Tax Experienced Senior, Core Tax Services

Job Description

Tax Experienced Senior, Core Tax Services – Corporate/ASC 740 Focused | BDO

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at BDO. BDO is a professional services firm that helps clients navigate complex tax regulations and optimize their financial positions. This role is integral to providing core tax services for corporate clients, with a specialized focus on ASC 740 tax accruals. The position is essential for ensuring client compliance with all applicable tax authorities, minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and fostering the professional growth of Core Tax Services Associates.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Varies by location
• Pay: $80000–$125000 yearly
• Team: Core Tax Services team, potentially supervising Associates and reporting to a Tax Team member.
• Mission: Ensure client compliance with tax authorities, minimize tax burdens, and provide support for corporate tax planning and ASC 740 accruals.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Suite, tax research databases, tax compliance process software, STS, GoFileRoom

What You’ll Actually Do
• Tax Compliance: Ensure clients comply with all applicable tax authorities while minimizing their tax burdens, manage tax projects by planning the tax process, conduct detailed reviews on all returns, and identify book-to-tax differences.
• Tax Accruals: Correctly apply firm policies and standards for FAS 109 and FIN 48, prepare provision workpapers, identify and discuss uncertain positions, review and prepare footnote disclosures in compliance with ASC 740, and manage STS.
• Research & Consulting: Identify when research is needed, clearly frame issues for analysis, apply firm and professional standards for preparation of WTA and tax returns, and assist with developing and implementing efficient methods to maximize client benefits.
• Client & Project Management: Act as the main client contact for general questions and information, coordinate engagement from onset, manage projects by developing a budget and monitoring vs. actuals, and identify out-of-scope activity.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise and manage the day-to-day work assignments of Core Tax Services Associates, provide verbal and written performance feedback, and act as a mentor to junior team members.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, OR a Bachelor’s degree in another focus area coupled with CPA certification (or Authorization to Test for the CPA exam prior to start date). This role is for an experienced senior professional in tax services.
• Experience: Three (3) or more years of prior relevant tax experience, which may include public accounting, private industry accounting, or consulting/professional services.
• Skills: Demonstrates solid verbal and written communication skills, possesses strong analytical, research, and critical thinking abilities, and can effectively delegate work as needed to other team members.
• Bonus: A Master’s degree in Accountancy or Taxation is preferred, along with CPA certification (or Attorney/EA), industry expertise in one or more tax specialty, prior basic supervisory experience, and proficiency with tax research databases and tax compliance process software.