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About the Role
The Tax Senior, International Tax Services utilizes research skills and applies educational background to identify potential tax issues and planning opportunities for multinational businesses with operations in the U.S. and overseas. This role involves researching and summarizing tax technical positions, assessing filing obligations, and managing U.S. international tax compliance projects. The Tax Senior will also prepare quantitative analysis, identify tax planning opportunities, and coordinate implementation processes. Additionally, this role will interact with clients, internal service teams, global BDO member firms, and outside advisors, while assisting with training and developing junior team members.
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.
Requirements
- Two (2) or more years of experience in corporate tax, international taxation, legal professional services, or equivalent experience gained through an advanced degree program, required.
- Experience in international tax, preferred.
- Prior experience supervising tax professionals on a project or engagement basis, preferred.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, preferred.
- Experience utilizing RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw, preferred.
- 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.
Skills
- International taxation
- Tax technical positions
- Tax compliance
- Quantitative analysis
- Modeling tax impacts
- Tax planning
- Client interaction
- Team development
- Tax consulting
- Tax specialization
- Tax research
- Written Tax Advice (WTA)
- Tax controversy
- ASC 740-10
- Microsoft Office Suite
- RIA
- BNA
- Lexis Nexis
- Westlaw
- Communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Legal research skills
- Tax research skills
- Organizational skills
- Multi-tasking
- Team management
- Relationship building
- IRAC method of analysis
Location
- U.S.
- overseas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Two (2) or more years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Juris Doctorate degree
- LLM
- MST/MBT
Salary/Compensations
- $73,500 - $131,250
Benefits
- ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being.
- Qualified retirement plan
- Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings.
About the Company
- At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.
- Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.
- BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets