Job Description

Referral Details

We greatly appreciate your referral, and we look forward to reviewing the qualifications of the candidate you've recommended. Here's a brief overview of the process: After you've completed this referral form, your recommended candidate will be directed to apply for the specific role through our website. This step is crucial for Wipfli to remain compliant with federal laws and to ensure a fair and transparent selection process. Once their application is received, our Talent Acquisition team will evaluate their qualifications, including how well they align with the requirements of the role and the broader needs of our organization. Your referred candidate will remain in our candidate database for future opportunities, offering them additional chances to become part of our team. As the referrer, your role in the recruitment process is to bring potential talent to our attention. We ask that you refrain from discussing updates on the candidate's status, out of respect for their personal consideration. Our Talent Acquisition team will provide you with a final update once the candidate has been informed of their application status. Throughout this process, we may reach out to you with questions or additional information to ensure a seamless and effective referral experience. Thank you for your invaluable contribution to our recruitment efforts, and we sincerely appreciate your understanding and support throughout this process.

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Responsibilities

Responsibilities: - Own and manage key multinational client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor and primary point of coordination across international and domestic tax service needs. - Lead integrated tax engagements for inbound and outbound multinational companies, with accountability for scope, quality, timelines, staffing, budgets, risk management, and client communication. - Oversee U.S. corporate and partnership tax compliance, including Forms 1120, 1065, and 1120-F, extensions, estimated tax payments, and related elections and disclosures, as well as state and local filing requirements. - Review complex U.S. international tax forms, computations, disclosures, and workpapers, including Forms 5471, 5472, 8858, 8865, 1118, 1042, 1042-S, 8991, 8992, and 8993, as applicable. - Advise on inbound and outbound matters involving Subpart F, NCTI, foreign tax credits, Section 163(j), FDDEI, BEAT, Section 245A, PTEP, tax treaties, withholding, and cross-border structuring. - Consult with clients on tax-efficient structuring of international transactions, the effective use of tax treaties, planning for foreign investment activities, and repatriation programs designed to minimize U.S. and foreign income taxes. - Connect international tax positions to domestic tax consequences, including taxable income, attributes, estimated payments, tax accounting, transaction reporting, and state tax implications. - Identify planning opportunities and compliance risks across the client’s full tax profile, translate technical issues into practical recommendations, and coordinate implementation with client finance teams and internal specialists. - Collaborate with state and local tax, transfer pricing, tax provision, transaction advisory, employment tax, and other firm professionals to provide seamless service to multinational clients. - Develop and mentor engagement teams, review work, deliver technical training, and promote consistent, scalable processes and technology-enabled service delivery. - Support proposals, engagement scoping, fee management, and expansion of multidisciplinary relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related field. - 5+ years of relevant public accounting, law firm, or multinational corporate tax experience, including significant U.S. international tax experience. - Demonstrated experience managing international tax accounts and advising inbound or outbound multinational companies. - Strong working knowledge of U.S. international tax compliance and the related U.S. federal domestic tax requirements for corporations. - Experience reviewing both international information returns and domestic income tax returns, computations, elections, disclosures, and supporting workpapers. - Proven ability to understand a client’s broader tax profile, identify interdependencies, and coordinate specialists across multiple tax disciplines. - Experience managing multiple engagements, client expectations, budgets, deadlines, and teams while maintaining a high standard of quality. - Strong technical research, analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the judgment and executive presence to advise finance and tax leaders. - Preferred Qualifications - CPA, JD, EA, or other relevant professional credential; master’s degree in Taxation or Accounting, JD, or LLM in Taxation preferred. - Experience with a national, Big Four, or large regional public accounting firm serving multinational companies. - Experience with ASC 740, transfer pricing, state and local tax coordination, cross-border transaction support, or international tax modeling. - Experience with CCH Axcess, BNA, Checkpoint, international tax compliance software, automation, or advanced Excel modeling. #LI-AF1 #LI-Hybrid

Additional Details

Additional Details: Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at hr@wipfli.com Wipfli values fair, transparent, and competitive compensation, considering each candidate's unique skills and experiences. The estimated base pay range for this role is $122,000 to $165,000, with offers typically not made at the maximum, allowing for future salary increases. The actual salary at the time of offer depends on business related factors like location, skills, experience, training/education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and relevant employment laws. Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance. Wipfli cares about our associates and offers a variety of benefits to support their well-being. Highlights include 8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans), dental and vision coverage, opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution and an Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits include firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution, well-being incentive, education & certification assistance, flexible time off, family care leave, parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefit offerings include critical illness & accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D. Eligibility for all benefits programs is dependent on annual hours expectation, position status/level and location. “Wipfli" is the brand name under which Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC and its respective subsidiary entities provide professional services. Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC (and its respective subsidiary entities) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Wipfli LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Wipfli Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. Wipfli Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Offers of employment by “Wipfli” are made by and through Wipfli Advisory LLC.