Staff Accountant – Tax Group

New York, NY

Summary

The Staff Accountant assists the Tax Group in managing the tax compliance, consulting and tax filing positions of the Firm.  The position requires a wide range of tax skills and the ability to communicate effectively with many different departments and Partners of the Firm.

Responsibilities

• Firm Tax Issues – Support the Tax Group to resolve tax questions raised by other departments, Firm offices, and Partners.  Assist in coordinating research with E&Y and internal resources (including other departments).
• Partner Support – Support the Tax Group with responses to Partner questions regarding the taxation of the Partnership and/or their individual taxes and prepare statements & memos to keep Partners informed of their pending U.S. and foreign tax liabilities.  Draft responses to Partner accountants with tax information to answer their questions.
• Tax Compliance – Review certain domestic and international tax filings prepared by E&Y and other outside accounting Firms.  Assist in the coordination and gathering of tax information between local Firm offices, the Financial Services Division and E&Y.  Support the Tax Group in determining when additional state or international tax filings are needed as a result of changes in the tax laws, or client or Firm staff locations.
• Projects – assist with responses to notices and audits from the taxing authorities, tax exposure analyses, budgets, reviews of service providers, tax minimization projects and year-end gross-up calculations.
• Tax Withholding – Assist the Tax Group with determining whether clients in countries where Firm does not have offices will need to withhold foreign taxes from payments to Firm, including communications with E&Y whether international tax treaties can be used to mitigate or eliminate such withholding.  Apply for IRS residency certifications for use in treaty claims.  Work with Firm Treasury department to properly account for such withholding.
• Expatriate Coordination – Assist the Global Mobility Manager with tax issues that may arise under the Firm’s expatriate program.
• Support the Tax Group to manage estimated tax calculations and final tax filings for departing or departed Partners.  Provide final reconciliations of U.S. and foreign tax charges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree(s) in accounting, tax or law
• 1-2 years of solid accounting experience – such as audit, tax or diverse private experience.
• Experience with international and multi-state tax issues preferred.
• 1-2 years of tax compliance experience:
  • 1-2 years of business taxes – including payroll and partnership tax, or
  • 1-2 years of individual taxation – including expatriate taxation
• Client-focused attitude with strong communication and writing skills.
• Excellent problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Team player and a quick learner, with the ability to easily adjust to changes.
• Accounting background, with some knowledge of individual and partnership taxation (U.S. federal, multi-state and international), and good computer skills – especially Excel.
• Flexibility to work outside standard business hours.

Compensation and Benefits

The Firm’s compensation is merit-based. The good faith, annualized salary range for this position is $83,550 – $107,300 depending on the candidate’s overall experience and other job-related factors permitted by law such as, education, training, other responsibilities. The annual salary range listed is just one component of the Firm’s total compensation and benefits package which includes a discretionary bonus, paid leave, life, health, accident and disability insurance; and a 401(k) plan.