M&A Tax Manager

The Firm

At Andersen Tax LLC (“Andersen”), we offer a rewarding career path for exceptional, motivated, and entrepreneurial individuals. From the moment your employment begins, you will be exposed to a variety of projects giving you the opportunity to stand out and make a difference. Because of our favorable Managing Director to Associate ratio, you will receive hands-on mentoring from firm leaders that prioritize your growth and development.

Once you join the team, you will become well-acquainted with our core values: Best-in-Class, Stewardship, Independence, Seamlessness, and Transparency. These are the qualities that define Andersen professionals.

Know that through our sustained growth and best-in-class service, we offer substantial long-term career opportunities and the tools necessary to be an emerging leader. If you want to be a part of a growing and exciting organization, then consider your opportunities with Andersen – a name from the past, a firm for the future.

The Role

Andersen is growing its M&A services practice and looking for dynamic experienced professionals who want to become specialists in corporate and partnership M&A tax issues. The M&A services team advises clients around tax efficiency, benefits and risks of potential transitions, addresses complex issues related to corporate and partnership transactions, performs analysis to assess the federal and state tax consequences of transactions, and executes tax integration of acquired enterprises.

Candidate must possess expertise in advising corporate and private equity clients with respect to buy-side and sell-side transaction structuring, tax due diligence, modeling, and post-transaction integration. Andersen M&A service team members are expected to have deep technical knowledge as to both corporate and flow-through tax transactional considerations. Core competencies for the M&A services practice include analysis of buyer and seller historical tax positions and attributes, the preparation and presentation of tax due diligence reports, modeling various structuring alternatives, and computing tax cost and benefits associated with proposed transactions.

M&A service team members will also assist clients with post-transaction integration matters, including purchase price allocation and tax amortization calculations, IRC Section 382 studies, Earnings and Profits calculations, transaction cost analyses, and other Subchapter C and Subchapter K tax matters.

Candidate must possess and maintain strong written and oral presentation skills, conduct tax research, supervise and develop other professional staff, and effectively manage large projects with multiple work streams. Managers in this role are also expected to engage in networking and business development activities inside and outside of Andersen. M&A service team members also assist the corporate tax group during periods of downtime, assisting various client service teams with general corporate tax matters, including tax compliance and ASC 740.

The Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master's of Tax and/or Juris Doctorate preferred; Accounting, Finance, Economics or related undergraduate degree preferred;
• Advanced credential allowing for client representation before the Internal Revenue Service required (i.e. CPA or JD);
• At least 5 years relevant work experience with a national accounting firm or Big 4 or equivalent Industry experience;
• Knowledge of M&A practices, including corporate, private equity, and tax integration; Knowledge in the areas of Subchapter C transactional issues, consolidated federal tax returns, IRC Section 382, Earnings and Profits, Subsidiary Stock Basis and transaction costs would be an advantage;
• Leadership and organizational skills;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and a natural facilitator;
• Self-starter with the initiative to seek out opportunities and ability to work successfully in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment;
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills and Proficient use of technology including MS Excel.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  

Andersen welcomes and encourages workforce diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation (including gender identity and gender expression), mental disability, physical disability, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), age, marital status, military status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or regulations. All qualified individuals, including those with criminal histories, will be considered in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. Additionally, we make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

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