Tax Experienced Associate, International Tax Services

BDO USA, P.C. • New York, NY

10h • $63,000 - $115,500

About The Position

The Tax Experienced Associate, International Tax Services will begin to utilize
their educational background and organizational skills while taking direction
from other, more experienced team members as they assist in consulting with
clients on cross-border tax matters.  Responsibilities will include utilizing
tax research skills to provide international tax advice and working with tax
software applications to assist clients with tax reporting obligations for
international operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in in Accounting, preferred 
• One (1) or more years of prior experience in professional services or equivalent experience gained through an advanced degree program, required
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Strong analytical and basic legal and tax research skills
• Solid organizational skills, especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a team environment
• Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
• Basic understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation and law
• Basic knowledge and understanding of general calculations and cause / effect for taxable conditions on clients and the potential tax issues

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctorate degree, LLM, and/or MST/MBT, preferred
• Experience in international tax, preferred
• CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations), preferred
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, preferred
• Experience utilizing RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw, preferred

Responsibilities

• Develops, recommends, and implements critical thinking to provide clients with tax advice on international tax issues 
• Gains exposure to the development of work plans for all assigned clients
• Learns about international tax law relevant to particular clients and how that law can be appropriately applied to client facts
• Monitors tax law and client factual developments on a daily basis
• Coordinates with BDO non-US colleagues in approximately 160 countries on how US tax rules align with foreign tax law to impact client transactions
• Develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding International taxation and explores specializing in one or more international tax areas
• Identifies when research is necessary and frames issues to be researched; identifies sources of all reliable and relevant information including information tending to contradict preferred positions; accesses those sources and retrieves that information; analyzes facts and authorities; understands their weight; and reports on analysis
• Prepares Written Tax Advice (WTA) on international tax and cross-border transactions and seeks assistance from other more experienced team members as needed
• Assists in obtaining required client information to utilize in the preparation of international tax compliance forms and US international informational reporting
• Utilizes tax compliance software to maximize efficiency in tax preparation process
• Assists in preparing to represent clients before the IRS on contested issues
• Develops a basic understanding of ASC 740-10 as it applies to international tax issues and applies knowledge to client situations as applicable
• Understands and applies Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual
• Other duties as required

Benefits

• BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.”

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level