Tax Counsel Counsel Jobs in Pennsylvania - 167738 | Submit Resume | General Counsel Consulting
General Counsel Consulting
About us Attorney resources Employer resources Job listings Submit resume Contact Us
General Counsel Consulting
Sign In
Email:
Password:
Forgot your password?
New User?
Signup
GCC
General Counsel
Consulting
provided
exceptional
service in helping
my organization
recruit for a hard
to fill position.
They did extensive
work on the front
end to understand
our needs and
our culture and
began referring
highly qualified
candidates almost
immediately.
 
Melinda Burrows
Deputy General Counsel
- Litigation and
Compliance, Progress
Energy Service Company
LLC
 

Jobs for Law Students
Law Student - Law Firm in San Jose, CA
USA-CA-San Jose
File Clerk The candidate will be organizing and filing documents for client files. Creating compute.... [more]


Law Student - In-House in San Mateo, CA
USA-CA-San Mateo
Winter Intern ? Tax Services The candidate will serve as members of client service teams. Interns a.... [more]


Law Student - In-House in Chicago, IL
USA-IL-Chicago
Intern - Tax Services The intern will be exposed to a wide variety of projects and industries. Will.... [more]


Articles By
Harrison Barnes From
BCG Attorney Search

 

 
Click here
 

Job of the Day
Trust & Estate Admin Attorney - Remote California
Newport Beach California United States

"Certain beneficiaries and trustees lacking legal counsel that we fund trust loans for, generally for tax relief and property buyout purposes -- need help from an attorney. Your fees are paid by the family trust. Contact us ASAP..." We are ...


In House Legal Job Listings

YOUR WINDOW TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES
 
Tax Counsel
Refer job# XMDP167738
 
Tax Counsel The candidate will own and manage portfolio of approximately 40 active audits, appeals and voluntary disclosures in process at any given time. Assign teams, provide strategic direction and support, review tax technical positions and sign off on all settlements. Budget, engage and manage internal and external resources to bring audits to resolution. Identify tax planning and process improvement opportunities across both income and indirect tax to reduce cash tax, increase compliance and/or increase process efficiency. Understand and quantify impacts of proposed planning on the business and customers. Support tax team in determining the root cause of known defects and in developing practical countermeasures. Represent the tax function across the organization to effect change. Maintain list of known tax defects/opportunities, track resolution and report to executive management on progress. Perform ad hoc tax research across all areas of tax including U.S. federal and state income, employment, franchise, sales, seller's use, gross receipts, and other taxes, as applicable. Draft and review internal tax technical memoranda for significant tax return positions, transactions and day-to-day tax advice provided to the business. Sign off on new product and service taxability assignments. Proactively monitor tax developments with material effects on the business, communicate implications to executive management and coordinate appropriate response(s). Work closely with legal, sales, privacy/compliance and procurement teams to review, draft and negotiate the tax-related aspects of commercial purchase and sale contracts, partnership/co-marketing agreements and other commercial arrangements. Participate in cross-functional teams related to deal due diligence and structuring, M&A agreement terms and disclosures, internal restructurings, new market entry and other significant internal change management projects.

The candidate should have a J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school. LLM in Tax preferred; License to practice (active or dormant). Should have 5-7 years of tax-related experience, with a minimum of 3 years at a national law or accounting firm. Several years of in-house experience or demonstrated hands-on experience outsourcing client functions preferred. Leadership experience with direct reports and cross-functional teams. Must be able to create an atmosphere of trust, leverage diverse views, coach staff, and encourage sustainable improvement and innovation while negotiating in a professional manner through resources and other constraints. Can identify and address customer needs in a responsive manner. Sets realistic expectations and proactively communicates outcomes. Widely respected and known as a ?person who can help. Builds trust and nurtures broad informal networks and relationships. Possesses general business knowledge including how companies work, the current macro-economic environment and understanding of the business verticals the company and its customers operate in. Must be able to proactively and rapidly identify what is important to different internal and external stakeholders, be able to synthesize how tax impacts those stakeholders and the financial and operational performance of the business. Is a life-long learner and is insatiably curious. Understands technology, how data flows through large organizations and basic principles of information systems design. Must have a working understanding of accounting principles and how/where critical tax-supportive data can be found and be able to design ways to slice and dice that data to support taxability decisions, quantify exposures and opportunities and inform decision making.
 
EMAIL TO COLLEAGUE  PERMALINK
This particular job is currently not active. However, since our clients regularly share with us similar and other job openings, we strongly recommend that you submit your resume. We shall review your resume and get in touch with you as soon as a suitable vacancy comes up to further discuss your interest in exploring the opportunity. Assisting you is our highest priority.

Please be assured that none of your materials will be forwarded to any employer without your consent. Of course, all inquiries are kept strictly confidential.
 
 

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars.