(Senior) Tax Associate (100%), US Tax & Financial Services

(Senior) Tax Associate (100%) – Geneva/Zurich

About US Tax & Financial Services

US Tax & Financial Services provides individual, partnership, corporate, trusts and
estate tax compliance and advisory for anyone subjected to the US tax system,
wherever they may be in the world. With more than 26 years of experience, we have
offices in London, Zurich, and Geneva, bringing expertise from all the major accounting firms across a wide range of sectors.

Job offer

We are currently seeking an experienced US Tax Associate to participate in and
supervise multiple challenging tax consulting engagements and to contribute to the
delivery of innovative tax planning ideas for our diverse clients. We help our clients to
identify and solve complex U.S. and international tax issues and assist them in
successfully aligning all of the different areas of taxation into a benefit - driven strategy.
This position offers excellent opportunities for learning and career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of complex and review of more simple US individual income tax
returns – excellent work paper technique is essential
• Improving your professional qualifications; some additional study will be
required in own time
• Attend educational tax courses as and when required
• Mentor less senior staff
• Client responsiveness required in relation to all communications
• Attend client meetings with more senior staff/attend some client meetings - for
example to gather annual tax information-alone with express permission
• Frequent client relationship handling - telephone calls and drafting
correspondence
• Understand budgets and the importance of keeping within them
• Manage competing workload
• Assist team with CCH administration to produce management reports
• Prepare draft invoices
• Understand and adhere to utilisation targets

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in Accounting, Taxation or related
• Mandatory U.S. accounting designation such as CPA and / or EA
• Minimum three years of U.S. tax compliance / consulting experience
• Proficient with a computer software packages and platforms including Microsoft
Office Suite, ProSystems and CCH and a commitment to learning in a tax
technology environment.
• Ability to manage all aspects of client engagements
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Mother tongue English and French is desirable
• Swiss resident or EU Passport required

Salary depends on candidate experience.