About the Role

The Senior Tax Analyst is an integral part of Latham’s Global Tax team. This role will be responsible for acting as a lead tax specialist for the firm with regards to preparing income tax return schedules, tax compliance, tax procedures, tax research, and various special projects, while working with the Tax Manager to develop the Tax Analysts and lead them in their professional development endeavors. This role will be located in our Global Services office.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a mentor and leading the Tax Analysts to prepare accurate tax returns and ensure appropriate tax compliance with regards to various tax procedures and special projects, including audits
• Working with the Tax Manager to manage the firm’s global tax issues and communicate and answer tax compliance questions
• Analyzing data provided by the Finance and Accounting group and preparing tax schedules for the preparation of the global income tax returns, business tax returns, sales and use tax returns, property tax returns, and international tax compliance requirements
• Reviewing applicable general ledger analysis and performing quality assurance procedures
• Researching global tax issues using Checkpoint, Bloomberg Tax, CCH, and Lexis
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit excellent organizing, planning and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate well-developed and professional interpersonal skills and the = ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a similar field
• A CPA or working progress toward CPA
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in public accounting at a multi-office professional services organization
• Relevant experience with preparing partnership and/or individual income tax returns, preferably
• Related experience with international partnership and expatriate tax issues, preferably

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Pay RangeUSD $95,000.00 - USD $115,000.00 /Yr.