Tax Senior Manager - Mergers and Acquisitions

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RSM is looking for a dynamic experienced M&A tax professional to join our national Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Tax group. This is a rapidly growing tax advisory practice with significant growth opportunities. We advise multinational corporations, privately held companies, partnerships, and private equity firms on the tax aspects of planning, structuring, and executing M&A transactions.

This position within RSM’s M&A Tax practice will be responsible for the following job duties, which are focused around three core concepts: Technical & Quality Expertise, People & Talent Management, and Client Service/Business Development.

• Work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team that focuses on delivering due diligence and tax structuring services, and communicate findings and opportunities to clients
• Lead Canadian tax due diligence engagements, including reviewing target’s historic tax profile, planning, tax examination, acquisition/disposition, and filing history to assess potential risks and opportunities; prepare/review tax due diligence reports
• Assist with various tax advisory engagements including buy-side and sell-side structuring, domestic reorganizations, sale planning, cross-border planning, evaluating structures for tax efficiency, modelling transaction scenarios etc.
• Work with and assist other members of the M&A Tax practice with various technical tax issues, demonstrate an understanding of complex tax concepts and apply tax knowledge to client situations
• Work with other service lines (domestic and international) as well as external advisors on various M&A engagements
• Maintain high-level client relationships, provide support and contribute to various business initiatives
• Develop, motivate, and train staff and senior level team members

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or a related field
• CPA or MTax required; CPA in-depth tax program and/or advanced CPA in-depth courses
• 7-10 years of experience in a public accounting firm, a corporate tax department, preferably within M&A tax
• Knowledge of a broad range of corporate tax matters in various industries, accounting and financial reporting
• Ability to manage multiple complex engagements and deliver timely, high-quality work.
• Strong writing, analytical, research, excel and organizational skills
• Strong communication, presentation, project management and business development skills

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At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $119,000 - $218,200

Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.