State updates have occurred.
- Lead and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve strategic goals and drive growth.
- Primarily serve tax compliance for Investment Partnerships, Fund of Funds and Hedge Funds clients.
- Quality review of the deliverables K-1s, tax returns, Withholding/Composite returns.
- Communicated with stakeholders to foster strong relationships and ensure alignment on key initiatives, enhancing collaboration.
Tax Manager
4 Months- Managed investment partnerships, focusing on fund of funds and hedge fund clients by coordinating strategies and communications.
- Supervised team of 14, fostering collaboration and skill development.
- Conducted training sessions for new hires to integrate them effectively into the team and ensure they understood their roles.
- Led establishment of new Investment Fund team, defining processes and structures.
- Developed new hires of the team.
Tax Manager
2 Years 3 Months- Manager Level review of Tax Compliance Deliverables.
- Contributed to state tax compliance process for investment fund partnership, ensuring timely and accurate filings.
- Participated in the State tax compliance process of investment fund partnership.
- Research and analysis on different state tax related issues, performance of nexus determination and state filing obligation.
- Well versed with different withholding and composite filing requirements.
- Client Communication regarding possible tax issues and advising the solutions.
- Communicated with clients on potential tax issues, providing strategic advice and solutions.
- Ensured all the quality checks and controls were adhered to while delivering the client service.
- Worked closely with engagement partners through the entire engagement life cycle process.
Tax Manager
3 Years 4 Months- Part of Asset Management Team.
- Manager Review of US Tax Compliance Deliverables.
- Hands-on experience in US Federal, State & Local tax Returns preparation and review.
- Communicated with clients on potential tax issues and provided strategic solutions.
- Quality Management - Always ensured all quality checks and controls are being adhered to while delivering the client service.
- Team Management - Actively participated in the practice setup for the Financial Service team.
- Trained and developed new hires for the team.
- Led a team of 20 people and coordinated equal utilization of all team members.
- Quality Management - Always ensured all quality checks and controls are being adhered to while delivering the client service.
Tax Senior
4 Years 3 Months- Prepared and reviewed US Federal Returns, Tax Workpapers, K-1s and payment forms.
- Collaborated with Managers/Sr. Managers on partnership tax compliance projects to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Trained and developed 4-5 professionals on various engagements to enhance team capabilities.
- Conducted on-the-job client-specific training, coaching, and mentoring for new joiners to facilitate smooth onboarding.
Education
Master in Business Administration - Marketing Management
Bachelor in Commerce - Marketing Management
Skills
US Tax Compliance
US Public Accounting
US Partnership Tax
Cross-functional collaboration
Data-driven decisions
Talent management
Budget oversight
Resource allocation
Team leadership
Teamwork and collaboration
Training programs
Problem-solving
Affiliations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant
- Enrolled Agent
Languages
Hindi - Advanced
English - Advanced
Bengali - Native
Timeline
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Bachelor in Commerce from Marketing Management
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West Bengal University of Technology
Master in Business Administration from Marketing Management
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