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Tax Director roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, taxation, or a related field. Large multinationals, Big Four firms, and regional CPA firms regularly file H-1B petitions for this role, making it one of the more sponsorship-accessible senior finance positions.
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The State & Local Tax Director role is instrumental in supporting Principals and the broader SALT practice through significant contributions to team development, maintaining key client relationships, and business development. The State and Local Tax Director role will drive goals of the practice through partnerships with Principals and Managing Directors and will demonstrate high standards of project management, technical thought leadership, and client-centricity.
Job Duties:
Research
- Identifies situations necessitating the need for additional research, and performs appropriate review of state specific statutory, regulatory and judicial guidance on the identified issue
- Analyzes and applies client specific facts to published state guidance and determines where additional outreach is needed and develops a strategy for obtaining clarification where needed (e.g., informal consults with state taxing authority, formal letter ruling request, etc.)
- Prepares formal memoranda/matrices formalizing positions relative to state tax treatment
- Partners with other Core Tax and Specialized Tax Services professionals to resolve complex and contentious state and local tax matters
Tax Compliance
- Ensures clients comply with applicable authorities while identifying filing obligations in all areas of SALT as well as options for minimizing the client’s tax and reporting burdens
- Ensures timely and accurate filing of compliance engagements
- Identifies out of scope compliance areas in need of additional workstreams (e.g., nexus study, apportionment study, taxability study, etc.) and is able to communicate effectively to stakeholders relative to pricing and need
Tax Consulting
- Handles all state and local agency inquiries regarding all tax issues and questions
- Drafts responses to revenue agent/auditor questions and challenges
- Monitors implementations of work plans for tax consulting projects
- Provides recommended solutions by combining tax knowledge and knowledge of business / industry
Tax Controversy
- Represents clients before state and local taxing authorities on contested tax issues
- Responds to all questions from state agencies
- Ensures accurate and timely response to tax information requests
Tax Specialization
- Acts as an industry expert in chosen industry to be a SALT subject matter expert in that industry
- Identifies cross-selling opportunities with other BDO services
- Acts as client relationship professional for SALT services provided to designated clients
- Develops tools and/or process improvements which allow for enhanced efficiency of SALT specific services
Accounting for Income Taxes – SFAS109
- Reviews state tax provision workpapers
- Understands and applies industry standards, along with firm policies and BDO Tax Quality Manual requirements as they relate to ASC740 and ASC450 calculations and accruals
- Recognizes, measures and documents the need for income tax and indirect tax related accruals
Business Development
- Identifies, develops or implements solutions which reduce a client’s State and Local Tax burden
- Participates in relevant industry groups
- Leads marketing campaigns and external SALT initiatives
- Collaborates with Business Development team and other strategic parties to drive SALT service offerings
Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Supervises and reviews the day-to-day work product and utilization of SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff on assigned engagements
- Manages engagements to ensure engagement metrics are achieved including timely billing and DSO below 40 days
- Ensures SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff are trained on all relevant tax software
- Evaluates the performance of SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff, and assists in the development of goals and objectives to enhance professional development
- Delivers timely performance feedback, and completes performance evaluations for SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff
- Acts as Career Advisor to SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff, as appropriate
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required, focus in Accounting or Taxation, preferred
- Master’s degree in Accounting or Taxation, preferred
- Juris Doctorate, preferred
Experience:
- Nine (9) or more years of prior SALT experience, required
- Prior experience supervising tax professionals on a project or engagement basis, required
- Prior experience preparing and/or reviewing tax provisions high, preferred
- Prior experience with corporate taxation, consolidations and partnerships, preferred
License/Certifications:
- CPA certification or other relevant certification, preferred
Software:
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word, preferred
- Exposure to and familiarity with standard tax applications and research tools, preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Superior analytical and research skills
- Solid organizational skills, especially the ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
- Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
- Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Capable of effectively managing a team of tax professionals, and delegating work assignments, as needed
- Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and client personnel
- Ability to encourage team environment on engagements, and contribute to the professional development of assigned personnel
- Executive presence and ability to act as primary contact on assigned engagements
- Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
- Advanced knowledge of appropriate application of tax standards to ensure effective and efficient delivery of tax services
- Advanced knowledge of sources of relevant information utilized in tax filings
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of cause/effect for taxable conditions on clients and the potential tax issues
Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.
National Range: $99,750 - $262,500
Maryland Range: $99,750 - $262,500
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $99,750 - $262,500
Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.
At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.
BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.
We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:
- Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
- Empowering team members to explore their full potential
- Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
- Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
- Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
- BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets
Job Summary:
The State & Local Tax Director role is instrumental in supporting Principals and the broader SALT practice through significant contributions to team development, maintaining key client relationships, and business development. The State and Local Tax Director role will drive goals of the practice through partnerships with Principals and Managing Directors and will demonstrate high standards of project management, technical thought leadership, and client-centricity.
Job Duties:
Research
- Identifies situations necessitating the need for additional research, and performs appropriate review of state specific statutory, regulatory and judicial guidance on the identified issue
- Analyzes and applies client specific facts to published state guidance and determines where additional outreach is needed and develops a strategy for obtaining clarification where needed (e.g., informal consults with state taxing authority, formal letter ruling request, etc.)
