Global Tax Strategy Lead

Wipfli; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan options

Dental & Vision coverage

HSA eligibility

403(b)/profit sharing or 401(k) with 2

Education & certification support

Flexible time off & parental leave

Travel rewards

Job summary

Wipfli is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to lead international and domestic tax service delivery for multinational clients. You will coordinate specialists, oversee compliance, and advise on cross-border structuring while aligning with federal, state, and local tax requirements.

The role emphasizes client-focused leadership, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and the ability to translate complex tax issues into practical business recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant public accounting, law firm, or multinational corporate tax experience, including significant U.S. international tax experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing international tax accounts and advising inbound or outbound multinational companies.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. international tax compliance and the related U.S. federal domestic tax requirements for corporations.
• Experience reviewing both international information returns and domestic income tax returns, computations, elections, disclosures, and supporting workpapers.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage key multinational client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor and primary point of coordination across international and domestic tax service needs.
• Lead integrated tax engagements for inbound and outbound multinational companies, with accountability for scope, quality, timelines, staffing, budgets, risk management, and client communication.
• Oversee U.S. corporate and partnership tax compliance, including Forms 1120, 1065, and 1120-F, extensions, estimated tax payments, and related elections and disclosures, as well as state and local filing requirements.
• Review complex U.S. international tax forms, computations, disclosures, and workpapers, including Forms 5471, 5472, 8858, 8865, 1118, 1042, 1042-S, 8991, 8992, and 8993, as applicable.
• Advise on inbound and outbound matters involving Subpart F, NCTI, foreign tax credits, Section 163(j), FDDEI, BEAT, Section 245A, PTEP, tax treaties, withholding, and cross-border structuring.
• Consult with clients on tax-efficient structuring of international transactions, the effective use of tax treaties, planning for foreign investment activities, and repatriation programs designed to minimize U.S. and foreign income taxes.
• Connect international tax positions to domestic tax consequences, including taxable income, attributes, estimated payments, tax accounting, transaction reporting, and state tax implications.
• Identify planning opportunities and compliance risks across the client’s full tax profile, translate technical issues into practical recommendations, and coordinate implementation with client finance teams and internal specialists.
• Collaborate with state and local tax, transfer pricing, tax provision, transaction advisory, employment tax, and other firm professionals to provide seamless service to multinational clients.
• Develop and mentor engagement teams, review work, deliver technical training, and promote consistent, scalable processes and technology-enabled service delivery.
• Support proposals, engagement scoping, fee management, and expansion of multidisciplinary relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Skills

Public accounting

International tax

Client relationship management

Tax research & analysis

Project management

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Taxation/Finance

Tools

CCH Axcess

BNA

Checkpoint

Advanced Excel modeling

Job description

Wipfli is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to lead international and domestic tax service delivery for multinational clients. You will coordinate specialists, oversee compliance, and advise on cross-border structuring while aligning with federal, state, and local tax requirements.

The role emphasizes client-focused leadership, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and the ability to translate complex tax issues into practical business recommendations.