As the Tax Transfer Pricing Senior Associate, a national business line role, you’ll be responsible for the preparation and review of a full range of tax and transfer pricing services for multiple clients in a wide variety of industries and market segments. You’ll collaborate closely with managers, associates, and other teammates from around the globe to help clients identify and solve complex business problems through deploying a wide range of Grant Thornton solutions in a collaborative manner, ensuring quality above all, because together is how we succeed.
From day one, you’ll be empowered by formal training opportunities, experiential (on the job) training and access to industry leading expertise to help you develop a broad and deep technical skill set along with increased business acumen to help you achieve more, confidently.
Your day-to-day may include:
Leading client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing tax and transfer pricing projects and managing engagements to budget
Supervising, training, and mentoring associates and interns on tax and transfer pricing projects and assessing performance of associates for engagement reviews; performing in-charge role as needed
Evaluating and advising clients on inter-company transfers of tangible goods, intangible property, services, and loans and conducting financial and economic analyses of multinational and domestic corporations, industry and market research, economic valuations, comparative financial benchmarking, and report documentation
Preparing and analyzing financial and economic data for tax and regulatory compliance using MS Word, Excel, Access, and various statistical sampling packages
Proactively interacting with key client management to gather information, resolve tax- and transfer pricing-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements
Other duties as assigned
You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field required
Masters in taxation /LLM, Master of Economics, PhD in Economics, Finance, Business Statistics, Tax or Supply Chain, Engineering, MBA, other advanced degree, related certification or relevant experience preferred
Minimum of two years of progressive tax and transfer pricing experience in public accounting, consulting, or academia
Strong experience in several of the following areas: strategic transfer pricing studies, financial statement analysis, valuations, quantitative and competitive analysis, statistical sampling and econometrics, strategy evaluation, and/or operational performance analysis
Strong tax accounting skills with proficiency in U.S. GAAP
Computer expertise including knowledge of tax software and technology
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Can travel as needed
The base salary range for this position is between $111,320 and $141,933. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
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In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.
In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.
Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.
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