Transaction Tax Senior Associate

Transaction Tax Senior Associate

As the Transaction Tax Senior Associate you will lead innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise on M&A projects for your multiple clients all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You'll collaborate with the Transaction Tax team and assist with planning, execution, and direction of engagements because together is how we succeed. This position can be based in Charlotte, NC or Atlanta, GA. From day one, you will be empowered by high quality tools and resources to thrive in their role to meet client needs and help you achieve more confidently. Your day-to-day may include :

• Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff and interns on M&A projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
• Maintain active communication during engagement to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, make sure deadlines are met, and lead change efforts effectively and efficiently
• Work closely with our transaction services colleagues, focusing on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other transactions-related work
• Assist in conducting buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence, advising on tax efficient acquisitions and divestments, advising clients on tax efficient restructurings, reviewing taxes in financial models, and reviewing transaction documents
• Be involved in researching tax issues, preparing written communication in a succinct and deal-driven manner, helping clients with responses to tax authorities, and assisting clients in strategizing on the tax aspects of the transaction
• Assist senior managers on project development, client pursuit initiatives and the management of priority accounts
• Perform analysis of a client's tax attributes surrounding certain business events including tax basis of assets and stock, tax accounting for M&A driven transaction costs and corporate earnings and profits
• Perform detailed analyses of net operating loss / tax credit carry forward limitations pursuant to IRC Section 382 for both private and public clients
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications :

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