Digital Assets Tax Senior Manager

Job Summary

The Digital Assets Tax Senior Manager assists in providing tax compliance and consulting services to clients in the digital assets space, including: lab companies doing protocol launches, NFT creators, stablecoin projects, infrastructure companies involved in mining and staking, exchanges, fintech companies, and corporations engaging with crypto/blockchain solutions.

In this role, you will be charged with applying knowledge to understand potential tax issues, recognizing and communicating potential risks and policy changes, and making top-level decisions regarding filing, preparation, and resolution of questions from federal/state agencies. As a critical member of the office/region leadership team, you will actively participate in marketing, networking, and business development within your area of expertise while maintaining client relationships and acting as the primary contact for complex questions.

Job Duties

Tax Compliance

• Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities while minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (TQM).
  • Applies understanding of client’s unique circumstances and legal requirements to prepare required filings (tax returns), ensuring full compliance while minimizing the client’s burden.
  • Ensures all data needed to comply with filing requirements are collected.
  • Identifies and properly communicates missing items needed to prepare returns.
  • Utilizes Firm compliance software to maximize efficiency in the tax preparation process.
• Collaborates with Principals, Tax Managers, Tax Seniors, and Associates on project completion.
• Delivers high-quality federal, state, and international tax compliance services.
• Leads complex engagements with a team of tax professionals.
• Manages the engagement, including billing, collections, and project budgeting.
• Builds and manages client relationships.
• Ensures and documents client work and conclusions in the client tax file.

Research

• Identifies when research is needed; clearly and concisely frames issues to be researched; and clearly and concisely reports the analysis.
  • Identifies complex issues for the engagement team to research and provides a research methodology for an efficient process.
  • Trains managers/staff on research skills and helps appropriately frame tax issues for analysis.
  • Involves firm specialists, as appropriate.

Tax Consulting

• Assists with identifying, developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes.
• Advises clients on legal entity structuring, token genesis events, deal analysis, revenue recognition, sourcing, and implementation of tax objectives.
• Prepares for and leads client meetings on advisory and compliance projects related to tax planning opportunities and the tax implications of various transactions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages teams of Managers, Tax Seniors, and Associates.

Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree, required; focus in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, preferred.
• Master’s Degree in Accounting or Taxation, preferred.

Experience

• Eight (8) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting, or consulting/professional services experience, required.
• Prior supervisory experience, required.
• Blockchain and Cryptocurrency industry experience supporting lab companies, NFT creators, stablecoins, infrastructure companies that do mining and staking, exchanges, fintech companies, and corporations engaging with crypto/blockchain solutions, preferred.

License/Certifications

• CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (EA) (or the equivalent of one of these designations), required.
• Possession of other professional degrees or certifications applicable to the role, preferred.

Software

• Experience with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook), and Adobe Acrobat, preferred.
• Experience with tax research databases, preferred.
• Proficient in tax compliance process software, preferred.

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively delegate work as needed.
• Strong analytical, research, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Capacity to work well in a team environment.
• Capable of developing and managing a team of tax professionals.
• Ability to compose written tax advice.
• Capable of effectively developing and maintaining client relationships.
• Executive presence and ability to act as primary client contact for the preparation and presentation of issues and resolutions to clients.

Salary Information

Individual salaries are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

• California Range: $146,000 - $200,000
• Massachusetts Range: $185,000 - $205,000

About Us

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career—you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax, and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success.