Tax Staff Accountant
Gen II Fund Services is one of the largest global independent private equity fund administrators, and they are seeking entry-level tax staff accountants to join their growing team. The role involves tax compliance services on multiple client engagements, including preparing tax returns and coordinating with external auditors.
Responsibilities
- Obtain a detailed understanding of the client’s partnership agreement(s) and how to apply it to deliverables, including creating tax-carried interest computations
- Review and validate Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY to properly administer treaty claims for reduced U.S. withholding tax
- Prepare federal and state tax returns and associated workpapers
- Calculate quarterly estimated tax payments
- Meet ad-hoc tax compliance requests from clients and partners/ investors
- Prepare responses to state and federal tax notices
- Coordinate with external auditors and tax reviewers
- Other assigned projects
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Master's degree in Tax, JD and/or LLM (150 credit-hours minimum)
- CPA candidate
- Strong work ethic
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Thrive independently and as part of a team
- CPA certification
- Understanding of U.S. partnership taxation
- Understanding of U.S. corporate taxation
- Proficiency with Thomson Reuters GoSystems
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
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