Tax Managing Director, International Tax Services

BDO USA Experienced Career Site•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

An International Tax Managing Director is responsible for growing the International Tax practice by providing practical tax advice to clients, building relationships with existing clients and prospects to expand the practice, and developing a local team. In this role, the Managing Director will be expected to have marketable technical skills and have a proven track record of being a problem solver and maintaining key client relationships. Written and verbal communications must be excellent.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, required, degree with a focus in Accounting, preferred
J. D., LLM, and/or MST/MBT, preferred
Ten (10) or more years of prior experience in corporate tax, international taxation, legal professional services or equivalent experience gained through an advanced degree program, required
Experience in International Tax, required
Prior experience supervising tax professionals on a project or engagement basis, required
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), required
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, preferred
Experience utilizing RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw, preferred
Self-starter and conscientious
Executive presence and ability to act as primary contact on assigned engagements
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Superior analytical and legal and tax research skills including building models and analysis of financial and numerical data
Strong organizational skills, especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
Capable of effectively managing a team of tax professionals and delegating work assignments as needed
Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and client personnel
Ability to encourage team environment on engagements and contribute to the professional development of assigned personnel
Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
Advanced knowledge of sources of relevant information utilized in tax filings as well as the most widely-used filing forms and awareness of other less widely used forms
Advanced understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation and law
Advanced knowledge and understanding of general calculations and cause / effect for taxable conditions on clients and the potential tax issues

Nice To Haves

J. D., LLM, and/or MST/MBT, 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

Tax Consulting
Develops, recommends and implements practical international tax consulting ideas related to client situations
Ensures client service teams comply with firm policy regarding Written Tax Advice (WTA)
Identifies and resolves complex taxation issues by applying multiple tax functional specialties
Communicates complex technical matters to clients and other appropriate audiences to ensure relevant issues are understood and resolved, as needed
Tax Specialization
Continues to develop an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding international tax
Acts as industry expert in international tax and serves as U.S. resource for tax matters with selected foreign jurisdictions
Manages international tax services provided to assigned clients, including assessment of appropriate pricing structure for services
Identifies opportunities for tax alerts in areas of specialty and collaborates with National Tax Office on drafting of those alerts
Marketing and Business Development
Exhibits thought leadership in a specialized area within International Tax
Recognized as industry group go-to person in International Tax
Works with Specialized Tax Services and International Tax Partners, Local Office Managing Partner and local and Regional Business Development Manager to develop and execute an effective marketing plan
Builds effective go-to-market strategies with Assurance Partners
Research
Identifies complex situations when research is necessary providing an outline of the issue(s) and the appropriate source of research to be conducted
Analyzes researched facts and the sources utilized prior to composing a detailed report of the research findings
Prepares Written Tax Advice (WTA) and confers with National Tax Office, as appropriate
Tax Compliance
Manages client engagements and conducts detailed review of international tax aspects of U.S. tax reporting and other client supplied data and identifies complex and advanced issues throughout the engagement
Leverages compliance role to identify additional international tax issues and opportunities
Tax Controversy
Represents clients before U.S. tax authorities on international tax aspects of contested issues
ASC 740-10
Applies standards, Firm policies and BDO Tax Quality Manual requirements
Reviews international aspects of tax provisions including coordination of BDO colleagues in non-U.S. jurisdictions
Other duties as required
Supervises the day-to-day workload of International Tax Managers, Senior Associates, Associates, and Interns on assigned engagements and reviews work product and ensures their technical development
Delivers periodic performance feedback and completes performance evaluations for International Tax Managers, Senior Associates and Associates and Interns
Acts as mentor to International Tax Managers, Senior Associates, Associates, and Interns, as appropriate