Tax Senior

Deloitte Tax LLP seeks a Tax Senior in Boston, Massachusetts.

Work You’ll Do
Assist clients to balance compliance details and long-term tax strategies as well as understand national, state and local, and international tax structures and align tax functions with business objectives. Provide day-to-day client service relationships and serve as the gateway to a variety of specialized tax services that can help improve compliance with taxing entities while maintaining each client’s overall tax risk profile. Work closely with clients and other members of the team to understand each organization’s global goals and strategies and how industry and economic trends affect the business. Provide compliance, provision, and consulting services to corporate and partnership clients. Identify complex tax issues and provide tax analysis for a variety of entities and their affiliates. Primary responsibilities include participating in complex tax research projects for clients in diverse industries and researching and analyzing a wide range of tax issues related to business transactions and the tax implications of financing techniques for a variety of entities and their affiliates. Assume tax-planning responsibilities for corporate clients. Mentor and coach junior team members and escalate issues when necessary. Will commute within the Boston, MA area to consult with clients concerning the above job duties.

Requirements
Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in accounting, finance, or related field (willing to accept foreign educational equivalent) plus eighteen months of experience as a Tax Senior or related occupation gaining experience providing tax planning services or preparing and reviewing client work papers and tax returns.
Experience must include eighteen months of:

1. preparing federal and state/local income tax returns for corporations and partnerships, including Form 1065, Form 1120, Form 5472, Form 3115, Form 8832, and K-1s;
2. applying Subchapter K and identifying technical issues for partnerships, including investment management and real estate-related funds, and determining basis, allocations of income and deductions, and implication of property transfers, and terminations;
3. performing detailed technical reviews of partnerships, corporate, federal, and state/local income tax returns, and reviewing related work papers;
4. utilizing tax research tools, including BNA, CCH, and RIA Checkpoint, to provide tax compliance and consulting services to various clients and researching tax law and updates;
5. responding to federal and state tax notices and utilizing tax software, including CorpTax, GoSystem, and FAS;
6. drafting engagement letters and setting up files for client engagements;
7. preparing federal and state quarterly estimated tax payments for corporations and preparing schedules for federal and state income tax returns and state franchise tax;
8. preparing quarterly and annual tax provisions for US GAAP and IFRS purposes in alignment with ASC 740 and IAS12 standards, including the calculation and documentation of current and deferred tax position;
9. interacting with clients on tax compliance, provision, and consulting projects, including filing obligations, tax implications of business activities and opportunities for tax credits and incentives; and
10. serving as a tax specialist on financial statement audits, including reviewing income tax provisions and related tax footnote disclosures.
Less than 10% domestic travel outside normal commuting distance.

Other
Hours: M-F, 40 hours/week;

If offered employment, must have legal right to work in U.S. EOE, including disability/veterans.