People Advisory Services Tax - Rewards Intern (Jun 2025)

Your role

The Team:

• Join their dynamic EY Tax team, where their global expertise and deep technical knowledge across all tax disciplines are enhanced by the latest in innovation and cutting-edge technology.
• They pride themselves on exceptional client service, strong accountability, and governance, making them the top choice for industry executives and the largest revenue-generating US and global tax practice.
• As the future of work evolves due to globalization, demographics, technology, and regulation, their People Advisory Services (PAS) professionals are poised to ensure their clients’ workforce is agile and adaptable to rapid organizational changes.
• They partner with organizations worldwide to tackle complex challenges related to business transformation, talent deployment, workforce evolution, and the strategic role of HR.
• Their services are designed to align and motivate the workforce with strategy, and productivity, and streamline HR operations, ultimately leading to improved efficiency and cost savings.

What you will do:

As a Tax Technical intern within the Rewards practice, you will work with global clients to understand and address some of their largest and most complex people-related challenges and ultimately improve and drive sustainable business results.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing relevant and flexible tax-compliant compensation, benefit, and incentive approaches for clients, including:
• Advising clients on regulatory matters and the taxation of compensation and benefit programs, including U.S. and global programs.
• Benchmarking and designing executive and broad-based compensation and benefit arrangements.
• Supporting clients in complex transactions (mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures), including:
• Conducting financial due diligence on HR, compensation, and benefit programs.
• Identifying tax, financial, and regulatory risks related to compensation and benefits and a target company’s broader HR function.
• Performing golden parachute / Section 280G calculations in connection with transactions.
• Advising on the tax and financial implications and executive compensation broad-based arrangements, including drafting technical memorandums and opinions addressing various Internal Revenue Code Sections, including, but not limited to, 83, 162(m), 280G, and 409A.
• Providing support to EY’s Tax, Assurance, and Consulting functions as compensation and benefits subject matter resource.

About you

Required Qualifications:

• A predicted undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting, Human Resources, Business, or Industrial Relations; supported by a strong academic record.
• A demonstrable plan for passing the CPA exam for accounting majors or a plan to become an enrolled agent for other majors.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong quantitative acumen, including outstanding analytical ability.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
• A driver’s license that is valid in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3.5 undergrad GPA.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel.
• Proficiency in MS Office, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
• Effective project management skills, including effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines.
• Strong follow-through skills and attention to detail.

Compensation & benefits

The hourly pay range for this job is $39.42 - $43.27.

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Medical and dental coverage
• Pension and 401(k) plans
• A wide range of paid time off options
• Vacation time off
• Designated EY Paid Holidays
• Winter/Summer breaks
• Personal/Family Care
• Other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being

Other benefits

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: They will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: They will give you the insights, coaching, and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

Training & development 

As an intern, you will have an opportunity to make a real contribution. You will discover what life as a professional here is all about. You will work on real projects and prepare yourself for a fast-paced world with a high-performance foundation.

Career progression

Students who have accepted an EY internship or entry-level offer in the US and are pursuing an undergraduate degree in accounting are eligible for the EY Career Path Accelerator. This program provides a flexible, affordable way to earn the credits needed for CPA eligibility, integrating job-related learning with national accreditation.

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• ey.com/en_gr/careers/student-entry-level-programs
• ey.com/en_us/careers/ey-career-path-accelerator
• youtube.com/@ernstyoung