Accountant - Tax Group

Description

To apply to this hybrid role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at ~~~

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Job Description

The Tax Group provides accounting, tax, financial management, legal and transaction support services to numerous individuals, trusts and entities holding proprietary, private equity and venture capital investments across a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, logistics, insurance, life sciences, hospitality, healthcare and services, among others. The Senior Accountant position reports to the Managers in the Tax Group and provides a unique opportunity to develop and grow as a tax professional in a nurturing environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares and reviews federal and state tax filings for partnerships, corporations, and individuals

• Provides the first-level review of workpapers with the opportunity to consider and identify key tax issues that have not been identified by other teams

• Performs research and analysis of critical tax issues and summarizes findings for the Tax Group

• Utilizes technical expertise gained through tax research and analysis to recommend tax treatment for tax issues that arise during discussions with the Tax Group and other teams

• Prepares and reviews foreign filings (Forms 5471, 8865, 926, FBAR), tracks foreign filings, and documents analysis to support positions taken for foreign filings

• Interacts with portfolio companies to assist with tax planning, structuring and administration.

• Collaborates with other DFMC groups and develops relationships that are crucial to the success of the company's tax compliance season each year

• Educates other teams through trainings as new tax reform topics and other tax issues become relevant

• Collaborates with the IT team to produce and implement new technology and procedures that will increase efficiency in the tax return preparation process

• Reviews notice response packages to send to various taxing authorities and assists with any federal, state and local tax audits

Requirements

Qualifications

• 2 - 3 years of public accounting experience in tax or similar experience in a family office environment.

• Advanced tax technical skills with an emphasis in partnership taxation, but also experience with Forms 1040, 1120S and 1120.

• Demonstrable research skills

• CPA preferred.

To apply to this hybrid role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at ~~~

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