Senior Associate, Accounting Methods

The Accounting Methods group helps companies optimize their federal tax accounting methods, including revenue and expense recognition, capitalization, depreciation, and amortization, and various other special methods of accounting. Accounting Methods is part of BDO’s Specialized Tax Services business, which is composed of various tax consulting practices designed to help companies comply with specific areas of federal, state, and international tax law.

As a Tax Senior, Accounting Methods, you will help achieve BDO’s core purpose—Helping People Thrive Every Day—by helping both public and private companies identify federal tax benefits and correct federal tax exposures. Our clients are leaders in industries such as technology, manufacturing, healthcare, architecture/engineering services, and consumer products. As an Accounting Methods Senior Associate, you will have the opportunity and charge to innovate and collaborate with BDOers in all our business lines, as well as with our clients’ leaders in tax, accounting, and finance, and in their operations, software, manufacturing, and supply chain departments.

• Develop long-term, mutually beneficial client relationships
• Support the Accounting Methods team and practice in development and retention of long-term client relationships by providing high quality work product
• Work with other senior Accounting Methods professionals to prepare and review accounting method changes, including section 481(a) computations
• Identify when research is needed; clearly and concisely frame issues to be researched; and clearly and concisely report the analysis
• Provide premier-quality services to clients leveraging and/or improving standard business practices and technologies
• Complete tasks efficiently and effectively, organizing work papers so that required revisions are minimal
• Takes initiative to ensure proactively that due dates are met
• Participate in researching potential new clients, their tax position, facts that might trigger issues or opportunities for them
• Operate online research tools efficiently to gather pertinent tax, legal, industry, and other information
• Continue building tax knowledge by monitoring relevant tax laws and educating oneself on tax strategies
• Manage projects by planning the project process and the procedures to be performed with quality
• Meet internal deadlines to match core tax team and client expectations for timely delivery of service
• Maintain high level of technical skills in accounting methods area of the tax law through staying current on recent guidance
• Assist with the development of tools/templates that would be helpful to core tax services (CTS) and Tax professionals to implement accounting method projects
• Comply with industry standards and the policies outlined in the BDO Tax Quality Manual
• Other duties as assigned

• Train and mentor Accounting Methods Interns, Associates, and possibly other Senior Associates

Education requirements are not specified beyond a professional degree.

• Two (2) or more years prior experience in accounting, tax, or finance (including internships), required
• Prior experience in tax consulting roles (e.g., accounting methods, 263A, FDII), preferred
• Experience in preparing/reviewing tax provisions, corporate taxation, consolidations, and partnerships, preferred

• Currently holds or working towards Certified Public Accountant license, Enrolled Agent certification, or Juris Doctorate degree (or the equivalent), required

• Advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel & Word, preferred

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• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit and leadership mentality
• Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of BDO
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment with a focus on superior customer service
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong initiative, drive to lead, and desire and ability to enhance and grow the Accounting Methods practice
• Building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $73,500 - $131,250
Maryland Range: $73,500 - $131,250
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $73,500 - $131,250
Washington DC Range: $73,500 - $131,250

* Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.