About the Role
BDO's Private Client Team advises HNW and SHNW individuals, families, and entrepreneurs on navigating the complexities of the US tax system, offering a unique advisory service that combines US expertise with international requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead client relationships with a proactive advisory approach and adaptable manner.
- Provide in-depth experience and understanding of working with families and entrepreneurs, delivering dual US/UK advisory memos on tax planning, succession, trusts, structuring, and pensions.
- Demonstrate wide experience with the UK/US treaty.
- Exhibit advanced understanding of complex foreign tax credit scenarios and planning solutions.
- Show an established record of winning work.
- Maintain a reputation in the marketplace and familiarity working with legal and financial professionals supporting UHNW individuals.
- Sign out complex UK and US tax returns, including specific forms.
- Present internally and externally on US PCS tax matters.
- Form strong collaborative relationships with other teams on projects.
- Assist in training and developing junior team members in US advisory skills.
- Utilize people management skills to support and influence the improvement of US PCS strategic offering.
- Develop a fast-growing US/UK Private Client practice.
- Find practical solutions, collaborate effectively, and demonstrate initiative and resilience with challenging work.
Requirements
- US Enrolled Agent (EA) and ATT qualifications required as a minimum.
- CTA qualification is ideally desired.
- Broad base of US and UK private client experience working with UHNW families and their family offices.
- Extensive experience delivering written advisory reports.
- Strong capabilities to lead, manage, and sign off complex projects with partner support.
- Ability to resolve US and foreign matters involving clients, advisors, and the global network.
- Passion to make a significant impact within a small, fast-growing, dynamic team.
Skills
- People skills
- Technical ability
- Client relationship management
- Advisory skills
- Tax planning
- Trusts
- Structuring
- Pensions
- UK/US treaty expertise
- Foreign tax credit analysis
- Business development
- Collaboration
- Presentation skills
- People management
- Resilience
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Agile working
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- US Enrolled Agent (EA)
- ATT
- CTA (ideal)
Benefits
- Opportunities to develop career in different directions
- Access to partners
- Support for personal goals and career ambitions
- Programmes, resources, and frameworks for career development
- Mutual support and respect
- Informal success conversations
- Formal mentoring and coaching
- Agile working framework
- Access to people and resources needed to do best work
- State-of-the-art collaboration spaces
- Encouragement to build network, work alongside others, and share skills/experiences
- Multidisciplinary events
- Dedicated resources for continuous learning
About the Company
- BDO is an accountancy and business advisory firm providing advice and solutions for businesses.
- BDO has a strong global network recognized as a leader in looking after entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.
- BDO has a distinctive, people-centred culture with core values of mutual support and respect.
