To meet the International Tax Practice’s continued expansion and demand, RKL is seeking a globally-minded Tax Associate to join our dynamic International Tax Practice. In this entry level position, you will play a pivotal role in delivering comprehensive tax solutions to multinational clients. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside passionate and collaborative professionals who are committed to excellence and innovation in the field of international taxation.
The International Tax Associate will collaborate closely with a dedicated and passionate team, including the International Tax Practice Leader and other members of the International Tax group, to deliver a broad range of compliance and consulting services for both foreign-owned and U.S. multinational clients. This entry-level position is tailored for graduates to engage with global businesses and individuals. Additionally, this role offers the opportunity to enhance your federal, state, and international tax skills through a combination of on-the-job experience and team coaching.
The duties of this position will focus on enhancing your technical and quality expertise while providing exceptional client services; not only through regular tax compliance work, but a vast array of consulting projects and opportunities. These responsibilities include:
- Prepare complex tax returns for multinational businesses and foreign-owned businesses
- Advise individuals on cross-border taxation complexities
- Support the international tax team in modeling cross-border tax mitigation strategies through research and data analysis
- Collaborate with various service lines and engagement teams to provide holistic client services
- Communicate complex issues in a non-technical manner to clients and team members
- Develop an understanding of U.S. taxation, the international tax implications of business and individual taxation, worldwide tax minimization, transfer pricing, and accounting for income taxes
People Management/Relationships
- Takes initiative to be a team player (seeks out opportunities to help others)
- Treats everyone with respect
- Develops loyalty and trust with team
- Successfully adapts to different personalities and working styles
- Proactively and effectively communicates information regarding status issues to team members
- Holds self-accountable for assigned work; seeks continuous feedback to learn and develop in role; open to new ideas and suggestions
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, International Business or related field
- A desire to learn and develop with the ever-changing international tax landscape
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite products, strong analytical knowledge in Excel
- Actively pursuing CPA licensure, if not already obtained
- Understanding of general accounting and tax principles and eagerness to learn
Essential Functions
- Regularly required to perform manual tasks, concentrate, think, learn, communicate, sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, grasp, handle or feel objects, reach with arms, talk and hear
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position as needed
- The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office and on site at client locations, stoop, kneel, crouch, push and pull
- Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner and exchange information with internal and external actors as needed
- Ability to lift/carry up to 20 pounds
- Ability to work outside of normal business hours and weekends as needed
- Ability to travel to local and non-local clients and events as needed, overnight travel may be required
- This job description is subject to change at any time and employee will be given additional responsibilities as assigned
