M&A Tax Director - Private Equity at Baker Tilly in New York, NY

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Overview Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law. Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system. Job Description: Baker Tilly is expanding its M&A Tax practice from our new headquarters office in New York City, where you will join a dedicated team serving private equity clients on middle-market transactions. We are seeking a Director with deep M&A Tax and private equity experience to help lead this next stage of growth. Our M&A Tax team advises private equity sponsors and portfolio companies on both buy-side and sell-side transactions, including tax due diligence, transaction tax structuring, quantitative tax modeling, and the tax provisions of purchase agreements and other transaction documents. The successful candidate will combine deep corporate and flow-through transaction tax expertise with strong commercial judgment and the ability to lead complex transactions alongside investment professionals, management teams, investment bankers, and legal counsel. Our M&A Tax culture is entrepreneurial and collaborative across levels. We operate as a national M&A Tax practice with strong regional connectivity, and the New York team has meaningful visibility to leadership across Financial Advisory Services. Principals and Managing Directors stay closely involved in deal execution, client relationships, and team development. In this role, you will lead significant new and existing private equity relationships and related transactions, develop professionals across levels and geographies, and work across Baker Tilly's national platform to grow the practice. The environment provides substantial room for an ambitious, team-oriented leader to build a business, shape the team, and have a visible impact on the broader Financial Advisory Services division. If you are a strategic, entrepreneurial