International Tax Director

Baker Tilly•Fort Worth, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Baker Tilly is seeking an International Tax Director to join their growing team. This role focuses on delivering a comprehensive range of international tax services to diverse clients. The position involves close client interaction for innovative international tax planning, consulting, and compliance. Responsibilities include staff development, client and business development activities, and formulating strategic tax planning. The Director will collaborate with firm leadership and associates, mentor staff, and contribute to the firm's success. This is a National Practice role, with a strong preference for candidates located in Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX. The ideal candidate is driven to grow the practice, market new business, and partner across disciplines to advance the firm's strategy. This role offers an opportunity to make a direct impact on the growth of the International Tax Practice within a leading, growing CPA advisory firm, fostering professional growth and development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
CPA and/or JD required.
Twelve to fifteen plus (12-15) years of public accounting experience in International Tax issues.
Experience to include inbound and outbound transaction consulting, multi-national corporation experience, transfer pricing, foreign tax credit utilization, and tax minimization.
Public accounting and large corporate international experience.
Excellent leadership, organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.
Ability to effectively manage and mentor a staff.
Demonstrated management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Master's or advanced degree highly desirable.
Experience with Pillar II would be highly desirable.
Ability to travel as needed for client engagements and team meetings.

Responsibilities

Oversee tax-planning responsibilities for clients.
Review complex tax research on a wide range of tax issues related to business transactions for a variety of entities and their affiliates.
Oversee the delivery of a full range of international tax services.
Advise U.S. and foreign multinational companies on the tax implications of their international operations.
Coordinate U.S. tax laws with foreign tax laws to develop an optimal worldwide tax strategy.
Develop tax planning strategies to minimize U.S. and foreign income taxes.
Consult with clients on tax-efficient structuring of international transactions, effective use of tax treaties, planning related to offshore investments activities and repatriation programs to minimize US and foreign income taxes of our US-based multinational clients.
Minimize worldwide tax burdens on business transactions and operations, and making effective foreign investments.
Research and consult on various tax matters.
Respond to IRS and other tax authority inquiries when requested, make recommendations to the client for consideration.
Actively participate in business development efforts to include working collaboratively with other partners and marketing professionals to target and build relationships with client prospects.
Manage, supervise, train and lead the staff through counsel, guidance and coaching.
Evaluate performance and work efforts; participate in performance review process.