Sales & Use Tax Managing Director, STS SALT

Company: BDO
Location: Mclean
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Job Summary

BDO's Core Purpose is Helping People Thrive Every Day. Our Core Values reflect how we manage our work, our relationships and ourselves. As an employee of the firm, you will live true to our Core Values of people first, being exceptional every day in every way, embracing change, feeling empowered through knowledge and choosing accountability. Our Core Values are the standards by which we conduct ourselves day in and day out, both internally and externally.

A STS SALT Sales & Use Tax Managing Director is responsible for advising and providing written tax advice to clients of the sales & use tax implications relating to their business objectives, evaluating alternate courses of action to lessen tax burden and cost of compliance, recognizing potential tax risks, and identifying potential changes in the sales & use tax statutes, policies, and regulations. In this role, the STS SALT Sales & Use Tax Managing Director will be charged with marketing, networking and business development within his/her area of experience and specialization and maintaining key client relationships. In addition, the STS SALT Sales & Use Tax Managing Director is a critical part of the office's/ region's Tax Services leadership team, and will act as a source for guidance on complex tax questions and issues.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or other relevant field required
• Masters degree in Accounting/Taxation or J.D. preferred

Experience:

• Ten + years of prior experience in state and local/multistate experience required
• Prior experience supervising tax professionals on a project or engagement basis required
• Prior experience preparing and/or reviewing tax provisions preferred
• Significant business development and marketing of sales and use tax engagements experience required

License/Certifications:

• CPA certification or other relevant certification preferred

Software:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word preferred
• Exposure to and familiarity with standard tax applications and research tools preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Superior analytical and research skills
• Solid organizational skills especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
• Proven ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Capable of effective managing a team of tax professionals and delegating work assignments as needed
• Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and client personnel
• Ability to encourage team environment on engagements and contribute to the professional development of assigned personnel
• Executive presence and ability to act as primary contact on assigned engagements
• Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
• Advanced knowledge of appropriate application of tax standards to ensure effective and efficient delivery of sales & use tax services
• Advanced knowledge of sources of relevant information utilized in sales & use tax filings
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of cause / effect for taxable conditions on clients and the potential sales & use tax issues

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