Excise Tax-Senior

About the role

The opportunity is to support excise tax compliance and advisory projects for clients in various industries including Oil & Gas, Transportation, Manufacturing, and Retail. The role covers all types of US Federal and State excise tax filings, including fuel tax, and involves activities such as due diligence reviews, structuring assistance, licensing research, and controversy support.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an effective understanding of excise tax concepts and apply tax knowledge to client situations
• Support your team in developing and delivering quality tax planning approaches with timely and responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed client expectations
• Affiliate with clients in opportunities for excise tax compliance, planning, and other special services
• Prepare quality, practical approaches to the client's tax situation and arrive at appropriate conclusions
• Develop recommendations and implementation plans and make informed decisions in complex and judgmental areas
• Build technical competence by keeping up to date on trends, developments, and legislation that impact our clients
• Research advanced and complex tax issues and develop practical and effective solutions
• Collaborate with clients and colleagues to analyze tax issues, determine alternative methods of problem-solving, and arrive at recommendations
• Support compliance team where needed with ability to analyze current data and benchmark historical data for compliance and tax calculation purposes and make recommendations to team on issues and other matters impacting the business
• Ability to analyse federal and state statutes and related regulations and advice; apply to current facts or issues to make conclusions and articulate to team members and clients

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree (Accounting, Business, Finance or equivalent degree preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a professional services or tax services organization
• Excellent organizational and verbal/written communications skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced professional services environment
• Strong research skills, ability to navigate Westlaw, CCH, RIA, etc.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Effective knowledge of excise tax concepts
• The ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client team members
• Computer software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment

Qualifications

• We're interested in tax professionals with a genuine interest in providing outstanding services to some of the world's most influential people. Working with people from all backgrounds, from executives and entrepreneurs to investors and families, you'll use your experience and status as a trusted advisor to maintain and further our reputation for excellence.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package including medical and dental coverage, pension, and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Flexible vacation policy allowing you to decide how much vacation time you need based on your personal circumstances.
• Hybrid model enabling most people in external, client-serving roles to work together in person 60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.
• Additional benefits include Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.