Tax Experienced Associate, International Tax Services

Job Summary:

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.

Job Duties:

Tax Consulting

• 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

Tax Specialization

• 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

Research

• 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

Tax Compliance

• 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

Tax Controversy

• Assists in preparing to represent clients before the IRS on contested issues

ASC 740-10

• 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

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in in Accounting, preferred 
• Juris Doctorate degree, LLM, and/or MST/MBT, preferred

Experience:

• One (1) or more years of prior experience in professional services or equivalent experience gained through an advanced degree program, required
• Experience in international tax, preferred

License/Certifications:

• 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

Software:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, preferred
• Experience utilizing RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw, preferred

Language:

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 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<