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    Tax Experienced Associate, Tax Automation - Chicago, United States - BDO USA, LLP

    BDO USA, LLP
    BDO USA, LLP Chicago, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Regular, Full time
    Description

    Job Summary:

    The Tax Experienced Associate, Tax Automation & Innovation, as a member of the Tax Automation & Innovation team, applies industry knowledge as well as educational background and experience to collaborate with clients of the firm and team members to implement tax automation tools.

    The Tax Experienced Associate, Tax Automation & Innovation is responsible for networking to build relationships within the organization as well as outside the firm. This role is also responsible for collaborating with Tax AI leadership to assess client tax departments end-to-end and determine the best areas in need of automation across tax data, process, technology, and workforce. Client engagements may include optimization or implementation of existing client tools, custom BDO tax/data solutions, or 3rd party vendor solutions. The Tax Experienced Associate, Tax Automation & Innovation is charged with participating in engagements under the direction of Tax AI leadership including exposure to the proposal process, scoping phase and design, building, testing, and deployment, as well as assisting in developing training and documentation during the final client hand-off stage. Additional duties include participating in ongoing maintenance and consulting as well as providing support to clients' post-implementation, such as on-site or virtual "go-live" or close assistance within new systems. It is expected that there will be some form of attendance and participation in various outside networking opportunities throughout the U.S. Other responsibilities may include collaborating with multiple offices within the firm to assist other business line engagement teams in delivering tax solutions to their clients as well as supporting the firm through development of new internal tax solutions or consulting and training on existing internal tax processes, technologies, and applications.

    Job Duties:

    Tax Consulting

    • Seeks to learn the full picture of a client's tax function and assists in developing unique strategies aligned with business objectives
    • Participates in planning or project delivery meetings, that may include proposal delivery and solutions workshops or training
    • Understands work plans for tax consulting projects performed for one's clients
    • Assists in meeting client expectations
    • May be involved in gathering requirements, drafting client requests lists, reviewing client data and workpapers, and redesigning such workpapers and processes as instructed by staff and management
    • Seeks opportunities to understand the process of drafting clear and compelling enhancements to tax process, technology, and data challenges
    • Contributes to establishing internal standards and processes for the practice
    • Seeks to understand complex data challenges and communicates them to target audience so that relevant issues are clearly understood

    Engagement / Project Management

    • Demonstrates basic project and process management skills; can effectively manage responsibilities associated with multiple projects at once as directed by Tax AI leadership
    • Takes ownership of work produced, performs self-review, and seeks review from seniors / project managers to mitigate risk and ensure quality, with support from leadership
    • Seeks understanding of role and responsibilities within the project scope to ensure client engagement terms are followed
    • Delivers projects on time and within budget by utilizing project management and client service skills
    • Collaborates with project team to measure deliverable milestones and ensure project progress and success
    • Works with Tax Al staff in completion of projects

    Client Service

    • Comprehends and clarifies team and client business requirements at the beginning of a project or engagement
    • Communicates the status of their work to the project team so that it may be shared with the client; promptly responds to requests and asks questions where appropriate
    • Supports project teams in navigating complex client issues
    • Provides on the job learning to Associates, as needed
    • Other duties as required

    Supervisory Responsibilities:

    • N/A

    Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    Education:

    • Bachelor's degree required; focus in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or Technology, preferred
    • Graduate degree, preferred

    Experience:

    • One (1) or more years of experience with technology or tax systems, required
    • ASC 740 tax accounting, consulting, or income tax compliance, preferred

    License / Certifications

    • CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent ("EA") (or the equivalent of one of these designations), preferred
    • Bloomberg, Corptax, Longview, Orbitax or Thomson Reuters certification, preferred
    • Alteryx, RPA, Microsoft Power Apps or other analytics software certification, preferred

    Software:

    • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, required
    • Experience with one (1) or more of the below software / tools, preferred:
      • Systems such as Bloomberg, Oracle, Thomson Reuters, ONESOURCE, Longview,OneStream or Corptax
      • RPA tools (UiPath, PowerAutomate, etc.)
      • ETL tools (Alteryx, Power Query, Power Pivot, Tableau Prep, etc.)
      • Visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)

    Language:

    • N/A

    Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

    • Demonstrated ability to work well remotely
    • Solid verbal and written communication skills
    • Strong people skills and ability to work on a team
    • Strong internal and external networking/relationship-building skills
    • Demonstrated sound decision-making skills
    • A basic understanding of tax and/or solution development concepts
    • A basic knowledge and skill level in engagement management including project management skills and administrative tasks
    • Ability to complete projects independently
    • Ability to travel 10-25% of the time

    Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

    Range: $60,000 - $110,000

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.
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