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M&A Tax Managing Director - M&A Tax Partner
300 North LaSalle Suite 1420 Chicago, IL 60654 US
Job Description
Tax Managing Director - Tax Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions ("M&A") Tax
The Tax Managing Director or Tax Partner of M&A Tax will work in a fast-paced rapidly growing practice and assume a wide set of responsibilities across buy-side and sell-side transactions, divestitures and carve outs working alongside our performance improvement, turnaround and restructuring and investment banking practices to assess a company’s tax risks and opportunities, applying and interpreting income tax law and conducting comprehensive discussions with management and their advisors.
Responsibilities
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Working directly with internal senior personnel and clients to develop comprehensive solutions to complex transactional challenges
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Leveraging tax technical knowledge to lead engagement teams in performing buy- and sell-side due diligence and developing tax-efficient acquisition and divestiture structures
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Conducting, developing, overseeing and reviewing tax due diligence, tax structuring and tax modeling workstreams including but not limited to identification and mitigation of relevant historical and projected tax risks, tax-advantage structuring, optimizing and preserving valuable tax attributes, mitigating tax costs related to cancellation of indebtedness income and worthless stock deduction analysis, conducting Section 382 and transaction cost analyses
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Managing various technical tax issues dealing with consolidated returns, S Corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies
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Identifying and analyzing tax risks and opportunities while advising both strategic and private equity buyers and sellers on alternative tax strategies for acquisition, disposition and restructuring of businesses
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Reviewing and analyzing merger agreements and providing opinion letters
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Expanding tax research skills through deep exploration of complex technical tax issues across a broad spectrum of tax law
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Teaching, guiding and coaching junior team members
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Drafting clear and concise reports outlining key takeaways
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Creating tax financial models
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Contributing to marketing and business development efforts
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Supporting practice development initiatives
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Collaborating closely with performance improvement, restructuring and investment banking colleagues
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Qualifications
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Strong desire to be a part of and contribute to the growth of a high performing client focused team dedicated to individual and firm level achievements
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Bachelor’s degree from a top undergraduate program (accounting preferred)
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12 plus years of tax advisory experience or a combination of audit, tax and financial due diligence experience within a Big 4 accounting firm
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CPA, JD, Masters in Taxation or LLM
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Knowledge of a broad range of corporate tax matters in various industries
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Proven ability to articulate complex information when providing crucial negotiation insights
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Technically competent across multiple US federal, international and state income tax disciplines
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Fundamental working knowledge of all or essentially all non-income based federal, state and foreign tax regimes, including but not limited to indirect, payroll, property and ad valorem taxes
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Understanding of US GAAP, including the accounting for income tax principles
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Experience with tax controversy and procedure
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High degree of maturity with a proven ability to interact with senior executives, private equity firms, lenders, lawyers and management teams
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Experience leading other professionals and acting in a manner that motivates, inspires and develops junior team members
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Proven leader in the delivery of high-quality work that exceeds client expectations
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills including strong email etiquette
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Eagerness to be responsive at all times
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Proven track-record of success in high pressure, time-constrained environments
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Top-tier organizational skills and attention to detail
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Self-starter and entrepreneurial nature
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Open to travel and work at client site
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