Tax Manager

Connect Search, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered meals daily

Fully stocked kitchen

401(k) match up to 50% with immediate

Firm-wide events

Job summary

Connect Search, LLC, a global quantitative trading firm with offices in the US and Europe, seeks a growth-oriented tax professional to join the expanding tax group in Chicago. You will own domestic and international tax work, ASC 740 and IAS 12, and help shape processes rather than follow a preset playbook.

You will prepare tax workpapers, coordinate with outside firms, establish transfer pricing, and monitor developments in federal, state, and international tax.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA required.
• Public accounting or financial services tax experience.
• Exposure to partnership taxation and ASC 740; international and transfer pricing experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tax return workpapers and information packages for domestic and foreign returns.
• Coordinate with outside firms on federal, state/local, and international returns.
• Establish and maintain formal transfer pricing with affiliates.
• Documentation and analysis of ASC 740 and IAS 12 workpapers and memoranda.
• Examination of local country tax risk across filing positions and transfer pricing arrangements.
• Provide recommendations on the firm's strategic tax direction.
• Monitor developments in federal, state and local tax, and GAAP/IFRS income tax reporting.
• Respond to information requests from tax authorities.
• Cross-functional work on tax issues and process improvement.
• Process improvements to the tax function.

Skills

Public tax experience

Transfer pricing exposure

Analytical research skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Job description

A global quantitative trading firm with offices in the US and Europe.

Perks are substantial: catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day in office, a fully stocked kitchen, a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to half the annual contribution limit with immediate vesting, and frequent firm-wide events.

The Opportunity

This is a growth hire as the tax group expands. The scope spans domestic and international compliance, transfer pricing, ASC 740 and IAS 12 documentation, and meaningful process build-out. There's real room to shape how the function operates rather than inherit a finished playbook.

What You'll Own

• Preparation of tax return workpapers and information packages for third-party preparation of domestic and foreign returns, covering income tax, VAT, and GST
• Coordination with outside firms on federal, state and local, and international returns, including review of all externally prepared filings
• Establishment and maintenance of formal transfer pricing with affiliates, including coordination of new studies as required
• Documentation and analysis of partnership-relevant ASC 740 and IAS 12 workpapers and memoranda
• Examination and documentation of local country tax risk across filing positions and transfer pricing arrangements
• Recommendations on the firm's strategic tax direction
• Monitoring of developments in federal, state and local tax, and GAAP/IFRS income tax reporting
• Responses to information document requests from the IRS and state and city taxing authorities
• Cross-functional work on tax issues, regulatory reporting, and process improvement
• Process improvements to the current tax function, including identification of new systems and procedures
• Policies, procedures, and controls for the tax function
• Ownership of the tax compliance deadline calendar
• Ad hoc tax research and special projects

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA required
• Public accounting or financial services tax experience
• Exposure to partnership taxation and ASC 740; international and transfer pricing experience a plus
• Comfort building process rather than maintaining an established one
• Strong research skills and the judgment to escalation appropriately
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work cross-functionally

Compensation

Competitive base salary plus performance bonus. Strong benefits package including an immediately vesting 401(k) match.