Senior Tax Associate

Company Description

Altman Solon is a strategy consulting group that focuses exclusively on the telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) related sectors. As the largest TMT strategy consulting group in the world, we assist clients in fast, high-impact, confident decision making. We enable clients to seize new opportunities, improve performance, and increase shareholder value within complex and converging industries.

Duties and Responsibilities

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Tax Associate to assist with all areas of the tax function, including compliance, planning, governance, and stakeholder management. This person's enthusiasm for continual improvement will enable the tax team to evolve as it supports the growing global organization.

This newly created position will help build Altman Solon's tax organization from the ground up as we formalize processes and controls to manage internal and external tax risks and ensure accurate and timely compliance with our US federal, state, local, and international tax reporting obligations.

The Senior Tax Associate will provide detailed analysis of the financial information driving the tax returns and structural decisions of the firm. The ideal candidate would seek out opportunities to improve and enhance all elements of the tax department's output. The Senior Tax Associate will report to the Head of Tax, based in Boston, and will work closely with international tax colleagues and the wider global operations organization.

Responsibilities include:

Compliance:

• Coordinate inputs for the consolidated US federal, state, and local income tax returns by working closely with global tax and finance colleagues to deliver accurate and timely information for compliance preparation

• Partner with external advisors to ensure exceptional quality deliverables are submitted and tax compliance schedule is met and maintained globally

• Manage state and local tax notice receipts, provide analysis, and spearhead timely resolutions, including discussions with tax authority contacts

• Assist with migration to global ERP system (SAP) including detailed reconciliation of global tax attributes at the firm and partner level

• Perform monthly reconciliation of tax ledger accounts

• Manage sales and use tax compliance processes and other indirect business taxes

• Monitor current and impending changes to tax regulation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies.

Governance:

• Roll-out global tax operating model to support consistently outstanding tax support for the global organization

• Establish best practices for organizing tax functions, including the development of a process, risk, and control inventory of the tax function

• Document procedures for all tax processes and identify areas for enhancement

• Drive continuous improvements across business unit; actively engage in identifying and recommending new and effective solutions to existing processes.

Planning:

• Create and analyze tax models to identify optimal positions for a variety of tax projects

• Research opportunities for tax efficient restructurings and business expansion, both in the US and globally

• Assist with review and enhancement of global transfer pricing model

• Approach every situation with an eye for continued improvement

Stakeholder Management:

• Prepare internal reporting (quarterly tax statements) and maintain systems to track various tax attributes to enable quick and efficient reporting to stakeholders throughout the organization

• Build, present, and maintain tax resource materials for new and existing Partners and Directors

• Assist with global tracking of entity level tax attributes and partner tax basis

• Explain and discuss complicated tax matters and their implications with senior stakeholders in the organization

• Collaborate with HR and finance with tax support on wider initiatives

Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting; advanced degree (e.g. Masters in Taxation, LLM, JD with tax focus) and/or CPA strongly preferred

• 3+ years of tax experience in a role covering corporate and partnership taxation, with exposure to state and local, indirect, and international compliance issues

• Solid understanding of US GAAP and tax accounting for various entity types including partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, etc.

• Broad understanding of international tax structuring, tax accounting, and tax compliance

• Ability to communicate complicated tax matters in a clear and professional manner

• Strong relationship and interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop effective working relationships and be seen as a great teammate both within and outside of the Tax function.

• Work independently with little supervision

• Excellent writing, communication, organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills

• Self-directed and proactive, comfortable executing on multiple projects independently and in collaboration with others

• Prior experience within a professional services organization preferred

Location: Boston, MA

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key principles for the successful operation of any business, and especially ours. We are committed to ensuring that all employees, at all levels, feel supported, feel a sense of belonging, and are equally invested in the success of our shared work. This starts with ensuring that we draw the most talented people from all backgrounds. If your access to educational or extracurricular opportunities has been impacted by factors you would like to make us aware of, please include this information in your cover letter.

Altman Solon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and E-Verify user. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected status.