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About the Role

As Partner, Head of Internal Tax, you will have a unique opportunity to shape the tax strategy of a complex, global partnership while serving as a trusted advisor to the firm's senior leadership. You will serve as the firm’s senior enterprise leader for RSM’s internal tax function, responsible for leading the firm’s internal tax strategy, planning, risk management, compliance, and operational execution across domestic and global tax matters.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior enterprise leader for RSM’s internal tax function, setting strategy, priorities, operating expectations, and execution plans for the team.
Advise firm leadership on internal tax strategy, tax risk, operational priorities, and the tax implications of firmwide business decisions.
Lead the firm’s U.S. partnership tax function, including oversight of federal, state, and local partnership tax compliance, reporting, Schedule K-1 reporting, partner allocations, guaranteed payments, and distributive share information.
Oversee complex multistate partnership tax matters, including filing positions, apportionment, composite and withholding tax regimes, state-specific elections, nexus, sourcing, partner residency, and partner mobility matters.
Lead the firm’s broader domestic and global tax compliance obligations, including income tax reporting, sales and use tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, information reporting, and other federal, state, local, and international filing obligations.
Provide strategic oversight for partner tax services, including coordination of partners’ personal income tax return preparation across federal, state, local, and international jurisdictions.
Ensure partner tax services are delivered in a timely, accurate, confidential, and service-oriented manner, including support for estimated tax planning, mobility, admissions, retirements, distributions, and international reporting.
Manage and mitigate tax, operational, regulatory, and business risk through sound judgment, practical solutions, responsive escalation, and effective governance.
Represent the firm in tax authority interactions and other significant internal or external matters requiring credibility, expertise, accountability, and executive judgment.
Advise Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Treasury, and firm leadership on tax matters related to compensation programs, benefit plans, employee policies, restructurings, strategic transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and transfer pricing.
Lead complex programs, teams, and functional priorities that require significant cross-functional coordination and have firmwide impact.
Steward departmental resources responsibly, including people leadership, budgets, process effectiveness, operational expenses, and external service provider relationships.
Build a high-performing internal tax team by setting expectations, developing leaders, coaching talent, strengthening functional capability, and supporting inclusive talent practices.
Use data, technology, digital workflows, automation, and disciplined processes to improve accuracy, consistency, insight, efficiency, and decision-making within the internal tax function.
Model firm values, enterprise mindset, courage, collaboration, confidentiality, accountability, and sound leadership through change and complexity.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years of relevant professional experience.
Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, tax, or a related discipline.
CPA, CA, law degree, or equivalent professional credential.
Deep technical knowledge of U.S. partnership taxation, including partner allocations, Schedule K-1 reporting, guaranteed payments, distributive share reporting, multistate partnership tax matters, and partner mobility issues.
Experience leading tax compliance, planning, risk management, and tax governance for a complex organization with domestic and international activity.
Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders on complex tax, operational, regulatory, and business matters.
Proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities, develop talent, oversee budgets, and drive continuous improvement.
Experience in a public accounting, consulting, or professional services organization.
Experience leading tax matters for a partnership or partner-owned organization.
Experience with global tax matters, cross-border taxation, transfer pricing, VAT/GST, withholding tax, and international reporting obligations.
Experience overseeing partner tax services, including individual partner tax return coordination, multistate filings, estimated tax planning, mobility, admissions, retirements, and distributions.
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, strategic transactions, operating model changes, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
Experience using digital solutions, automation, AI-enabled tools, workflow tools, or delivery methodologies to improve operational effectiveness, compliance quality, and reporting insight.
Strong executive presence, business judgment, communication skills, and ability to influence partners and senior leaders in a complex organization.

Skills

Tax Strategy
Tax Planning
Risk Management
Compliance
Operational Execution
U.S. Partnership Tax
Global Entity Tax
Partner Tax Services
Compensation and Benefits Tax
Transfer Pricing
Cross-border Tax
Tax Authority Interactions
Business Judgment
Executive Presence
Team Leadership
Budget Management
Process Improvement
Data Analysis
Technology Implementation
Digital Workflows
Automation
Communication Skills
Influence

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum of 12 years of relevant professional experience

Education Level

Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, tax, or a related discipline
CPA, CA, law degree, or equivalent professional credential

Benefits

Competitive benefits and compensation package
Flexibility in schedule

About the Company

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential.
Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients.
You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally.
There’s nowhere like RSM.

Equal Opportunity

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership.
RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at careers@rsmus.com.
RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records.
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