Tax Manager, Transfer Pricing

Job Summary:

The Tax Manager, Transfer Pricing is responsible for advising clients of the tax implications relating to their business objectives, recommending alternate courses of action, as well as identifying different methods of complying with tax regulations. In this role, the Tax Manager, Transfer Pricing will be charged with marketing, networking and business development within his/her area of experience and specialization and recognizing potential changes in tax policy and applying new policies to tax compliance.

• Research
  • Completes financial analysis related to intercompany transactions to include an evaluation of industry data and financial data provided by the client to assist in the documentation of appropriate intercompany pricing policies
  • Identifies when research is appropriate and frames issues to be researched
• Tax Compliance
  • Ensures clients are compliant with transfer pricing requirements and proposes a year-end transfer pricing review, if applicable
  • Assists in determining appropriate transfer pricing methods under IRS regulations and analogous rules under the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines
  • Ensure tax engagement letters are adopted prior to engagement work commencing
  • Conducts detailed review of facts relating to transfer pricing and data and identifies basic, complex and advanced issues through the engagement
  • Conducts detailed review of transfer pricing analysis and reports on it
  • Manages engagement to achieve engagement metrics
  • Completes the project planning process and scheduling
• Tax Controversy
  • Represents clients before any tax authority on contested issues, as appropriate, and with assistance and guidance from senior STS Transfer Pricing professionals
• Transfer Pricing Consulting and Documentation Services
  • Develops, recommends, and implements appropriate transfer pricing methods (by type of transaction) to specific situations
  • Prepares planning/documentation reports
  • Applies transfer pricing regulations relevant to particular types of transactions when analyzing client business and financial data and identifies any issues
  • Analyzes the applicability and implications of new regulations and reports those findings to STS Senior Director and/or Tax Principal
  • Recognizes need to utilize other expert resources, internal and external, to assist with engagements, as needed
  • Identifies opportunities for additional consulting specialties and federal tax cross selling opportunities and presents possibilities to appropriate members of senior management
• Tax Provision and FIN 48
  • Employs general principles in tax accounting and relevance of transfer pricing in tax provisions
  • Applies transfer pricing in the context of tax provisions and FIN 48
  • Reviews tax provisions related to transfer pricing
  • Partners with Assurance professionals to plan tax accrual reviews related to transfer pricing
• Tax Related Software
  • Utilizes Caseware, GoSystems, tax research databases and other tax-related software in the completion of assigned tasks
• Other duties as required

• Supervises the day-to-day workload of STS Transfer Pricing Senior Associates and Associates on assigned engagements and reviews work product
• Ensures STS Transfer Pricing Senior Associates, Associates and Interns are trained on all relevant tax software
• Evaluates the performance of STS Transfer Pricing Senior Associates and Associates and assists in the development of goals and objectives to enhance professional development
• Delivers periodic performance feedback and completes performance evaluations for STS Transfer Pricing Senior Associates, Associates and Interns
• Acts as Career Advisor to STS Transfer Pricing Senior Associates and Associates, as appropriate

• Bachelor's degree, required
• Major in Accounting or Economics, preferred
• Advanced degree, preferred

• Five (5) or more years of prior experience, required
• Experience working within a transfer pricing practice, required

• N/A

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word, preferred
• Prior exposure to Go Systems, tax research databases and/or other tax-related software beneficial, preferred

• N/A

• 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…