Associate 2 - Platform Enabled Tax Consulting

The Tax Digital Services (TDS) team is one of the fastest growing practice groups at RSM Tax. We are focused on enhancing RSM USI's ability to deliver comprehensive, value-added, and efficient tax services to our clients. It is a dynamic team with professionals of varying backgrounds in US partnership tax accounting. The team consults and executes on a wide range of initiatives involving Process and its automation, Platform enhancements, Go to market, and implementation including training development and engagement management.

The Role

Are you a visionary who wants to play a critical role in the next wave of tech innovation? Are you convinced that a tax process can be improved by leveraging technology? Are you frustrated with manual processes? At RSM, you will be part of an inclusive team who want to hear your voice. You will develop into a Subject Matter Expert on the various tax technology products while interfacing with clients to develop and implement automations and technologies, to create efficiencies in processes and add value.

Some of the opportunities you will have:

• Formulate, execute, and provide adequate support in the delivery of Form 1065 supporting schedules for our partnership clients in varied industries using RSM proprietary tools.
• Understand complex partnership agreements to derive allocation strategy for partnerships which have 754 elections, maintain their book, tax and 704c capital balances.
• Support existing automation workflows to help clients and various teams cut hours as well as enhance deliverables.
• Meet with clients and engagement teams to process maps, identify areas of improvement and opportunities where automation and technology can be introduced.
• Collaborating with other Tax Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), technical teams, and project managers on development projects.
• Leading and engaging various teams to resolve problems as they arise

Required

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Minimum 1 year of related work experience required in US partnership tax accounting.
• At least an intermediate expertise with MS Office.
• Prior public accounting experience with a mid-to-large size firm(s) or other professional services experience required.
• Good knowledge of GoSystem.
• Strong communication skills for differing audiences and situations.
• Ability to coordinate and work effectively with teammates, end-users and leadership.
• Ability to work in a hybrid office environment.
• Ability to complete work in an acceptable timeframe and manage a variety of detailed tasks and responsibilities simultaneously with accuracy to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives of internal and external clients.

Preferred:

• MBA , CPA or EA.
• Understanding of partnership tax allocation methodology in the hedge, private equity, and real estate industry.
• Strong working knowledge of Alteryx, Power BI.
• Experience with tax compliance systems or financial systems and technology.