International Tax Senior Manager

Wipfli Advisory LLC•Chicago, IL

2d•$151,000 - $203,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wipfli is seeking an experienced International Tax Senior Manager to serve as a strategic account leader and trusted advisor to multinational companies. The role leads complex U.S. international tax engagements and client relationships, advising senior tax, finance, accounting, and business stakeholders on cross-border compliance, planning, transactions, and reporting. The Senior Manager coordinates multidisciplinary teams, develops Managers and other professionals, and helps strengthen and grow Wipfli’s International Tax practice. The position oversees a portfolio of multinational clients and complex inbound and outbound international tax engagements, with responsibility for technical quality, scope, economics, staffing, risk management, deadlines, and executive communication. It oversees corporate and partnership tax compliance and reviews complex international tax filings, calculations, disclosures, and workpapers. The role also advises clients on international tax matters, integrates international considerations with related tax and business disciplines, monitors tax developments, and supports practice growth and scalable service delivery. Wipfli describes its culture as focused on flexibility, relationships, and helping individuals follow their own paths. The estimated base pay range is $151,000 to $203,000. Offers are typically not made at the maximum, and actual compensation depends on factors such as location, skills, experience, training and education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and applicable employment laws. Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Benefits highlights include health plan options, dental and vision coverage, an HSA with potential Firm contribution, an Employee Assistance Program, basic life and short- and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan and profit share with Firm matching contribution, a well-being incentive, education and certification assistance, flexible time off, family care and parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefits include critical illness and accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal and long-term care coverage, pet insurance, identity theft protection, and supplemental life and AD&D coverage. Benefit eligibility depends on annual hours expectation, position status or level, and location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related field.
At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including significant U.S. international tax and multinational corporate tax experience.
Demonstrated success leading complex multinational client accounts, multiple concurrent engagements, and multidisciplinary teams.
Extensive experience reviewing complex international tax computations, forms, disclosures, technical conclusions, and supporting workpapers.
Experience advising senior client tax and finance leaders and making technical, strategic, and commercial recommendations.
Advanced technical research, judgment, engagement leadership, business development, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to coach and develop Managers and other tax professionals.

Nice To Haves

CPA, JD, EA, or another relevant professional credential.
Master’s degree in Taxation or Accounting, JD, or LLM in Taxation.
Public accounting experience with a national or large regional CPA firm serving multinational companies.
Experience with ASC 740, transfer pricing, tax due diligence, state and local tax coordination, international M&A, or cross-border transaction support.
Experience leading proposals, expanding client relationships, developing service plans, and coordinating multidisciplinary account teams.
Experience with CCH Axcess, BNA, Checkpoint, international tax compliance software, automation, or advanced Excel modeling.

Responsibilities

Own and strategically lead key multinational client accounts as a senior relationship contact and trusted advisor across international and related domestic tax needs.
Develop knowledge of clients’ global business models, ownership structures, transactions, risk profiles, and strategic priorities to anticipate needs and provide forward-looking guidance.
Lead complex inbound and outbound international tax engagements, overseeing scope, technical quality, economics, staffing, risk management, deadlines, and executive-level communication.
Oversee U.S. corporate and partnership tax compliance, including Forms 1120, 1065, and 1120-F, extensions, estimated tax payments, elections and disclosures, and state and local filing requirements.
Review complex international tax forms, computations, disclosures, and workpapers, including applicable Forms 5471, 5472, 8858, 8865, 1118, 1042, 1042-S, 8991, 8992, and 8993.
Provide senior-level guidance on Subpart F, NCTI, foreign tax credits, Section 163(j), FDDEI, BEAT, Section 245A, PTEP, tax treaties, withholding, repatriation, foreign currency matters, and cross-border structuring.
Advise senior client stakeholders on tax consequences, risks, and planning alternatives for global operations, investments, distributions, transactions, entity structures, and organizational changes.
Connect international tax considerations with federal corporate tax, state and local tax, transfer pricing, ASC 740, transaction reporting, employment tax, and broader business objectives; coordinate Wipfli specialists to provide integrated solutions.
Resolve unusual or complex technical and engagement matters, determine when consultation or escalation is appropriate, and maintain quality-control standards across the portfolio.
Monitor legislative, regulatory, and administrative developments and communicate actionable implications to clients and firm professionals.
Lead and develop Managers, Seniors, and Associates; provide technical consultation and deliver practice-wide training and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Champion standardization, technology, and process improvements for workpapers, templates, calculation models, review tools, data collection, automation, and scalable compliance delivery.
Drive practice growth through existing-client expansion, proposals, new business development, cross-functional collaboration, marketplace activities, and development of Wipfli’s international tax capabilities.