Senior Consultant, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Tax

Job Description

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast‑to‑coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Introduction to the Team

Our Mergers and Acquisitions practice works with owners and investors to help structure transactions, ease their tax burden and quantify tax exposures in a wide range of business transactions, including buy‑side and sell‑side, restructuring, taxable and tax‑free transactions. We provide our clients with tax due diligence, tax structuring, quantitative tax modeling services, transaction agreement review and consultation and tax technical support.

Responsibilities

• Assist Managers and Partners in engagement management of clients, conducting financial due diligence on middle‑market companies in a variety of industries.
• Work directly with client leaders and alongside private equity firms, strategic clients and investment banks to perform buy‑side and sell‑side due diligence as well as other M&A tax activities.
• Conduct analytical reviews of data and prepare findings.
• Create draft reports for management review.
• Research issues that arise during the course of engagement.
• Build relationships with existing clients, including involvement in networking and business development activities.
• Provide both leadership and supervision to Staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting or related field required.
• Master’s degree in Taxation or JD with LLM in taxation preferred.
• CPA or licensed attorney preferred. If not a CPA or licensed attorney, must meet educational requirements to obtain a CPA or attorney license in the state of employment upon hire.
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience required, preferably with a public accounting firm or law firm.
• Previous experience in tax due diligence and merger and acquisitions tax consulting preferred.
• Must have the ability to analyze complex business and transaction situations.
• Must have the ability to work on multiple engagements simultaneously and learn new business quickly.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong presentation skills and marketing abilities are required.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal & written communication skills.
• Must be willing and able to travel to client locations up to 50%.

Compensation

The compensation range for this role is $84,000 to $164,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Equal Opportunity / Non‑Discrimination Statement

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.