Global Employer Services-Expatriate Tax Manager

About the role

The GES Manager - Expat is responsible for advising clients on the international assignment structuring, presenting researched conclusions and recommendations, and identifying methods to comply with tax obligations. This role also involves marketing, networking, and business development efforts within the industry and the Expatriate Services specialization.

Responsibilities

• Conducts arrival and departure tax meetings for expatriates and inpatriates, as required
• Manages retention of long-term client relationships
• Supervises client and service delivery expectations of global employees of corporate clients and individual engagements
• Reviews and signs U.S. individual income tax returns for inbound and outbound international assignees
• Examines and approves international assignment cost projection calculations, compensation balance sheets, assignment cost projections, assignment agreements and equalizations
• Acts as primary contact for assigned clients regarding communication and management of service
• Communicates with clients and team members in writing, via phone and in person to conclude and sign tax returns for individual assignees
• Identifies potential tax issues and evaluates and selects alternative actions to lessen tax burden and cost of compliance
• Recognizes and communicates potential risks, along with potential changes in tax policy and applies new policies to tax compliance
• Conducts period client meetings
• Manages resource allocation, workflow and resource utilization based on business need
• Identifies when research is necessary
• Frames issues to be researched; Identifies sources of reliable and relevant information; Analyzes facts and authorities; and Reports the issues researched for various global tax and human resource management matters, as appropriate
• Identifies issues and develops resolutions based on general knowledge and transfers resolutions into multiple tax functional specialties
• Prepares correspondence on various global human resource management and individual tax issues
• Pairs with Expatriate Services professionals on assigned projects, business development proposals, practice development challenges and client service matters, as needed
• Assists in addressing routine questions from federal and state agencies, as needed
• Attends professional development and training sessions on a regularly

Requirements

Five (5) to eight (8) years of related work experience, required. Prior supervisory experience required. Prior study abroad or international work experience, preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, International Business, Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Manager or other related field, required
• Advanced degree in Accounting, Tax or MBA (concentration in International Business or Human Resource Management), preferred
• Licensed CPA, attorney or enrolled agent
• American Payroll Association (APA) member, beneficial
• Society of Human Resource Management certification, beneficial
• Software proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Prior experience working with various tax applications and research tools such as Go Systems, preferred
• Language fluency in foreign languages highly desired

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, International Business, Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Manager or other related field, required. Advanced degree in Accounting, Tax or MBA (concentration in International Business or Human Resource Management), preferred. Prior supervisory experience required. Prior study abroad or international work experience, preferred.

Benefits

National Range: $79,800 - $168,000
Maryland Range: $79,800 - $168,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $79,800 - $168,000
Washington DC Range: $79,800 - $168,000

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