Senior Tax Manager, International

The Senior Tax Manager will be responsible for sophisticated tax compliance and related planning for DFO, its clients and related entities. The Dalio Family Office (DFO) supports Barbara and Ray Dalio and their family in their ventures and investments as well as their work through Dalio Philanthropies, including Ocean

X, Dalio Education, Endless Network, and the Beijing Dalio Foundation. The DFO is rooted in a culture of meaningful work and meaningful relationships and the family’s legacy of giving back. The right candidate can look forward to being challenged intellectually and expected to build long-lasting relationships, while managing a tax function representative of the founder's goals and standards. The office is headquartered in Westport, CT with a satellite office in New York City.

The Tax Compliance Pillar oversees tax compliance for the clients of the family office in partnership with several highly respected outside accounting firms. This compliance includes a wide array of areas, including investment and business entities as well as individual, philanthropic and trust taxation. The Tax Pillar also plays a key role working with other Pillars at the DFO on planning, accounting and implementing new strategies and structures for our clients.

We are looking for a Senior Tax Manager who has significant experience with international entities specifically in the UAE and Singapore. These entities encompass investment entities, operating businesses, as well as philanthropic entities and have both foreign and US filings. An ideal candidate will have experience with the UAE and/or Singapore tax compliance, IFRS experience, experience with multi-country filings and with cross-border matters.

• Manage the overall tax compliance process for a portfolio of entities spanning across the UAE and Singapore ensuring timely and accurate filings.
• Ownership of tax impact decision making for IFRS, Global Mobility, and Transfer Pricing in conjunction with the Tax Pillar Head.
• Review US and foreign tax returns and the related work papers for these entities prepared by our third-party service providers.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors both in these foreign countries and any associated advisors in the US.
• Resolve complex technical tax issues, consult with experts, prepare memoranda, and communicate research findings to senior management in a well-synthesized manner.
• Review of potential non-US and US tax consequences of the entity’s activities and its proposed structure.
• Manage tax audits for these entities and responses to taxing authority inquiries and notices.
• Work with the Finance & Accounting Pillar to be a resource for tax planning and implementation.
• Lead or participate in other cross-functional projects providing leadership toward additional value-added activities in addition to supporting operational and departmental excellence, while fostering teamwork between all functions.
• Be the primary liaison with others (both internal DFO members and external advisors) for all tax matters related to the portfolio of entities.
• Provision and determine estimated and actual tax payments and engage with Finance Pillar on payment executions.

• International Tax Planning and Compliance experience with preference of experience in the UAE and Singapore.
• Excellent client handling and communication skills.
• Excellent management of third-party tax advisors to prepare returns and work on projects.
• A high-level of organization and attention to detail.
• The ability to synthesize complex tax positions to key stakeholders.
• Eager to collaborate with others; comfortable giving and receiving feedback while working towards a common goal.
• Organized and able to adhere to due dates, work under tight deadlines, handle multiple tasks concurrently, and adapt to changing
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to work well independently.
• Committed to excellence and evolution in professional development.
• Ready to take on a Subject Matter Expert role within a team; offering guidance and taking…