International Tax Manager

Wipfli Advisory LLC•Fitchburg, WI

About The Position

Wipfli is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to manage international tax accounts and serve multinational companies across their U.S. international and domestic tax needs. The role is suited to a client-focused leader who understands how international tax considerations connect with federal, state and local tax, tax provision, compliance, and broader business issues, and who can coordinate specialists to deliver an integrated client experience. The International Tax Manager owns key multinational client relationships and leads integrated tax engagements for inbound and outbound companies. The role oversees corporate and partnership tax compliance and complex international tax filings, advises on cross-border planning and structuring, connects international tax positions to domestic tax consequences, and identifies opportunities and risks across clients’ tax profiles. The position also collaborates with specialists, develops and mentors engagement teams, and supports proposals, engagement scoping, fee management, and client relationship growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related field.
At least 5 years of relevant public accounting, law firm, or multinational corporate tax experience, including significant U.S. international tax experience.
Demonstrated experience managing international tax accounts and advising inbound or outbound multinational companies.
Strong working knowledge of U.S. international tax compliance and related U.S. federal domestic tax requirements for corporations.
Experience reviewing international information returns and domestic income tax returns, computations, elections, disclosures, and supporting workpapers.
Ability to understand a client’s broader tax profile, identify interdependencies, and coordinate specialists across multiple tax disciplines.
Experience managing multiple engagements, client expectations, budgets, deadlines, and teams while maintaining a high standard of quality.
Strong technical research, analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the judgment and executive presence to advise finance and tax leaders.

Nice To Haves

CPA, JD, EA, or another relevant professional credential.
Master’s degree in Taxation or Accounting, JD, or LLM in Taxation.
Experience with a national, Big Four, or large regional public accounting firm serving multinational companies.
Experience with ASC 740, transfer pricing, state and local tax coordination, cross-border transaction support, or international tax modeling.
Experience with CCH Axcess, BNA, Checkpoint, international tax compliance software, automation, or advanced Excel modeling.

Responsibilities

Own and manage key multinational client relationships as a trusted advisor and primary point of coordination across international and domestic tax services.
Lead integrated tax engagements for inbound and outbound multinational companies, managing scope, quality, timelines, staffing, budgets, risk, and client communication.
Oversee U.S. corporate and partnership tax compliance, including Forms 1120, 1065, and 1120-F, extensions, estimated payments, elections, disclosures, and state and local filing requirements.
Review complex U.S. international tax forms, computations, disclosures, and workpapers, including applicable Forms 5471, 5472, 8858, 8865, 1118, 1042, 1042-S, 8991, 8992, and 8993.
Advise on inbound and outbound tax matters involving Subpart F, NCTI, foreign tax credits, Section 163(j), FDDEI, BEAT, Section 245A, PTEP, tax treaties, withholding, and cross-border structuring.
Consult with clients on tax-efficient international transaction structuring, use of tax treaties, foreign investment planning, and repatriation programs intended to minimize U.S. and foreign income taxes.
Connect international tax positions to domestic tax consequences, including taxable income, tax attributes, estimated payments, tax accounting, transaction reporting, and state tax implications.
Identify planning opportunities and compliance risks across clients’ tax profiles, translate technical issues into practical recommendations, and coordinate implementation with client finance teams and internal specialists.
Collaborate with state and local tax, transfer pricing, tax provision, transaction advisory, employment tax, and other firm professionals to serve multinational clients.
Develop and mentor engagement teams, review work, deliver technical training, and promote consistent, scalable processes and technology-enabled service delivery.
Support proposals, engagement scoping, fee management, and expansion of multidisciplinary relationships with existing and prospective clients.