Global Indirect Tax Senior Associate

As the Global Indirect Tax Senior Associate, you’ll deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for your multiple clients – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You’ll collaborate with the Global Indirect Tax team and work closely with staff on various tax matters, on all phases of project and engagement management, because together is how we succeed. From day one, you’ll be empowered by high quality tools and resources to thrive in your role to meet client needs and help you achieve more, confidently.    

Your day-to-day may include:  

• Run client engagements from start to finish, which may include planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects and managing budget 
• Supervise, train, and mentor associates and interns on tax projects and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews; perform in-charge role as needed 
• Contribute to practice development through process improvements, thought leadership, and team collaboration.
• Deliver a broad range of US State and Local Indirect Tax consulting services, with a primary focus on Sales/Use Tax. Examples of relevant consulting services may include:
  • Reverse audits (e.g., refund claims)
  • Audit defense and controversy support
  • Multi-state nexus analyses
  • Researching state and local tax issues, including taxability treatment, preparing related technical memoranda, and drafting client correspondence 
  • Exposure quantification and remediation planning
  • Navigating the Registration and Voluntary Disclosure Agreement process across various states
  • ASC 450 reviews
  • Performing sales/use tax due diligence analyses
  • Assisting with administrative and compliance aspects, including occasionally preparing, reviewing, and/or filing clients’ sales/use tax returns and responding to inquiries from state taxing authorities.
• Other duties as assigned  

 

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in accounting 
• Minimum two to six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting  
• CPA, JD, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation preferred 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Strong teamwork and analytical skills and attention to detail 
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel 
• Can travel as needed 

 

The base salary range for this position in Massachusetts is between $86,400 and $129,600.

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