Tax Senior Manager, International Tax Services

BDO USA, P.C. • Chicago, IL

1d • $99,750 - $262,500

About The Position

The Tax Senior Manager, International Tax Services advises clients on the tax implications of business objectives, recommends alternative courses of action, and identifies ways to comply with tax regulations. The role also involves marketing, networking, business development, and maintaining key client relationships. As part of the office or regional Tax Services leadership team, the Senior Manager provides guidance on international tax questions and issues.

The position develops and implements practical U.S. international tax planning, manages international tax services for assigned clients, monitors legislative developments, communicates technical matters, and conducts and reports on tax research. It also supervises and develops tax professionals, reviews their work, manages engagement financial metrics, and contributes to marketing and business development strategies.

BDO describes a collaborative environment focused on client service, professional growth, and applying generative and agentic AI with professional judgment to validate work products. BDO is an ESOP company; the posting notes that its ESOP complements its compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings. Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; focus in Accounting preferred.
• At least eight years of experience in corporate tax, international taxation, or legal professional services.
• Experience in international tax.
• Experience supervising tax professionals on a project or engagement basis.
• CPA certification, admission as an attorney to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction, IRS Enrolled Agent designation, or equivalent.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior analytical, legal research, and tax research skills, including building models and analyzing financial and numerical data.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet project deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and work independently or within a group environment in a deadline-driven setting.
• Ability to manage a team of tax professionals and delegate assignments.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and client personnel.
• Ability to foster teamwork on engagements and contribute to assigned personnel’s professional development.
• Executive presence and ability to act as the primary contact on assigned engagements.
• Ability to interact successfully with professionals at all levels.
• Advanced knowledge of sources of information used in tax filings and commonly used filing forms, with awareness of less commonly used tax forms.
• Advanced understanding of technical and practical issues and opportunities in one or more areas of taxation and law.
• Advanced knowledge of general calculations and cause-and-effect relationships for clients’ taxable conditions and potential tax issues.
• Strong legal writing background and familiarity with the IRAC method of analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Accounting focus in a Bachelor’s degree.
• J.D., LL.M., and/or MST/MBT.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis, and/or Westlaw.

Responsibilities

• Develop, recommend, and implement practical U.S. international tax planning for client situations, including restructurings, post-acquisition integration, IP migration, foreign tax credit efficiency, Net CFC tested income and subpart F considerations, BEAT mitigation, and FDDEI optimization.
• Identify and resolve complex taxation issues by applying multiple tax functional specialties.
• Communicate complex technical matters to clients and other appropriate audiences.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of technical and practical U.S. international tax issues and opportunities.
• Monitor U.S. tax legislative developments and communicate them to clients.
• Manage international tax services for assigned clients, including assessing appropriate pricing structures.
• Identify opportunities for tax alerts in areas of specialty and collaborate with the National Tax Office on drafting them.
• Demonstrate thought leadership in a specialized area of U.S. international tax and serve as an industry group resource for international tax.
• Work with Specialized Tax Services and International Tax Partners, the Local Office Managing Partner, and local and regional Business Development Managers to develop and execute marketing plans.
• Build go-to-market strategies with Assurance Partners.
• Identify complex situations requiring research, outline the issues, and identify appropriate research sources.
• Analyze researched facts and sources and prepare detailed reports of research findings.
• Prepare Written Tax Advice and confer with the National Tax Office as appropriate.
• Supervise the day-to-day workload of International Tax Managers, Senior Associates, Associates, and Interns on assigned engagements; review work and support technical development.
• Deliver periodic performance feedback and complete performance evaluations for assigned International Tax Managers, Senior Associates, Associates, and Interns.
• Mentor International Tax Managers, Senior Associates, Associates, and Interns as appropriate.
• Manage engagement financial metrics to ensure requirements are met.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal personnel and clients, serve as the primary contact on assigned engagements, and contribute to team development.

Benefits

• ESOP beneficial ownership opportunity, described as an addition to the firm’s compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings.
• Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings; specific benefits are not detailed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

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