Sunday, May 22, 2011

Transfer Pricing Senior Associate Detroit, MI

Our client, a multinational accounting firm, seeks to hire a Senior for their Transfer Pricing team.

As a member of the Transfer Pricing Team, the Senior Associate will work on all aspects of intercompany pricing arrangements between related business entities, including transfers of intellectual property; transfers of tangible goods; services and loans and other financing transactions.

Inter-company transactions across borders are growing rapidly and are becoming much more complex. Compliance with the differing requirements of multiple overlapping tax jurisdictions is a complicated and time-consuming task.

The client has a strong international network of dedicated transfer pricing specialists with advanced training in economics, accounting, law and project management, ready to work with their clients. Their specialists include numerous partners and staff with experience gained with tax administrations. They can advise clients on:

- Documentation and planning
- Dispute resolution
- Advance pricing agreements (APAs)

Position/Program Requirements : Knowledge Preferred:

Considerable knowledge and understanding of transfer pricing concepts, including transfer of intellectual property, transfers of tangible goods and other financial transactions.

Considerable knowledge of managing functional analyses interviews to identify and assess clients' cross-border intercompany transactions.

Working knowledge of performing market studies and industry research.

Skills Preferred:

Considerable technical skills, including assisting project managers in performing functional analyses interviews to identify and assess clients' cross-border intercompany transactions, designing and developing financial models and writing local company transfer pricing documentation and planning studies.

Demonstrated experience identifying and addressing client needs: actively participating in client discussions and meetings; communicating a broad range of Firm services; managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues.

Demonstrated experience as a team leader: creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues.

Minimum Years of Experience Necessary: 3

Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting or business related field [provided all of the minimum requirements are met for CPA licensure per respective state regulations] required.

Certified Public Accountant [or commitment to pass CPA exam before being promoted to Manager and thereafter obtain CPA licensure], Enrolled Agent or Member of the Bar required.

Travel Requirements: 0-20%

To submit a resume or make a nomination contact:

Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, Ltd.
255 West 36th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
646-368-5381
bh@hsstaffing.com

RESUMES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL AS WORD DOCUMENTS

Transfer Pricing Manager Detroit, MI

Our client, a multinational accounting firm, seeks to hire a Manger for their Transfer Pricing team.

As a member of the Transfer Pricing Team, the Manager will work on all aspects of intercompany pricing arrangements between related business entities, including transfers of intellectual property; transfers of tangible goods; services and loans and other financing transactions.

Inter-company transactions across borders are growing rapidly and are becoming much more complex. Compliance with the differing requirements of multiple overlapping tax jurisdictions is a complicated and time-consuming task.

The client has a strong international network of dedicated transfer pricing specialists with advanced training in economics, accounting, law and project management, ready to work with their clients. Their specialists include numerous partners and staff with experience gained with tax administrations. They can advise clients on:

- Documentation and planning
- Dispute resolution
- Advance pricing agreements (APAs)

Position/Program Requirements : Knowledge Preferred:

Thorough knowledge of the economic analyses and resolution of complex global tax and finance issues faced by multinational corporations; including restructuring, divestitures, valuations and intercompany transactions.

Considerable knowledge of managing functional analyses interviews to identify and assess clients' cross-border intercompany transactions.

Considerable knowledge of performing market studies and industry research.


Skills Preferred:

Comprehensive technical skills, including pricing policies, executing market studies and strategizing on local-country tax authority transfer pricing audits and advanced rulings.

Considerable experience identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials.

Considerable experience as a team leader: supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.

Minimum Years of Experience Necessary: 5

Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business Administration or International Business. Master of Economics or Public Administration, or Doctor of Philosophy in Economics or Finance preferred.

Certified Public Accountant, Enrolled Agent, Member of the Bar, American Society of Appraisers, Chartered Financial Analyst, or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants required.

Travel Requirements: 21-40%

To submit a resume or make a nomination contact:

Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, Ltd.
255 West 36th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
646-368-5381
bh@hsstaffing.com

RESUMES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL AS WORD DOCUMENTS

State and Local Tax Manager Detroit, MI

Our client, a multinational accounting firm, seeks to hire a Manager for their State and Local Tax practice in Detroit, MI. The practice is dedicated to helping clients assess their state and local tax burden by recommending solutions that support their overall business objectives and provide support so that their filing positions are consistent with good business practices and with the states' applicable tax laws and rules. The practice is structured as a true network of well respected state and local tax professionals, including many former key state officials. As a national network, practice professionals are best suited to address clients' needs, without regard to geographic barriers. Whether a company is undergoing a complicated business restructuring, grappling with the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, or interested in advice on day-to-day developments, the practice is well suited to address state and local tax needs. The Income and Franchise group develops an understanding of the different reporting and filing methods separate, unitary combined, consolidated and nexus combinations/consolidations.

Position/Program Requirements: Knowledge Preferred:

Thorough knowledge of a variety of state and local tax laws, including multi-state income tax planning, compliance, preparing returns, income tax accounting, controversies, restructuring, due diligence and audit defense.

Skills Preferred:

Comprehensive technical skills, including FAS 109, MS Excel modeling, unitary filing, apportionment methodologies, tax base rules, tax research, compliance and consulting as it relates to multi-state jurisdictions.

Considerable experience identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials.

Considerable experience as a team leader: supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.


Minimum Years of Experience Necessary: 5

Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting required. Master of Science in Taxation, Juris Doctor with Accounting or Tax, or Master of Law in Taxation preferred.

