Tax Associate, Global Employer Services - Fall 2026 (Multiple Locations)

About the role

The GES Associate will be responsible for utilizing their educational background and organizational skills to assist the GES practice in one or more of its four segments – Retirement Plans, People and Organization Strategy, Global Rewards Taxation, and Global Mobility. The Global Employer Services Associate is responsible for performing basic research to prepare tax returns, tax equalizations, completing assignment cost projections, work project reviews, and analyses that assist in serving clients.

Responsibilities

• Identifies situations when research is necessary, providing an outline of the issue(s) and the appropriate source of research to be conducted
• Reviews SEC filings of public companies, survey data, issue briefs prepared by legal and accounting experts, and “best practice” guidelines published by investor advisory groups as background for providing clients with creative approaches to compensation opportunities that promote shareholders’ interests
• Composes detailed reports of the research findings
• Reviews and analyzes client data and uses Excel modeling to prepare calculations needed for various consulting projects related to equity compensation and incentive plan design, retirement plans, payroll tax requirements, mobile employee cost projections, and M&A transactions
• Analyzes researched facts and the sources utilized
• Assists with the preparation of US individual tax returns for inbound and outbound international assignees
• Assists with the preparation of Forms 5500 for qualified retirement plans
• Assists with the preparation of payroll tax forms such as 941, W-2, 1099, etc.
• Assists with informational reporting for equity plans such as Form 3921
• Communicates with clients as needed to support gathering of data and completion of projects
• Assists with creating and organizing file documentation in support of client engagements
• Assists with presentation materials for internal and external purposes, e.g., webinars, proposals, etc.
• Performs other duties as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics required; OR Bachelor’s degree in other focus areas and CPA certification required
• Advanced degrees such as a JD or Masters in Tax