BDO USA · 3 days ago
Tax Senior, International Tax Services
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$74K/yr - $131K/yr
2+ years expBDO USA is a leading accounting and advisory organization, and they are seeking a Tax Senior for their International Tax Services team. The role involves identifying tax issues for multinational businesses, managing tax compliance projects, and supervising junior team members while providing tax consulting services.
AccountingConsultingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Assists in developing, recommending, and implementing standard tax methods to provide clients with maximum tax benefits related to current and future tax obligations
Assists in the development of workplans for all assigned clients
Identifies consulting opportunities to provide reduction in tax liability of client and provides support for client consulting projects
Develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding International taxation and explores specializing in one or more international tax areas
Identifies situations when research is necessary providing an outline of the issue(s) and the appropriate source of research to be conducted
Analyzes researched facts and the sources utilized prior to composing a detailed report of the research findings
Prepares Written Tax Advice (WTA) and confers with National Tax Office as appropriate
Obtains required client information to utilize in the preparation of tax filings
Documents all significant tax positions and conducts detailed review of basic tax returns to prepare notes for preparers in addition to raising potential tax issues
Assists in the tax planning process and answers preparer questions
Represents clients before the IRS as appropriate, and with assistance and guidance from senior international tax professionals
Applies standards, Firm policies and BDO Tax Quality Manual requirements
Assists in reviewing international aspects of tax provisions including coordination of BDO colleagues in non-US jurisdictions
Develops understanding of international tax aspects of ASC 740-10
Supervises the day-to-day workload of International Tax Associates and Interns on assigned engagements and reviews work product
Ensures International Tax Associates and Interns are trained on all relevant tax software
Delivers periodic performance feedback and completes performance evaluations for International Tax Associates and Interns
Acts as mentor to International Tax Associates and Interns, as appropriate
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Two (2) or more years of experience in corporate tax, international taxation, legal professional services, or equivalent experience gained through an advanced degree program
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and basic legal and tax research skills including building models and analysis of financial and numerical data
Strong organizational skills especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
Able to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
Able to effectively manage a team of tax professionals and delegate work assignments as needed
Build and maintain strong relationships with client personnel
Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
Ability to prepare provisions and review
Basic knowledge of sources of relevant information utilized in tax filings as well as the most widely used filing forms and awareness of other less widely used forms
Basic understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation and law
Strong legal writing background and familiarity with the IRAC method of analysis
Preferred
focus in Accounting or another business related major
Juris Doctorate degree, LLM, and/or MST/MBT
Experience in international tax
Prior experience supervising tax professionals on a project or engagement basis
CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations)
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Experience utilizing RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw
Benefits
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits
Company
BDO USA
BDO USA renders taxation, audit, assurance, advisory, and business outsourcing services to companies across all sectors of the economy.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.3BKey Investors
Apollo
2023-08-15Debt Financing· $1.3B
Leadership Team
Catherine Moy
Chief People Officer
Cristin Boynton
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