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Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits (Consulting)

Job Details

  • Posted:26th March, 2025
  • Sector:Expatriate Tax & Compensation, Total Reward
  • Location:Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Job Ref:18205
  • Salary:Highly Competitive Salary

We have an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Tax Manager with expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and IPOs to join our client’s team.

Role Overview:
This position will lead and oversee a team dedicated to supporting clients through major corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and IPOs, with a focus on tax and operational impacts related to employee rewards.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in at least 3 of the following:

  • Global compensation and equity taxation & sourcing
  • Employment tax compliance & consulting (domestic and global)
  • Mobility tax compliance & consulting
  • M&A advisory
  • Total rewards and benefits
  • Executive compensation & integration
  • ASC 718, ASC 740
  • Share-based compensation, data & analytics
  • Corporate taxation


Responsibilities:

  • Identify and assess tax and operational risks that could lead to tax exposure.
  • Draft technical memoranda, design post-transaction operational processes, and ensure compliance.
  • Manage post-transaction integration of compensation, benefits, and share-based compensation globally.
  • Provide executive and employee communications regarding tax impacts of corporate transactions.
  • Develop and maintain senior client relationships, delivering technical, compliance, and operational expertise while ensuring high-quality client service.
  • Lead engagement teams, overseeing day-to-day service delivery and operational execution.
  • Manage risk, financial performance, team assignments, billing, and budget control on engagements.
  • Participate in business development activities, client presentations, and internal/external firm events.
  • Mentor and develop tax professionals within the team.


Qualifications & Experience:

  • Minimum 7 years of recent experience in employer benefit strategies, with preferred experience in at least three of the following areas: Total rewards and benefits; Mobility tax compliance & consulting; Global compensation and equity taxation & sourcing; M&A advisory; Employment tax compliance & consulting (domestic and global); Executive compensation & integration; Corporate taxation; ASC 718, ASC 740; Share-based compensation, data & analytics
  • Strong project management skills, with experience leading large multinational engagements.
  • Excellent quantitative, analytical, and advisory skills.
  • Ability to prioritise multiple projects, anticipate client needs, and develop new client service opportunities.
  • Innovative mindset with the ability to reimagine and deliver creative solutions in people, process, and technology.
  • Strong verbal and written communication abilities, capable of conveying complex information clearly and concisely.
  • CPA, EA, JD/LLM, or an advanced professional designation (e.g., MBA, ASOA, ENR ACT, FSA, CBP, CCP, CEBS, CPP, GPHR, PHR, SPHR) or willingness to obtain within one year of hire.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field (Law degree is a plus).

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