Tax Managing Director, Global Tax Outsourcing

Job Summary

The Tax Managing Director, Global Tax Outsourcing will lead project services, manage personal client relationships, and support business development.

Job Duties

• Tax Consulting
• Develops, recommends, and implements practical international tax consulting ideas related to client situations
• Identifies and resolves complex taxation issues by applying multiple tax functional specialties
• Communicates complex technical matters to clients and other appropriate audiences to ensure relevant issues are understood and resolved
• Tax Specialization
• Builds and manages strong relationships with clients through regular visits and communication
• Maintains and updates client account plans to ensure client satisfaction, retention, and expansion of services
• Manages projects across all lines of business, including financial and inter-country projects
• Continuously develops an in-depth understanding of international tax issues
• Manages international tax services provided to assigned clients, including assessment of appropriate pricing structures
• Identifies and collaborates on tax alerts in areas of specialty
• Tax Compliance
• Conducts detailed review of international tax aspects of U.S. tax reporting and other client-supplied data
• Identifies and addresses complex and advanced issues throughout the engagement
• Leverages compliance role to identify additional tax issues and opportunities
• Acts as a client advocate and strategic resource for overall client issues in areas such as billing, legal, policy, country tax issues, payroll management operations, and systems
• Marketing and Business Development
• Manages RFPs for account renegotiations, including fee structure and presentations
• Exhibits thought leadership in a specialized area within international tax
• Works with Tax Services and International Tax Partners, Local Office Managing Partner, and local and regional Business Development Managers to develop and execute an effective marketing plan
• Builds effective go-to-market strategies with Assurance Partners
• Research
• Identifies trends, best practices, and opportunities for tax consulting, written analysis, and recommendations for cost-effective client solutions
• Analyzes researched facts and sources to compose detailed reports of research findings
• Risk & Compliance
• Manages risk and compliance in line with BDO USA and client policies
• Maintains highest level of confidentiality and discretion
• Reviews international aspects of tax provisions, coordinating with BDO colleagues in non-U.S. jurisdictions
• Supervisory Responsibilities
• Supervises the day-to-day workload of GTO Managers, Senior Associates, Associates, and Interns on assigned engagements
• Delivers periodic performance feedback and completes performance evaluations for GTO Managers, Senior Associates, Associates, and Interns
• Acts as mentor to GTO Managers, Senior Associates, and Associates and Interns, as appropriate

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, or Finance, preferred
• MST/MBT, preferred
• Experience in corporate tax, international taxation, legal professional services, or equivalent experience gained through an advanced degree (LLM) program, required
• Experience in international tax, required
• Negotiation experience, required
• Experience supervising tax professionals on a project or engagement basis, required
• CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations), preferred
• Software proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, preferred
• Experience utilizing BNA, CCH, and/or other search engines, preferred
• Language proficiency in more than one language, preferred

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