Tax Senior

Deloitte Tax LLP seeks a Tax Senior in Chicago, Illinois

Work You’ll Do
Help client management understand, plan for, and deal with the complex and dynamic issues surrounding transfer pricing. Work with economists, attorneys, and tax specialists to analyze and resolve international tax and finance issues faced by multinational corporations. Provide assistance for multiple tax engagements, as well as provide multinational clients with professional economic analytical services. Research complex tax issues and ensure their resolution with the support of subordinate professional accountants. Provide analysis of client companies and industry trends in order to respond to client needs, and so as to provide clients with professional economic analytical services. Assist with overseeing the preparation and review of complex tax returns, financial statements and transfer pricing reports. Formulate tax planning strategies utilizing accounting methods and periods, capital transactions, corporate taxation, and IRS practice and procedures. Assist with determining the potential impact of such developments on client business. Devise and execute database searches for companies in the U.S. and foreign markets. Responsible for incorporating financial information into a standard financial model and conducting economic, financial and accounting analysis. Draft proposals, reports, document requests and other correspondence related to business engagements. Prepare charts, reports and presentations. Review and analyze financial statements and transfer pricing reports, utilizing sophisticated software to devise and perform vital industry research and financial analyses .

Requirements
Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) plus eighteen months of experience as a Tax Senior or related occupation gaining experience in preparing U.S. and foreign transfer pricing reports documenting intercompany transactions for various multinational companies.

Experience must include eighteen months of:

1. reviewing technical aspects of the regulatory framework of transfer pricing documentation and consulting work and analyzing U.S. regulations and their OECD counterparts;
2. working with remotely located personnel, and performing activities including assigning tasks, performing quality control, reviewing projects, and conducting comparable controlled transaction analyses;
3. drafting transfer pricing reports for multi-lateral Advance Pricing Agreements, Business Model Optimization, and global tax compliance in accordance with IRC 482 and OECD guidelines;
4. utilizing tax research tools, transfer pricing databases, including Compustat, TP Catalyst, Bloomberg, RoyaltyStat, S&P Capital IQ and statistical software, including MS Excel;
5. applying new regulatory principles and guidelines under OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative, preparing country-by-country reports, functional modules, Masterfile to document client's global business structure, and the functional and risk related information;
6. utilizing various economic modeling methods, including discounted cash flow, realistic alternatives, income, residual profits, services costs, and other relevant methods as described in the U.S. transfer pricing regulations under IRC 482 and their OECD counterparts, to perform valuation of intangible/tangible assets in the context of transfer pricing;
7. and performing strategic transfer pricing planning, service cost allocation, audit defense, litigation support, and advance pricing agreement negotiations.

Other
Hours: M-F, 40 hours/week;
Annual Salary: $78,960 - $146,640

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