# Head of US Tax

**Company**: Freshfields US LLP
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $400,000 to $450,000
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

The Head of US Tax is responsible for all aspects of the US Firm's Federal, State and Local tax consulting, including communication with and providing support to the US leadership team.

Key responsibilities and deliverables:

- Develop and implement tax strategies to optimize the organisation's US tax position

- Identify and respond to current and emerging tax risks impacting the US business

- Liaise with US Management group on tax related matters

- Lead point of contact for US partners and senior Business Service personnel on US taxes

- Partake in discussions on global tax planning including identifying any US implications

- Proactively advise on potential US tax code changes and communicate the impact on both the Firm and individual partners

- Collaborate with cross-functional global teams to address tax implications of business transactions

- Responsible for US tax compliance, including working with the US Tax Manager and local tax advisors

- Participate in partner on-boarding and staff mobility discussions

- Oversee the application of global transfer pricing policies in the US

- Ensure adherence to the Firm's established financial accounting, partnership accounting and tax accounting processes

- Lead the Firm's response to US tax audits and inquiries from US tax authorities

- Coordinate with the Global Finance, Global Partnership Accounts and Global Tax team to support global reporting needs and processes

- Maintain strong relationships with external advisors and stakeholders

- Supervise and mentor junior tax professionals

Key requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

- Knowledge of partnership and individual income tax

- Experience of providing strategic and proactive tax advice

- Ten or more years' experience in tax accounting

- Strong attention to detail and analytical abilities

- Organized and flexible with an ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment

- Ability to prioritize daily workload while simultaneously managing multiple deliverables

- Experience of working with senior management

- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships across functions and geographies

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

## Skills

### Required
- Accounting
- Finance
- Tax consulting
- Microsoft Excel
- Word
- Outlook

### Nice to have
- 3E
- Prior experience working in a legal or professional services environment

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