International Tax Director

Baker Tilly•Houston, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. This role focuses on the delivery of a full range of international tax services for multiple clients across various industries. The position involves close client interaction to provide innovative international tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise. It also includes developing and managing staff, working with associates on client management, practice development, and business development activities, and formulating and delivering innovative international tax planning and savings strategies. The Director will work with firm leadership and associates to serve clients and build the business, acting as a mentor and coach to staff. The International Tax Practice is a National Practice, with team members based in many offices. It is highly preferred to have this Director in Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX.

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.
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.
We will look at candidates who have public accounting and large corporate international experience.
Experience with Pillar II would be highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Interact closely with clients to provide innovative international tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise.
Develop and manage staff.
Work closely with staff on client management, practice development and business development activities.
Formulate and deliver innovative international tax planning and savings strategies.
Serve clients and build the business, having a direct impact on the firm’s success.
Act as a valued mentor and coach to a group of talented staff, utilizing expertise to help develop their technical and professional skills.
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.