Tax Associate - Asset Management

Reponsibilities :

- Assist the onshore tax team with managing the tax compliance function for hedge funds.

- Coordinate with accounting firms on various tax deliverables and ensure the deliverables calendars are followed.

- Review and document review of the tax returns and related workpapers for hedge funds (Form 1065 and related schedules)

- Review and document review of the annual tax estimates workpapers for hedge funds

- Review and document review of various other tax deliverables (i.e., PFIC statements, FBAR returns, Forms 1042, Form 5471 etc.)

- Complete documentation of the tax deliverables review following the oversight procedures and timely communicate the exceptions noted.

- Maintain and update the existing review procedures and ensure all the latest updates are captured.

- Prepare additional supporting workpapers and reconciliation schedules to assist with the review of tax deliverables.

- Assist with scenario analysis based on various tax hypotheticals.

- Navigate through tax data and find reporting solutions to various requests from internal and external stakeholders.

- Create custom reports to model the impact of different factors to current and potential investors tax profile.

- Develop sound understanding of the data lineage behind various reports to meet evolving needs of internal and external stakeholders.

Skills Required :

- Knowledge of U.S. taxation of hedge funds

- In-depth understanding of financial instruments and their U.S. taxation

- Must be highly organized, with excellent multi-tasking skills and ability to prioritize activities effectively.

- Must be comfortable making decisions on work product design and analysis.

- High attention to details

- Excellent command of the English language - oral and written

- Strong analytical, technical and research skills

- Can work with minimal supervision and deliver high quality output.

- Must be proactive, motivated and team player.

- Proficient in MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel