Ethan Ament
Chicago,USA
Summary
CPA (2025) and Financial Services Tax Associate at Ernst & Young, with experience preparing federal and state partnership returns, producing K-1/K-3 packages, and analyzing fund tax structures for hedge funds and private equity clients. Strong academic foundation (3.93) GPA from DePaul University's Strobel Honors Accounting program and proven ability to manage detail-oriented work in high-volume environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Financial Services Tax
Ernst and Young
Chicago, IL
07.2024 - Current
- Actively involved in the year-round compliance and management of over 75 funds between 12 clients, requiring K-1 and 1065/1120 generation, along with quarterly estimates and waterfall calculations for PE clients.
- Balance the requirements of 5 to 6 engagements at once during the busy season, which involves strict time appropriation and the ability to shift focus seamlessly for month-long periods.
- Manage the technological process of Excel workbook creation to K1 generation software to GoSystems tax form software, often with technology errors occurring, which require swift turnarounds by updating Excel formulas and utilizing extensive knowledge of the tax software.
- Establish myself as a leader by volunteering to help when I have availability and by volunteering to teach new staff about the software or respond to their tax technical questions
Financial Services Tax Intern
Ernst and Young
Chicago, IL
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Created sumifs and xlookup formulas in excel to evaluate whether funds met the PFIC and CFC international filing requirements
- Worked on three engagements with a total of 14 funds to prepare roughly 100 international tax forms including 8865, 5471, and 8621
- Learned about importance of structure evaluation as I was given the ropes to lead the entire process from compliance assessment to form creation by the end of the internship
Equity Research Intern
Wedbush Securities
New York City, NY
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Write and edit coverage notes for over 40 companies, providing numerical and written analysis of the earnings results of the companies on our coverage list, so clients receive detailed, efficient information to use towards investment decisions
- Demonstrate an understanding of the buy side evaluation process by leading an initiation of a newly public company
- Communicate directly with management of public companies through in person events and online meetings to ensure our models are in line with company guidance
Education
DePaul University - Honors Accountancy
DePaul University
Chicago, IL06.2024
Skills
- GoSystems Tax Software
- Microsoft Excel K-1 Suites
- XML Reconciliation
- PartnerForms K1/K3 Generation
Certification
Certified Public Accountant (Illinois), 2025
Extracurricular Volunteer Work
- Head Baseball Coach (2019-2021), Westfield, NJ
- Golf Caddie (2015-2020), Watchung Valley Golf Club, Watchung, NJ
- Youth Board Member (2023-2025), Julian Grace Foundation
- Hobbies: Boxing classes, golf, traveling
Timeline
Financial Services Tax
Ernst and Young
07.2024 - Current
Financial Services Tax Intern
Ernst and Young
07.2023 - 08.2023
Equity Research Intern
Wedbush Securities
06.2022 - 08.2022
DePaul University - Honors Accountancy
DePaul University