Tax Principal - Life Sciences

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast‑to‑coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards.

Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Tax Principal – Life Sciences Industry

• Be a trusted leader of Baker Tilly’s tax services, providing federal tax compliance and consulting services to commercial clients, positively impacting your clients through being a valued tax business advisor and leading client relationships on day‑to‑day tax matters with various clients ranging from middle market to multinational.
• Consult on technical matters and special projects in corporate and flow‑through taxation, accounting methods, and ASC 740.
• Research various tax matters, respond to IRS and other tax authority inquiries, and make recommendations to clients for consideration.
• Coordinate with specialty tax practices on complicated tax matters in state and local, high net worth, international, research and development, and credits and incentives areas.
• Oversee tax‑planning responsibilities for federal and individual clients, reviewing complex tax research on a wide range of tax issues related to business transactions for a variety of entities and their affiliates.
• Provide recommendations for business and process improvements based on knowledge gained relative to the client’s operations, processes, and business objectives.
• Manage client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met.
• Utilize entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with the goal of acquiring new clients, projects, and revenue; actively participate in requests for proposals.
• Participate with other service line leadership in developing tax service market positioning and branding, strategy, and messaging.
• Invest in professional development individually and through firm‑wide learning and development programs.
• Support the growth and development of team members, helping associates meet their professional goals and proactively support recruitment efforts of future team members.
• Demonstrate leadership, initiative, excellent team skills, and high ethical standards.
• Represent the firm at key community events, firm functions, and other meetings.

• You are an expert in tax for the Life Sciences industry and know the New England market and want to make an impact to grow this area.
• You want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm that is growing, with more opportunity.
• You are passionate about contributing to your team’s professional growth and your continued development, creating endless opportunities now for tomorrow.

• Bachelor’s Degree required;
  Master’s or advanced degree desirable.
• CPA or JD required.
• Fifteen (15)+ years’ experience providing federal tax compliance and consulting services in a professional services firm; relevant industry experience considered.
• Five (5)+ years’ of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates.
• Demonstrated management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management and communication skills.
• Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning, see the big picture as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and timely completion of projects.
• Highly developed software and Microsoft Suite skills.

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.