Chicago,
Illinois
022041
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Grant Thornton’s tax specialists complement our clients’ accounting teams while maintaining their auditors’ independence with our compliance services and customized tax planning advice. We have capabilities to advise our clients on various tax strategies including federal tax services, state and local tax services, international tax services, industry tax services, family wealth planning, and compensation and benefit plan design as well as consulting on other complex tax matters.
Tax – International Expatriate Service Managing Director
Position Summary:
The Tax Senior International Expatriate Service MD is responsible for the delivery of a full range of international tax services for multiple clients in a wide variety of industries within our International Accounting Firm. Responsibilities include interacting closely with clients to provide innovative international tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise; developing and managing staff; working closely with partners and staff on client management, practice development and business development activities; and formulating and delivering innovative international tax planning and savings strategies. The International Tax MD is responsible for an assigned group of clients.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Oversee the efforts of multiple client services teams on client engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete international tax projects in a wide variety of industries; provide innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; market, sell, design, and implement tax-planning strategies for clients and manage to budget.
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Oversee the delivery of a full range of international tax services and advise U.S. and foreign multinational companies on the tax implications of their international operations as well as coordinating U.S. tax laws with foreign tax laws to develop an optimal worldwide tax strategy.
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Consult with clients on tax-efficient structuring of international transactions, effective use of tax treaties, planning related to offshore investments activities and repatriation programs to minimize US and foreign income taxes of our US-based multinational clients, minimizing worldwide tax burdens on business transactions and operations, and making effective foreign investments.
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Conduct primary and secondary review of complicated or complex international tax returns.
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Facilitate client understanding of international tax development implications.
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Consult, work with, and service client to make recommendations on business and process improvement and serve as a business advisor to client.
Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience:
* Bachelor's degree in Accounting. CPA, Master's in Taxation, LLM in Taxation, or JD.
* A minimum of eight years of progressive tax consulting experience, preferably with at least five years focused on international taxation. Experience with a Big 4 firm, law firm, or large corporate tax department of a multinational company.
* Superior analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in US GAAP and tax consulting and compliance. Experience with inbound and outbound transaction consulting, multi-national corporation experience, transfer pricing, foreign tax credit utilization, and tax minimization.
* Demonstrated experience in practice development, business development, and managing other managers.
* Computer expertise including knowledge of tax software and technology.
Additional Information:
* Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.
Benefits:
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Requisition ID: 022041
Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois
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