Transfer Pricing Tax Associate — Economic Analysis & Reporting

BDO USA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Total Rewards benefits

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Tax Associate, Transfer Pricing to work with a team of consulting economists on pricing transactions within corporate groups. You’ll analyze economic conditions, assess intercompany transactions and help set prices charged between related parties for foreign and domestic tax compliance.

The role emphasizes strong analytical, writing and editing skills, with opportunities to prepare client reports and presentations while collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, English or other relevant field required.
• Economics and Finance degrees strongly preferred.
• Internship in a professional services firm helpful but not necessary.
• Prior transfer pricing experience preferred but not required.
• Strong writing and editing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Information Gathering: conduct client interviews to learn corporate structure, risk distribution and value drivers.
• Financial Analysis: benchmark intercompany pricing using industry and client data.
• Report Writing: prepare reports with methodology, research and final results.
• Presentations: create client-ready slides with analyses and recommendations.
• Proofreading: edit reports before delivering to clients.
• Internal work: assist with presentations, materials and knowledge sharing; meet deadlines.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing & editing

Interpersonal skills

Client communication

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Research skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics/Finance/Accounting/English

Economics and Finance degrees preferred

Tools

Go Systems

Bloomberg terminal

Tax research databases

Other tax software

Job description

BDO USA is seeking a Tax Associate, Transfer Pricing to work with a team of consulting economists on pricing transactions within corporate groups. You’ll analyze economic conditions, assess intercompany transactions and help set prices charged between related parties for foreign and domestic tax compliance.

The role emphasizes strong analytical, writing and editing skills, with opportunities to prepare client reports and presentations while collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams.