TAS Tax Senior Manager Job in Chicago 60601, Illinois US
The Transaction Advisory Services Tax Senior Manager is an essential team member that will work to ensure engagements are executed timely and that client expectations are met, if not exceeded and support the overall delivery of the national TAS Tax strategy.
- Serves as a member of multiple client engagement teams, participating in due diligence and structuring engagements related to transactions that private equity and strategic corporate entities pursue
- Identifies and analyzes tax risks and opportunities while advising both strategic and private equity buyers and sellers on alternative tax strategies for acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of businesses
- Assists in reviewing and analyzing merger agreements and providing opinion letters
- Reviews, assesses and advises clients regarding the tax computations reflected in their financial models, and assists clients in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the tax data in their financial projections for the transaction
- Manages risk and financial performance of engagements including budgeting, billing and collection
- Works closely with and manages colleagues from BDO offices around the world
- Teams with other professionals to identify new marketplace opportunities and grow the BDO TAS practice
- Builds and manages client relationships
- Develops and mentors subordinates in order to support career satisfaction and progression
- Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Supervises staff on all projects and engagements
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree, J.D., LL.M. in Taxation, and/or Master’s in Taxation (MST) from an accredited college/university required
Experience:
- Eight (8) or more years of relevant experience, with no less than three (3) years of TAS specific experience required
License/Certifications:
- CPA License and/or J.D. preferred
Software:
- Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills Abilities:
- Experience managing multiple client engagements an client service teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to articulate complex information when providing crucial negotiation insights, etc.
- Must be technically competent across multiple US federal, international and state income tax disciplines
- Fundamental working knowledge of all or essentially all non-income based federal, state and foreign tax regimes, including but not limited to indirect, payroll, property and ad valorem taxes
- Understanding of US GAAP, including the accounting for income tax principles
- Experience with tax controversy and procedure
- Ability and willingness to travel, when necessary