GigNow Talent Acquisition Recruiter (Tax)

Job description

Overview

EY’s Contract Recruitment team, GigNow, is responsible to source, match and engage contractors and seasonal talent for client serving and internally facing roles. The Talent Acquisition (TA) Recruiter identifies top contractor and seasonal talent and converts prospects to active candidates to fill contract positions for the firm. The TA Recruiter uses an array of sourcing strategies and tools to develop and qualify top contractor and seasonal talent quickly to present to hiring managers and closely teams with Experienced Recruiters to maintain a relationship with candidate until engagement.  

The TA Recruiter is responsible for building strong internal and external relationships and building a network of key contacts to increase the pipeline of additional prospects for current and future openings.  A deep understanding of the assigned service line and/or business unit, in addition to an ability to promote and sell key differentiators of the firm is essential.  The TA Recruiter will proactively communicate market knowledge, trends and intelligence as well as feedback from the market to respective parties.

Responsibilities

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·  In collaboration with team lead and experienced recruiter(s), responsible to source highly qualified contractor and temporary/seasonal talent for assigned hiring team needs in a fast-paced environment
·  Conduct pre-qualifying phone and/or video screens on candidates and targeted warm calls utilizing selling techniques to generate interest in EY contractor opportunities
·  Networking in the market, use social media outlets, to build a network and pipeline of contractor and seasonal contacts in line with service line, sub service line, or competency
·  Partner closely with experienced recruiters, regularly, to meet the needs of the EY internal engagement teams to place contractors into appropriate roles.
·  May attend virtual or live professional conferences or attend recruiting events to generate contractor pipeline and follow up with participants to convert to potential candidates. Accountable for specific sourcing channels including referrals, on-line tools and resources, and alumni
·  Accountable for capturing competitive/market intelligence for business units assigned and for communicating findings to experienced recruiters
·  Share best practices and communicates with other candidate development and recruiting team members
·  Manages candidate flow within GigNow technology tool to ensure all data is accurate and updated
·  Utilize EY recruitment tools and processes to execute workflow and track/measure results
·  Monitor and report pipeline production on a daily/weekly basis
·  Document candidate information in the tool

Qualifications

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·  Minimum of five (5) years of experience in sourcing, candidate development, or contract recruiting in professional services, corporate and or agency
·  Minimum of two (2) years of experience recruiting for Accounting and Finance professionals (Tax recruiting experience preferred).
·  Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience
·  Advanced user knowledge of technology and on-line sourcing and research tools
·  Name generation and/or organizational mapping experience
·  Aptitude with internet research techniques (e.g., Boolean searches)
·  Strong investigation/data analysis/research/market intelligence related activities

 

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·  Excellence in organizational skills; extremely detail and task oriented
·  Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently and autonomously, while exhibiting exceptional team skills
·  Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast paced, high-pressure environment
·  Proficient in MS office suite; familiarity with ATS/CMS tools
·  Certifications in internet sourcing techniques a plus

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.