Global Employer Services Senior Manager-Employment Tax

Job Summary

The GES Senior Manager is responsible for overseeing a team of professionals to support in assisting clients with managing global payroll liabilities, minimizing compliance risks, and identifying and recovering overpaid global payroll. This position provides review of written global payroll advice to clients, evaluates alternative courses of action to lessen global payroll burden and cost of compliance, and identifies potential changes in global payroll policy and regulations.

Job Duties

• Researches all situations when research is necessary and reviews staff write-ups on investigations on identified topics.

• Analyzes researched facts and the sources utilized.

• Prepares studies of global payroll implications and outlines alternative courses of action to clients.

• Partners with other Core Tax and Specialized Tax Services professionals to resolve complex and contentious matters.

• Ensures clients comply with applicable authorities while identifying options for managing client's global payroll and reporting burdens.

• Manages engagements to ensure engagement metrics are achieved.

• Collaborates with Business Development team and other strategic parties to drive global payroll compliance service offerings.

• Works with the Core Tax Principals and Directors to provide global payroll expertise to their clients.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree, required; with a focus in Accounting, Finance, or Business, preferred.

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, or Business, preferred.

• Juris Doctorate, preferred.

• Eight (8) or more years of prior experience in employment tax experience, required.

• Experience supervising employment tax professionals on a project or engagement basis, required.

• Experience with corporate taxation, preferred.

• CPA certification or Enrolled Agent certification, preferred.

• Software proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word, preferred.

• Exposure to and familiarity with standard global payroll applications and research tools, preferred.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Superior analytical and research skills.

• Solid 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.

• Proven ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously.

• Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and client personnel.

• Advanced knowledge of appropriate application of tax standards to ensure effective and efficient delivery of tax services.

• Advanced knowledge of sources of relevant information utilized in tax filings.

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of cause / effect for taxable conditions on clients and the potential tax issues.