International Tax Senior Manager

Wipfli; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipfli is seeking an experienced International Tax Senior Manager to serve as a strategic account leader for multinational clients. You will lead complex U.S. international tax engagements, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and advise senior tax, finance, and business stakeholders on cross-border compliance and planning.

You will oversee U.S. corporate and partnership tax compliance, review international tax forms, and stay current on Subpart F, foreign tax credits, and cross-border

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant international tax experience.
• Experience leading multinational client accounts and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience reviewing complex international tax computations, forms, disclosures, and supporting workpapers.
• Strong advisory experience to senior client tax and finance leaders on cross-border issues.
• Advanced technical research, judgment, and executive communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop Managers and other tax professionals.

Responsibilities

• Own and strategically lead a portfolio of key multinational client accounts, serving as a senior relationship contact and trusted advisor across international and related domestic tax needs.
• Develop knowledge of clients’ global business models, ownership structures, and strategic priorities to deliver guidance.
• Lead complex inbound and outbound international tax engagements with accountability for scope, staffing, and deadlines.
• Oversee U.S. corporate and partnership tax compliance, including Forms 1120, 1065, and 1120‑F, and related filings.
• Review complex U.S. international tax forms and disclosures and associated workpapers.
• Provide guidance on Subpart F, foreign tax credits, BEAT, cross‑border structuring, and tax treaties.

Skills

Leadership

Engagement leadership

Executive communication

Business development

Strategic tax planning

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or related field

Tools

CCH Axcess

BNA

Checkpoint

Excel modeling

Job description

At Wipfli, people count.

At Wipfli, our people are core to everything we do—the catalyst behind our ability to create exceptional impact and extraordinary results.

We believe in flexibility. We focus on relationships. We encourage each individual to follow their own path.

People truly matter and they feel it. For those looking to make a difference and find a professional home, Wipfli offers a career-defining opportunity.

Wipfli is seeking an experienced International Tax Senior Manager to serve as a strategic account leader and trusted advisor to multinational companies. This role leads complex U.S. international tax engagements and broader client relationships, helping senior tax, finance, accounting, and business stakeholders navigate cross-border compliance, planning, transactions, and reporting. The Senior Manager will coordinate multidisciplinary Wipfli teams, develop Managers and other professionals, and help strengthen and grow the firm’s International Tax practice.

Responsibilities

• Own and strategically lead a portfolio of key multinational client accounts, serving as a senior relationship contact and trusted advisor across international and related domestic tax needs.
• Develop deep knowledge of clients’ global business models, ownership structures, transactions, risk profiles, and strategic priorities to anticipate needs and deliver forward‑looking guidance.
• Lead complex inbound and outbound international tax engagements with accountability for scope, technical quality, engagement economics, staffing, risk management, deadlines, and executive‑level 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.
• Provide senior‑level guidance on Subpart F, NCTI, foreign tax credits, Section 163(j), FDDEI, BEAT, Section 245A, PTEP, tax treaties, withholding, repatriation, foreign currency matters, and cross‑border structuring.
• Advise senior client stakeholders on tax consequences, risks, and planning alternatives associated with global operations, investments, distributions, transactions, entity structures, and organizational changes.
• Connect international tax considerations with federal corporate tax, state and local tax, transfer pricing, ASC 740, transaction reporting, employment tax, and broader business objectives, coordinating Wipfli specialists to deliver integrated solutions.
• Resolve unusual or complex technical and engagement matters, determine when consultation or escalation is appropriate, and maintain quality‑control standards across the portfolio.
• Monitor legislative, regulatory, and administrative developments and communicate actionable implications to clients and professionals across the firm.
• Lead and develop Managers, Seniors, and Associates; provide technical consultation and deliver practice‑wide training and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
• Champion standardization, technology, and process improvements involving workpapers, templates, calculation models, review tools, data collection, automation, and scalable compliance delivery.
• Drive practice growth through expansion of existing client relationships, proposals, new business development, cross‑functional collaboration, marketplace activities, and continued development of Wipfli’s international tax capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including significant U.S. international tax and multinational corporate tax experience.
• Demonstrated success leading complex multinational client accounts, multiple concurrent engagements, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Extensive experience reviewing complex international tax computations, forms, disclosures, technical conclusions, and supporting workpapers.
• Experience advising senior client tax and finance leaders and making technical, strategic, and commercial recommendations.
• Advanced technical research, judgment, engagement leadership, business development, problem‑solving, and executive communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop Managers and other tax professionals.
• Preferred Qualifications
• CPA, JD, EA, or other relevant professional credential; master’s degree in Taxation or Accounting, JD, or LLM in Taxation preferred.
• Public accounting experience with a national or large regional CPA firm serving multinational companies.
• Experience with ASC 740, transfer pricing, tax due diligence, state and local tax coordination, international M&A, or cross‑border transaction support.
• Experience leading proposals, expanding client relationships, developing service plans, and coordinating multidisciplinary account teams.
• Experience with CCH Axcess, BNA, Checkpoint, international tax compliance software, automation, or advanced Excel modeling.

Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identify, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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