Tax Manager - Ric and Financial Products Technology

This role is for a Tax Manager focused on technology within financial products and regulated investment companies (RICs). The responsibilities involve managing client relationships, overseeing tax analysis for various investments, maintaining and enhancing proprietary tax compliance platforms, and developing requirements for system enhancements. While the role mentions leveraging automation tools and data analytics, it does not involve building or deploying AI/ML models as its core function.

What you'd actually do

  1. Leverage proprietary software, third party data providers, and automation tools to deliver accurate tax analysis for mutual fund, hedge fund, and insurance clients
  2. Calculate and/or review taxable income on equity and derivative investments including wash sales, QDI & DRD, REIT & RIC reallocations, PFICs, constructive sales, straddles, section 1256, swaps, and other items using Deloitte’s proprietary security trading analysis platform
  3. Maintain, enhance, and provide production support for Deloitte’s proprietary regulated investment company (RIC) tax compliance platform
  4. Lead client engagements: communicate with client and/or internal tax teams, manage and support professionals on our team, develop a game plan to execute on the client engagement and review deliverables
  5. Perform tax research to address tax technical issues that arise related to financial product related transactions

Skills

Required

  • Tax planning and compliance
  • Financial product analysis (equity, derivatives, debt)
  • Taxable income calculations
  • Client relationship management
  • Risk and issue monitoring
  • Data management
  • Technology skills
  • Data Analytics

Nice to have

  • Alteryx
  • Power BI
  • Python
  • SQL
  • VBA
  • Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, LLM or other applicable degree
  • Proven problem-solving capabilities
  • Experience serving clients or directly working within the financial services industry
  • Solid experience in financial system design and implementation

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of full-time professional experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, MIS, or related field required
  • Practical knowledge in equity and fixed income financial products, income tax principles, RIC taxation and/or project management
  • Big 4 or fund administration experience or equivalent
  • Data Analytics experience and solid technology skills