Tax Consultant


  • Job ID:

    3149
  • Pay rate range:

    $90/hr - $110/hr
  • City:

    San Francisco
  • State:

    California
  • Duration:

    08/01/2021 - 08/01/2022
  • Job Type:

    Contract
  • Job Description:

    Our large Public Accounting client is expanding their Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Services team (MATS). These positions are available as contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire for well-qualified applicants across the country REMOTELY.

    The M&A Tax Services Manager will be responsible for the delivery of a full range of M&A Tax services to various clients in a wide variety of industries. Responsibilities will include: interacting closely with the firm’s clients and internal engagement teams to provide innovative tax planning and consulting services in a highly responsive transactional environment that will drive value throughout a client’s investment decision; assist in developing and managing a high functioning team of professionals that work closely with and collaborate among senior transaction professionals of the firm; the candidate will also be expected to participate in developing new relationships that will drive personal and firm growth.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Oversee the efforts of multiple client service teams on client engagements where the candidate will assist with the planning and execution of M&A tax consulting projects in a wide variety of industries within a highly diverse client base that includes financial and strategic sponsors.
    • Lead engagement teams in conducting buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence, as well as developing tax-efficient acquisition and divestment structures. Work with clients and outside legal counsel to review tax and financial models, as well as transaction documents.
    • Serve as engagement team lead and first point of review for attribute profiling/modeling engagements (i.e., Section 382 ownership shift and limitations analyses, consolidated stock basis studies, earnings and profits analyses, transaction cost analyses).
    • Serve as a point of client contact during the M&A/engagement life cycle for purposes of providing on-call tax-related transaction consultative services, as well as maintaining active communication to manage expectations, ensure client satisfaction and manage engagements efficiently through close.
    • The candidate will work with senior professionals in marketing, selling, designing, and implementing tax-planning strategies for new and existing firm clients.
    • Develop relationships with the firm’s senior client-serving professionals in different lines of business to assist in driving firm growth by introducing the breadth of the services the firm has to offer its existing and new clients.
    • Assist in developing and maintaining new business and client relationships, both with existing Firm clients and new clients.
    • Manage, develop, train, and mentor M&A tax staff on tax projects and assess their performance by providing timely feedback at the end of each engagement and for purposes of year-end reviews.
    • Work effectively with our National M&A tax services team in providing state-of-the-art tax thought leadership.
    • Other job duties as assigned.

    Qualifications - External

    • Bachelor's degree in accounting and licensed CPA or JD. Masters in Taxation/LLM in Taxation preferred.
    • A minimum of 5-7 years of progressive federal tax consulting experience, as well as some amount of business entity tax compliance; experience in public accounting or a combination of corporate and public accounting experience a plus.
    • Outstanding, proven experience in working effectively in a team environment, including all aspects of staff development, which may include team members in other offices.
    • Technical expertise in transaction tax and related matters, including significant experience conducting buy and sell-side tax due diligence projects, including diligence on pass-through entities; design and development of transaction structures using both corporate and pass-through entities; assessment of corporate tax attributes including historical tax basis, earnings and profits, and limitations applicable to net operating losses and tax credits, post-transaction planning including legal entity rationalization and application of consolidated return regulations.
    • Superior analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills, coupled with excellent written, interpersonal and presentation skills, as well as a proven ability to adapt to different situations, identify issues and work with specialists in other tax technical areas to resolve issues.
    • Computer expertise including knowledge of tax software and technology, including spreadsheet modeling. 

     

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