Managing Director, Transaction Advisory Services - M&A Tax

At Forvis Mazars, our Transaction Advisory Services team is led by a talented team of experienced transaction advisors, who have a sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated. We focus on training and developing our teams to help them reach their full potential. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are seeking variety, we would love to talk to you!

In this position, you will develop expertise, expand your knowledge and build collaborative relationships within the practice and with clients. Further, you will have meaningful support from firm leadership for substantial professional development and perform due diligence while living inside or outside of traditional major markets.

The Transaction Advisory Services leadership team takes pride in creating and maintaining a supportive and respectful environment for our team members. Apply if you are interested in learning how we can support your professional and personal goals.

What You Will Do:

• Responsibilities include leading all aspects of deal execution including managing client relationships and completion of client deliverables
• Advising clients on enhancing tax opportunities and managing tax risk associated with mergers and acquisitions, including post-acquisition actions
• Analyzing tax risks of target companies using tax returns, accounting information, and interviews with management
• Reviewing reports correlating tax due diligence and tax structuring findings
• Identifying issues affecting purchase price, deal structure, or deal termination
• Working closely with executives, investment bankers, private equity and corporate clients, attorneys, or other stakeholders
• Leading, supervising, recruiting, and coaching team members providing tax transaction services to clients
• Managing multiple concurrent engagements
• Working alongside other Forvis Mazars team members to exceed client expectations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited college/university in accounting, taxation or related field with CPA license preferred or JD/LLM
• Twelve (12) years or more of tax experience with a large public accounting or consulting firm with at least five (5) years or more of experience in Transaction Advisory Services / M&A Tax
• Strong knowledge in U.S. Federal income tax, mergers and acquisitions and transaction services with current knowledge of state and local taxes preferred
• Previous experience leading M&A tax engagement teams
• Strong current knowledge in federal income tax, mergers and acquisitions, and transaction services