Travel Requirements: 0-20%

To submit a resume or make a nomination contact:

Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, Ltd.
255 West 36th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
646-368-5381
bh@hsstaffing.com

RESUMES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL AS WORD DOCUMENTS

Mergers and Acquisitions Senior Associate Detroit, MI

Our client, a multinational accounting firm, seeks to hire a Senior Associate for their Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) group. The group advises multinational corporations, privately held companies, and partnerships on the tax aspects of planning, structuring, and executing transactions of all sizes. As part of this group, the Senior Associate will analyze proposed transactions for unusual tax risks or undetermined tax benefits, advise clients on tax-efficient restructurings, interpret complex legislative and regulatory actions relating to corporate and partnership transactions, perform financial analysis to assess the tax consequences of specific transactions, assist clients with regulatory and legislative initiatives, and prepare for client review submission requests for private letter rulings and technical advice from the IRS.

Position/Program Requirements: Knowledge Preferred:

Considerable knowledge of M&A practices, including corporate M&A, private equity, post deal integration, bankruptcy and corporate insolvency.

Considerable knowledge of tax consulting services, transaction structuring for tax issues, restructuring, due diligence, strategy formulation, financial modeling and tax planning.

Skills Preferred:

Considerable technical skills, including the application and interpretation of U.S. federal income tax law as it relates to Sub-Chapter C corporations, Sub-Chapter S corporations, partnerships, consolidated groups, corporate bankruptcies and insolvencies, tax efficient structuring and use of debt, the reorganization provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, technical writing and reviewing of opinion letters and memoranda and tax due diligence exercises.

Demonstrated experience identifying and addressing client needs: actively participating in client discussions and meetings; communicating a broad range of Firm services; managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues.

Demonstrated experience as a team leader: creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the

work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues.
Minimum Years of Experience Necessary: 3

Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting [provided all of the minimum requirements are met for CPA licensure per respective state regulations] required.

Certified Public Accountant [or commitment to pass CPA exam before being promoted to Manager and thereafter obtain CPA licensure], Enrolled Agent or Member of the Bar required.

Travel Requirements: 0-20%

To submit a resume or make a nomination contact:

Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, Ltd.
255 West 36th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
646-368-5381
bh@hsstaffing.com

RESUMES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL AS WORD DOCUMENTS

International Tax Manager - Detroit

Our client, a multinational accounting firm, seeks to hire an International Tax Manager for their International Tax Services practice in Detroit, MI. The practice has experience helping companies address their cross-border needs. They help multinational businesses achieve their business goals in a tax-efficient manner, both locally and globally. Their professionals assist companies with:

- Staying abreast of developments within the international arena that may affect their business, both globally and locally

- Formulating effective and tax-efficient cross-border strategies for both US and overseas investments

- Managing their global structural tax rate

- Responding to inquiries from regulatory authorities

Position/Program Requirements: Knowledge Preferred:

Thorough knowledge of assisting companies to understand and assess the tax impact of company business, operations and transactions in multiple jurisdictions.

Considerable knowledge of corporate tax including tax research, compliance and consulting within an international taxation environment.

Considerable knowledge of public accounting practices, law firm or corporate tax department of a multinational company.

Skills Preferred:

Comprehensive technical skills in structural realignment, cash and financial statement effective tax rate analysis and improvement of tax efficiencies of cross-border flows.

Considerable experience identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials.

Considerable experience as a team leader: supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.

Minimum Years of Experience Necessary: 5

Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting required.

Certified Public Accountant, Enrolled Agent or Member of the Bar required.

Travel Requirements: 0-20%

To submit a resume or make a nomination contact:

Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, Ltd.
255 West 36th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
646-368-5381
bh@hsstaffing.com

RESUMES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL AS WORD DOCUMENTS

J2EE Development Associate

Position Description:

Position is to provide J2EE development and support of a suite of Loan Origination applications. Specific duties include:
- Interact with the business customers to define Business Requirements
- Work with project team to translate logical design into physical program specifications
- Develop and integrate portions of IT solutions by using appropriate development methodologies and standards, following standard architectures/patterns, and working within the physical application framework (e.g. libraries, reuse modules, development environments)
- Translate requirements and functional specifications into test cases, ensuring that test cases cover all testable business requirements and application layers (e.g. presentation, application and backend)
- Develop and execute unit test plans and scripts to validate that assigned modules meet technical specifications
- Participate in technical inspections at appropriate stages of development
- Works with Operations Analysts, System Designer/Analysts and other developers to prepare and stage production builds
- Participate in integration testing
- Participate in production support pager duty rotation including weekend and off-hour support coverage.

Skills Required:
-J2EE/HTML/JavaScript/XML
- DB2 and/or DB2 Connect or related
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong ability to multi-task effectively
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work individually or as a member of a team
- Strong oral and written communication skills

Experience Required:
- 1+ years experience with HTML/JavaScript/XML/JSP
- 1+ years experience with J2EE
- 1+ years experience with SUSE Linux 10 64 bit, WebLogic 10, BEA jRocket, Cisco GSS hardware a plus
- 1+ year experience with DB2 and/or DB2 Connect or related
- Experience with Windows XP, Windows 7 a plus
- Experience with application load testing and performance tuning a plus

Experience Preferred:
Will consider recent college graduate who can demonstrate strong fundamental understanding of J2EE and relational databases.

Education Required:
BS in Computer Science or related field.

Education Preferred:
Certifications a plus

If interested, contact:

Angel Wade I Technical Recruiter
G-TECH Services, Inc.
17101 Michigan Avenue | Dearborn, MI 48126-2736 USA
Tel 313.425.3668 I Fax 313.441.3001
awade@gogtech.com
www.gogtech.com