Tax Manager - Corporations

Tax Manager

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A career within RSM's Corporate Tax services will provide you with the opportunity to help our public and private multinational corporate tax clients meet their accounting for income tax reporting requirements and income tax consulting and compliance obligations, while managing the impact tax has on their business. You'll advise clients on their tax strategy using both your industry experience and technical expertise with a cross functional team, while delivering a customized technology-enabled service delivery model to facilitate better decision making in achieving our clients' strategic objectives.

As a Tax Manager for RSM you will be responsible for the following job duties which are focused around three core concepts (Technical & Quality Expertise, People & Talent Management, and Client Service/Business Development):

• Serve as a mentor or coach to one or more employees, which will include providing honest and timely performance feedback – approximately 10- 20% of your time
• Train and develop staff members – approximately 10-20% of your time
• Provide detailed review and analysis of complex tax returns – approximately up to 35% of your time
• Work on multiple complex issues while communicating in a non-technical manner to facilitate communication between the client and the service team while managing the risk for both the client and the firm
• Serve as the Tax client service coordinator for appropriate clients
• Advise clients on a full spectrum of corporate tax services, including planning, research, compliance, and general mergers and acquisitions activities
• Reviewing research findings and ensure conclusions are consistent with firm policies and professional standards
• Assist with new business development, extended service and tax issue recognition for existing clients
• Manage corporate client needs with respect to tax services and federal and state tax compliance
• Remain up-to-date on current tax practices and changes in tax law
• Other duties as assigned
• Some travel may be required

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree – preferably in Accounting or related field of study
• CPA, JD, LLM, or EA
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Public Accounting
• Experience with C-Corps
• Ability to work closely with clients to answer questions or to collect necessary information for tax service requirements
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience preparing or reviewing accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740
• Working knowledge of tax code and technical aspects of tax preparation and compliance
• Strong technical skills in accounting and tax preparation, industry specialization a plus
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experience in dealing with international tax matters a plus
• Fluent in French(Francais), German(Deutsch), Japanese() or Mandarin() to include but not limited to speaking, writing and reading with a deep understanding of the culture and business practices within country of fluency
• Proven track record of managing relationships with large non US companies with significant operations in North America