Tax Manager, Japanese Service Group (JSG)

What You'll Do

As a Tax Manager within the Business Tax Services group, you will provide federal tax consulting and compliance services to a diverse client base in various industry sectors. You will work directly with the client, manage the tax engagement team, have access to an elite group of specialists when needed, and be connected to a strong support system from firm leadership to ensure you are set up for success in your role and career.

• Maintain and develop strong client relationships on various federal tax consulting/compliance engagements.
• Advising clients on a variety of tax issues including accounting for income taxes, FTA (periods, methods & credits), tax provisions, tax compliance, business restructuring, and tax controversy.
• Oversee complex federal tax compliance and consulting projects requiring tax analysis for a variety of entities and their affiliates.
• Manage engagement workflow, engagement team resources, and engagement billing.
• Provide leadership, counseling, and career guidance for the development and motivation of the engagement team.

Qualifications

• Language fluency in Japanese and English (both written and verbal)
• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2-3 days per week
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance or other business-related field
• 5+ years' experience in federal taxation, preparation and review experience of federal tax returns for corporations, partnerships, and individuals
• Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• One of the following accreditations obtained: Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA exam If not CPA eligible: Licensed attorney Enrolled Agent Certifications: Chartered Financial Advisor (CFA) Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
• Preferred Advanced degree such as Masters of Tax, JD, and/or LLM
• Previous Big 4 or large CPA firm experience
• Solid understanding and experience with federal tax compliance, federal tax accounting and provisions, tax analysis, and tax research
• Solid understanding with accounting for income taxes in accordance to ASC740
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Excellent presentation and communications skills
• Strong management experience