Tax Senior Associate [Inpatriate/Expatriate]

CohnReznick is a top‑tier professional services firm providing advisory, assurance, and tax services through CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC. As an independent member of Nexia, the firm serves clients worldwide from offices nationwide. This hybrid role (average three days in‑office per week) supports the National Tax practice’s International Tax team, delivering complex global mobility and individual international tax solutions for multinational clients.

Responsibilities

• Support global expatriate and international individual tax programs, including compliance and consulting for multinational clients
• Prepare and review complex U.S. individual income tax returns for resident and non‑resident individuals, including related international reporting
• Advise clients on U.S. residency status, treaty positions, and cross‑border tax implications
• Research and interpret U.S. tax law and applicable tax treaties to deliver practical, client‑focused guidance
• Analyze foreign tax returns and financial information to ensure accurate U.S. reporting and compliance
• Assist clients with voluntary disclosure and streamlined compliance programs when needed
• Prepare projections, estimates, and supporting workpapers for year‑end and extension filings
• Serve as a Career Advisor to junior staff, providing technical guidance and reviewing workpapers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; CPA preferred
• Approximately three or more years of relevant tax experience, preferably involving complex individual, international individual, private‑client, or expatriate tax matters
• Strong experience preparing and reviewing complex Forms 1040 and 1040‑NR
• Experience serving high‑net‑worth individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, internationally mobile families, or closely held businesses with foreign investments or transactions
• Working knowledge of U.S. residency, income sourcing, foreign tax credits, and income‑tax treaty principles
• Experience with international information reporting such as Forms 5471, 8865, 8858, 8621, 926, 3520, 8938, and FBAR
• Ability to analyze Forms K‑1 and K‑3, foreign financial statements and tax returns, brokerage statements, and other complex source documents
• Familiarity with foreign corporations, foreign partnerships, PFICs, CFCs, foreign trusts, foreign pensions, and other cross‑border investment and business structures
• Understanding of how international tax issues interact with broader individual tax matters, including basis, passive activity limitations, NIIT, capital gains, closely held businesses, and state taxation
• Strong tax research and technical‑writing skills, including the ability to identify issues, research applicable authority, reach supportable conclusions, and recognize matters requiring escalation
• Demonstrated ability to perform accurately and efficiently under tight deadlines and significant pressure, particularly during extension and filing‑deadline periods
• Ability to prioritize competing client demands and manage multiple complex engagements simultaneously while maintaining responsiveness and quality
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to reconcile complex financial and tax information across multiple entities, jurisdictions, and tax years
• Ability to work independently, exercise professional judgment, and take ownership of engagements while recognizing when Manager or Partner involvement is appropriate
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to interact directly with sophisticated clients and their attorneys, investment advisers, foreign tax advisers, and other professionals
• Ability to review work prepared by junior and offshore professionals and provide clear technical direction and actionable review comments
• Interest in mentoring junior staff and developing deeper expertise in international private‑client taxation

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Flexible hybrid work environment
• Expanded parental leave
• Extensive learning and development programs
• Paid volunteer time off
• Discretionary performance bonus
• Access to best‑in‑class learning and development platforms
• Inclusive parental benefits

Pay

In Virginia, the salary range for a National Tax Senior Associate is $80,000 to $130,000. Actual compensation within the range depends on the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws. Salary is one component of the total rewards package.