Job Title: Tax Accountant

Department: Finance

Office: Boston or New York

Report to: Senior Manager of Tax & Equity Partner Compensation

Status: Exempt

Summary

We strive to be enterprising, respectful, inclusive, insightful, and tenacious in every aspect of our business, including our interactions with clients, colleagues, and the communities where we have a presence. We rely on these core values to serve clients in key practice areas and industries – the business pillars of Brown Rudnick: crisis management, which includes restructuring, investigations, and special situations; global litigation; life sciences; technology; and brand and reputation protection.

Our growing Tax department is looking for a Tax Accountant. General responsibilities include but are not limited to, assisting the Senior Manager of Tax & Equity Partner Compensation with monthly, quarterly, and yearly filings across our US and European offices.They will be instrumental in refining and enforcing tax controls and procedures in connection with the US office, as well as promoting excellence in a service-oriented and team environment.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in tax planning initiatives
• Prepare state indirect tax returns (sales/use, personal property, etc.) & ensure all tax filings and payments are made in a timely manner.
• Analyze data included in US & UK tax returns.
• Review all periodic tax returns in a timely manner using applicable information.
• Maintain well-ordered and updated tax archives.
• Reconcile tax and equity-related accounts on a monthly basis.
• Participate and assist in the month and year-end general ledger balancing against tax reporting.
• Coordinate and review year-end tax audit.
• Gather, analyze data, and provide relevant information/recommendations in regard to equity partner compensation and distributions.
• Maintain and update equity partner compensation and tracking of all relevant information related to tax.
• Ensure a high level of data integrity pertaining to equity partner compensation information for tax purposes.
• Assist the Senior Manager of Tax & Equity Partner Compensation with additional projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business, CPA is a plus.
• 2 years of related tax experience
• Good understanding of tax concepts
• Experience working in public accounting or law firm setting a plus.
• Experience with professional service organizations cash or tax basis of reporting is highly desirable.
• Experience with partnership, pass-through entities, and individual tax returns.
• A self-starter and team player with the ability to effectively communicate.
• Very strong analytical, oral, and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Highly detailed and service-oriented

Who We Are

Brown Rudnick is an international law firm with roots in post-war 1940s Boston and New York City. From the beginning, our lawyers and business professionals have demonstrated a remarkable blend of entrepreneurialism and collaboration. Over the last 25 years, the combined firm has thrived with full and easy partner/practice integration, rapidly realized profits from practice group collaboration, the continued development of new lawyers and a business professional staff that is well respected in the industry. Today, Brown Rudnick is a recognized leader in several practice and industry areas, such as corporate restructuring, technology, white collar defense, international disputes, intellectual property, and life sciences. The Firm continues to grow strategically and show its entrepreneurial, collaborative spirit that led to its creation.

Salary range based on experience level and location is estimated to be in the range of $65,000-90,000.

Brown Rudnick LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to recruiting, developing, and advancing talented professionals from all backgrounds across the spectrum of diversity. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws, without regard to race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or another protected characteristic, all as defined by applicable laws.