Global Services-Expatriate Tax Manager

Job Overview

The GES Manager - Expat is responsible for advising clients on international assignment structuring, presenting researched conclusions and recommendations, and identifying methods to comply with tax obligations. Additionally, the role includes marketing, networking, and business development within the expatriate services specialization.

• Conducts arrival and departure tax meetings for expatriates and inpatriates, as required.
• Maintains long‑term client relationships.
• Supervises client and service delivery expectations of global employees for corporate clients and individual engagements.
• Participates in the management of client fee arrangements.
• Reviews and signs U.S. individual income tax returns for inbound and outbound international assignees.
• Examines and approves international assignment cost projection calculations, compensation balance sheets, assignment cost projections, assignment agreements and equalizations.
• Acts as primary contact for assigned clients regarding communication and management of service.
• Communicates with clients and team members in writing, via phone and in person to conclude and sign tax returns for individual assignees.
• Identifies potential tax issues and evaluates and selects alternative actions to lessen tax burden and compliance cost.
• Recognizes and communicates potential risks, along with potential changes in tax policy, and applies new policies to tax compliance.
• Conducts periodic client meetings.
• Manages resource allocation, workflow and resource utilization based on business needs.
• Identifies when research is necessary, frames issues to be researched, identifies sources of reliable information, analyzes facts and authorities, and reports the issues researched for various global tax and human resource management matters, as appropriate.
• Develops resolutions based on general knowledge and transfers these into multiple tax functional specialties.
• Prepares correspondence on various global human resource management and individual tax issues.
• Partners with expatriate services professionals on assigned projects, business development proposals, practice development challenges and client service matters, as needed.
• Assists in addressing routine questions from federal and state agencies, as needed.
• Attends professional development and training sessions regularly.
• Other duties as required.

• Directs and supervises the workload of expatriate services associates and senior associates on assigned projects.
• Reviews work prepared by associates and provides review comments, as needed.
• Acts as a career advisor to associates.
• Provides verbal and written performance feedback to associates.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, International Business, Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management or other related field, required.
• Advanced degree in Accounting, Tax or MBA (concentration in International Business or Human Resource Management), preferred.

• Five (5) to eight (8) years of related work experience, required.
• Prior supervisory experience required.
• Prior study abroad or international work experience, preferred.

• Licensed CPA, attorney or enrolled agent.
• American Payroll Association (APA) membership is beneficial.
• Society of Human Resource Management certification is beneficial.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Prior experience with various tax applications and research tools such as Go Systems, preferred.

• Fluency in foreign languages highly desired.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain highly confidential information.
• Effective communication with professionals at all levels.
• Ability to work in a deadline‑driven environment and handle multiple projects/tasks with attention to detail.
• Ability to multi‑task while working independently or within a group environment.
• Superior analytical and diagnostic skills, and the ability to apply analysis to determine appropriate next steps.
• Excellent computer skills…