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Federal Tax Counsel - HYBRID - Basking Ridge NJ - to $230,000
Basking Ridge, NJ · $200,000 to $230,000OPEN JOB: Federal Tax Counsel
LOCATION: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
***HYBRID POSITION - 2 x per week in office
SALARY: $200,000 to $230,000
FULL-TIME
BENEFITS - Full
Ideal Candidate
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Key Responsibilities include:
REQUIREMENTS:
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.
Jason Denmark
Recruiting Manager
INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: jdenmark@intermediagroup.com
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondenmark/
LOCATION: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
***HYBRID POSITION - 2 x per week in office
SALARY: $200,000 to $230,000
FULL-TIME
BENEFITS - Full
Ideal Candidate
- Lawyer with federal tax experience that has practiced law (not just been a tax manager) for at least 4 years with a minimum of 6 years relevant experience.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Our customer (a Fortune 100 Firm) is seeking an experienced Tax Counsel to join their tax legal team.
- The candidate should have broad knowledge across all areas of US Federal income tax law that apply to a large multinational corporation including subchapters C and K.
- The ideal candidate will have experience that includes both tax planning and tax controversy. The candidate needs to be able to work in a collaborative environment to identify and resolve complex tax issues.
- This position will partner extensively with other teams within the Tax Organization as well as the business units and other stakeholders within the firm. It requires a strong business acumen as well as being practical and solutions oriented with a willingness to help the business achieve its objectives while mitigating tax risks for the company.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Partnering with the business units and provide tax support for new products and business initiatives.
- Identifying potential tax issues and develop practical solutions that achieve both the desired business outcome and mitigate tax risks.
- Identifying, designing and implementing tax planning opportunities and/or tax risk mitigation strategies consistent with the tax risk profile of the company.
- Partnering with tax audit teams to respond to information requests and develop technical arguments in support of positions if challenged by a tax authority.
- Drafting protests and petitions and representing the firm before tax authorities.
- Providing support for special projects which may include acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and captive insurance.
- Supporting tax accounting and compliance initiatives as needed.
- Assessing the impact of new US Federal income tax legislation, regulations, and IRS guidance and work with the Income Tax Operations team to determine the cash and ETR impacts.
- Determining the US Federal income tax impacts of restructuring legal entities; review and comment on documents to effectuate these transactions.
- Supporting head of transfer pricing as needed.
REQUIREMENTS:
- JD degree and six or more years of relevant work experience.
- Admission and good standing in at least one state (if not New Jersey, then eligibility for New Jersey In-House Counsel Limited Licensure).
- Experience in a top law firm and/or the tax department of a multinational company.
- Excellent tax research and analysis skills and a willingness to learn different areas of tax law which may include non-income taxes and non-US taxes.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
- LL.M. in Taxation or Masters in Taxation.
- Experience with international tax concepts (US and non-US) and intercompany transfer pricing.
- Broad knowledge across all areas of US Federal income tax law that apply to a large multinational corporation including subchapters C and K
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships within an organization.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills, adaptive to and effective for different audiences.
- A strong work ethic and desire to work through complex issues.
- Proven ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and work in a fast-paced environment including the ability to identify issues, develop creative solutions, and implement them.
- Ability to collaborate among multiple disciplines within the Tax Organization while also independently exercising sound judgment.
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
- MS WORD Resume
- required compensation.
- Contact information.
- Availability
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.
Jason Denmark
Recruiting Manager
INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: jdenmark@intermediagroup.com
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondenmark/