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Responsibilities
Tax Senior Manager, Executive Compensation/Employee Benefits - Washington
National Tax
This is an internal position in Washington National Tax to provide thought
leadership to the Baker Tilly tax practice and clients. This position is ideal
for tax specialists who want to expand their technical skills and build a
career in a specific field of tax. We are seeking a strong individual with
deep knowledge and demonstrated experience in the taxation of compensation and
benefits. Located near a Baker Tilly office required.
You will enjoy this role if:
- You like deciphering federal tax regulations and other guidance and can
explain it to others
- You enjoy working with a team of like-minded individuals
- You prefer internal clients instead of external clients
- You like having a predominately steady schedule without the large peaks of
busy season
- You are a strong writer and communicator
- You enjoy writing and research
What you will do:
- Provide tax technical support and insight to team members in the tax,
audit, consulting and internal HR practices on employee benefits and
executive compensation issues affecting projects for the team's clients;
this may include ERISA, qualified retirement plans, fringe benefits,
golden parachutes, deferred compensation, and equity compensation
- Brief team members on the relevant issues, attend client meetings with the
team member, and review the issues with the client or its legal counsel or
advisors directly. It is anticipated that the delivery of these services will
involve the preparation of emails and planning memos, as well as conference
calls and meetings
- Apply relevant tax authority to real-word situations
- Responsible for keeping abreast of current developments and preparing tax
alerts for the Firm designed to advise team members on current developments
coming out of Washington and the courts as they relate to their practice)
- Draft internal and external tax communications regarding new developments in
compensation and benefit matters
- Responsible for both formal (internal and external participation in
seminars and conferences) and informal employee benefit/executive
compensation training in the context of the tax, audit and consulting
practices, preparation of articles for publication in professional journals
or treatises and participation in government hearings and conferences on
behalf of the accounting profession
- Work with other specialty groups on issues that overlap with other technical
matters such as corporate taxation and partnerships
- Participate in tax research projects
- Develop recommendations and share with leadership to discuss and strategize
- Draft internal and external communications based on IRS regulations and
related guidance, and federal legislation regarding executive compensation
and employee benefits
- Assist the National Controversy Group with technical employee
benefits/executive compensation support in connection with clients
undergoing tax examinations by the Internal Revenue Service
- Learn and grow from direct on the job coaching and mentoring along with
participating in firm wide learning and development programs