International Tax Planning Manager - Chicago, IL

Our client is one of the largest privately owned corporations in the whole of the USA. With annual revenues in the tens of billions and over 100,000 staff world-wide, this organisation has developed a reputation of having an entrepreneurially spirited culture, sophisticated tax work that matches up to any Big 4 firm or Washington National Tax Group and an aggressive programme of IP and corporate acquisitions within the industries they serve.

This organisation currently seeks high calibre international tax minds to help them solve sophisticated international problems and help them to take their business to new heights. With a tax team of circa 300 professionals across 4 US based locations, they currently experience unprecedented growth.

We currently seek International Tax Planning Managers to be based in the organisations Chicago, IL office. You will be heavily advisory focussed and tax compliance related work will be minimal.

You will support all of the organisation’s subsidiaries on business transactions and internal restructurings. You will partner a number of different departments, including the legal, treasury, accounting and business development teams to help manage tax impacts of business transactions such as cash repatriation and restructuring. You will be assisting on tax issues surrounding business growth and expansion; acquisitions, divestitures, and investments. You will be involved in the modelling and maintenance of tax attributes and projection optimization strategies such as US Foreign Tax credit, GILTI, U.S. and local tax basis, E&P, etc.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or Taxation or related field, and/or a JD or LL.M. in Taxation. You will have experience with consulting on US inclusions and reporting relative to non-US operations including E&P, GILTI, BEAT, FDII, Subpart F, and foreign tax credits. You will have a prior background with tax technical research, writing and modelling of tax attributes and optimization strategies.

The organisation offers very competitive salaries as well as very individualised incentives and pay increases based on individual performance.