Senior Tax Associate
Apply NowCompany: DRW
Location: Chicago, IL 60629
Description:
DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.
Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.
We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it's not just what we do that matters-it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.
We are seeking a Senior Tax Associate to join our team, based in Chicago, reporting to our Tax Director. This role will provide an opportunity to learn new, substantive tax areas and businesses. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting the tax compliance team and supporting the numerical analysis of tax planning.
The ideal candidate should have a strong US tax compliance background, technical and quantitative skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Hands-on tax calculation experience, strong communication, organization, and project management skills are essential, along with the ability to work as part of a team. In the spirit of teaming and hands on learning - the expected in-office commitment is 4 days per week.
How you will make an impact:
What you will bring to the team:
Bonus Points:
The annual base salary range for this position is $75,000 to $95,000, depending on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.
For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at https://drw.com/privacy-notice.
California residents, please review the California Privacy Notice for information about certain legal rights at https://drw.com/california-privacy-notice.
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Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.
We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it's not just what we do that matters-it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.
We are seeking a Senior Tax Associate to join our team, based in Chicago, reporting to our Tax Director. This role will provide an opportunity to learn new, substantive tax areas and businesses. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting the tax compliance team and supporting the numerical analysis of tax planning.
The ideal candidate should have a strong US tax compliance background, technical and quantitative skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Hands-on tax calculation experience, strong communication, organization, and project management skills are essential, along with the ability to work as part of a team. In the spirit of teaming and hands on learning - the expected in-office commitment is 4 days per week.
How you will make an impact:
- Perform periodic tax compliance preparation for multiple domestic and foreign subsidiaries.
- Maintain core tax preparation materials for DRW's trading and real estate operations
- Provide technical tax support across a global principal trading firm that trades various financial products, physical assets and cryptoassets
- Involved in tax compliance for multi-state and multi-national locations and operations
- Prepare compliance of global indirect taxes (sales, use, VAT, GST, etc.) and assist in related planning issues
- Track, clarify, and resolve income tax notices from the IRS and states in a timely manner.
What you will bring to the team:
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in public accounting or financial services
- Prior involvement in domestic tax compliance process of pass-through entities required
- CPA preferred
Bonus Points:
- A desire to learn new businesses and new areas of tax
- Comfort with complexity of operations and data flow
- Prior exposure to taxation of financial products or real estate
- Proficient in Alteryx or other similar data and analytics tools.
- International or multi-state tax compliance or planning experience
The annual base salary range for this position is $75,000 to $95,000, depending on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.
For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at https://drw.com/privacy-notice.
California residents, please review the California Privacy Notice for information about certain legal rights at https://drw.com/california-privacy-notice.
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