Director, M&A Tax: Partnerships & Pass-Through

Forvis Mazars US; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 431,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k)

Bonuses

Profit-sharing

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking a Director for its Tax M&A practice in the United States. The role focuses on partnership transactions and federal income tax matters, advising private equity funds, portfolio companies, and other pass-through structures across the transaction lifecycle.

The candidate will lead engagement teams, shape structuring and modeling solutions, and contribute to business development and thought leadership while growing the national Tax M&A platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 8-12+ years of progressive tax experience with significant M&A exposure and substantial partnership tax experience (Big Four or large regional preferred)
• CPA or active Bar admission
• Strong background in partnership and pass-through taxation in transactional settings; experience with C-corporations and consolidated groups is helpful but not primary
• Excellent tax research, technical writing, and issue spotting skills
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and client engagements

Responsibilities

• Lead partnership transaction structuring and modeling, including analyses of basis step-ups
• 704 allocations, disguised sale considerations, debt allocations, and related transactional issues
• Deliver post close planning and transitional services
• Analyze complex federal tax issues affecting partnerships and other pass-through entities and document conclusions in clear deliverables
• Oversee multi disciplinary teams across multiple transactions to deliver high quality, timely, practical work
• Advise senior client stakeholders on partnership-driven transaction issues with commercially focused, risk-balanced recommendations
• Own engagement economics, including scope, staffing, budgets, billing, and collections
• Coach and develop high performing teams, emphasizing technical excellence, project management, and executive level communication
• Build and deepen client relationships, support business development and proposal efforts
• Contribute to practice growth and thought leadership (articles, alerts, webinars, conferences, and other market facing content)

Skills

Partnership tax

M&A tax

Leadership

Client relationships

Tax research

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's in Taxation

JD may substitute for undergraduate and master's degrees

Job description

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking a Director for its Tax M&A practice in the United States. The role focuses on partnership transactions and federal income tax matters, advising private equity funds, portfolio companies, and other pass-through structures across the transaction lifecycle.

The candidate will lead engagement teams, shape structuring and modeling solutions, and contribute to business development and thought leadership while growing the national Tax M&A platform.