at Alvarez & Marsal Tax, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
A&M is a group of entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals who take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.
We provide tax, turnaround management, restructuring, performance improvement, and corporate advisory services. Our tax practice is unique in that we offer the opportunity to work without audit conflict and truly act a trusted business advisor. We provide our teams with opportunities and support to develop and cultivate careers that are most meaningful to them and reward them based on their achievements.
One of the largest pillars in our Tax practice is our Federal Tax team whom have a deep specialization in tax consulting and compliance services for pass through entities (partnerships, S corps). In many cases, our Tax professionals manage day-to-day client service relationships, and as such, serve as the gateway to a variety of specialized tax services that help to improve compliance with taxing entities, while maintaining each client's overall tax risk profile. Due to our tremendous growth we're seeking a Director to join our team.
What Will You Be Doing?
As a Director within Federal Tax you will:
- Manage tax compliance process for partners estimates, extensions and annual compliance filings for pass through entities
- Participate in tax-planning for pass through clients and advise clients on tax implications of their business objectives
- Assist with tax compliance and tax-planning for selected partners' individual taxes
- Lead special projects in specific technical areas such as tax basis balance sheets, initial capital account set-up, capital account maintenance, tax distribution calculations, taxable gain calculation and tax structuring opportunities
- Manage risk, resources, staffing and financial performance for multiple engagements at once including billing, collections and project budgets
- Lead client calls to understand critical areas of importance and apply tax technical knowledge to specific client situations
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and clearly communicate work plan, project objectives, and timelines
- Build client relationships and demonstrate a working knowledge of client businesses
- Supervise, develop, mentor, and motivate our Associates, Senior Associates and Managers by actively participating in their advancement through on-the-job training, providing performance feedback, counseling, and fostering our team-based atmosphere
- Manage workload and deadlines for Associates, Senior Associates, and Managers with a focus on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the project team
- Demonstrate commitment and desired behaviors while working with others that have diverse experiences, skills and perspectives
- Conduct day-to-day management of accounts to ensure delivery of timely and accurate work product
- Regularly supports business development efforts. Sees opportunities for add on work, thought leadership, new client pitches, and optimizing the compliance process
How will you grow and be supported?
At A&M, we know our people drive our growth, and we're focused on providing an employee experience that supports professional and personal...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