- Prepares formal memoranda/matrices formalizing positions relative to state tax treatment
- Partners with other Core Tax and Specialized Tax Services professionals to resolve complex and contentious state and local tax matters
Tax Compliance
- Ensures clients comply with applicable authorities while identifying filing obligations in all areas of SALT as well as options for minimizing the client’s tax and reporting burdens
- Ensures timely and accurate filing of compliance engagements
- Identifies out of scope compliance areas in need of additional workstreams (e.g., nexus study, apportionment study, taxability study, etc.) and is able to communicate effectively to stakeholders relative to pricing and need
Tax Consulting
- Handles all state and local agency inquiries regarding all tax issues and questions
- Drafts responses to revenue agent/auditor questions and challenges
- Monitors implementations of work plans for tax consulting projects
- Provides recommended solutions by combining tax knowledge and knowledge of business / industry
Tax Controversy
- Represents clients before state and local taxing authorities on contested tax issues
- Responds to all questions from state agencies
- Ensures accurate and timely response to tax information requests
Tax Specialization
- Acts as an industry expert in chosen industry to be a SALT subject matter expert in that industry
- Identifies cross-selling opportunities with other BDO services
- Acts as client relationship professional for SALT services provided to designated clients
- Develops tools and/or process improvements which allow for enhanced efficiency of SALT specific services
Accounting for Income Taxes – SFAS109
- Reviews state tax provision workpapers
- Understands and applies industry standards, along with firm policies and BDO Tax Quality Manual requirements as they relate to ASC740 and ASC450 calculations and accruals
- Recognizes, measures and documents the need for income tax and indirect tax related accruals
Business Development
- Identifies, develops or implements solutions which reduce a client’s State and Local Tax burden
- Participates in relevant industry groups
- Leads marketing campaigns and external SALT initiatives
- Collaborates with Business Development team and other strategic parties to drive SALT service offerings
Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Supervises and reviews the day-to-day work product and utilization of SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff on assigned engagements
- Manages engagements to ensure engagement metrics are achieved including timely billing and DSO below 40 days
- Ensures SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff are trained on all relevant tax software
- Evaluates the performance of SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff, and assists in the development of goals and objectives to enhance professional development
- Delivers timely performance feedback, and completes performance evaluations for SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff
- Acts as Career Advisor to SALT Senior Managers, Managers and Staff, as appropriate
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required, focus in Accounting or Taxation, preferred
- Master’s degree in Accounting or Taxation, preferred
- Juris Doctorate, preferred
Experience:
- Nine (9) or more years of prior SALT experience, required
- Prior experience supervising tax professionals on a project or engagement basis, required
- Prior experience preparing and/or reviewing tax provisions high, preferred
- Prior experience with corporate taxation, consolidations and partnerships, preferred
License/Certifications:
- CPA certification or other relevant certification, preferred
Software:
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word, preferred
- Exposure to and familiarity with standard tax applications and research tools, preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Superior analytical and research skills
- Solid organizational skills, especially the ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
- Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
- Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Capable of effectively managing a team of tax professionals, and delegating work assignments, as needed
- Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and client personnel
- Ability to encourage team environment on engagements, and contribute to the professional development of assigned personnel
- Executive presence and ability to act as primary contact on assigned engagements
- Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
- Advanced knowledge of appropriate application of tax standards to ensure effective and efficient delivery of tax services
- Advanced knowledge of sources of relevant information utilized in tax filings
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of cause/effect for taxable conditions on clients and the potential tax issues
Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.
National Range: $99,750 - $262,500
Maryland Range: $99,750 - $262,500
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $99,750 - $262,500
Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.
At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.
BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.
We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:
- Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
- Empowering team members to explore their full potential
- Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
- Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
- Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
- BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Tax Director
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to tax work. A degree in accounting, finance, or taxation is strong. An unrelated bachelor's paired with a CPA or LLM in taxation can satisfy the requirement, but document the connection explicitly.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the OFLC Wage Search for Labor Condition Applications filed under SOC code 11-3031. Employers who've filed LCAs for Tax Director or Tax Manager roles in the last two years are already set up to sponsor and know the process.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers
Migrate Mate shows verified H-1B filing history by employer and occupation, so you can focus your applications on companies that have sponsored Tax Director roles before, not just those that say they're open to sponsorship.
Clarify multinational assignment history upfront
If you've worked for a foreign affiliate of a U.S. employer, an L-1A transfer may be available alongside H-1B. Raising this with HR early can open a parallel path that bypasses the H-1B cap entirely.
Negotiate for premium processing in your offer
Standard H-1B adjudication can take several months. Request that your employer include USCIS premium processing in the offer letter. Most firms sponsoring senior tax hires will agree, and it reduces your start-date uncertainty significantly.
Prepare a specialty occupation support memo
For Tax Director roles, your employer's attorney may need to show that a specific degree is normally required, not just preferred. Pull the O*NET profile for tax managers and gather three to five job postings from comparable employers showing degree requirements.
H-1B Visa Tax Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Tax Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. USCIS consistently treats senior tax roles as specialty occupations because they normally require at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, taxation, or a closely related field. A CPA credential or an LLM in taxation strengthens the case further. The key is showing the degree requirement is standard for the position, not just preferred.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Tax Director positions?
Big Four accounting firms, large multinational corporations with in-house tax departments, regional CPA firms, and major financial services companies are the most active sponsors for Tax Director H-1Bs. You can verify which specific employers have filed Labor Condition Applications for comparable roles using the OFLC Wage Search, or browse verified sponsoring employers directly on Migrate Mate.
What happens to my H-1B status if I move from a public accounting firm to an in-house tax role?
Changing employers requires your new employer to file a new H-1B petition before you start. You can begin working immediately once the new petition is filed and receipted, not approved, as long as it's filed before your current status expires. This portability rule under AC21 applies after you've held H-1B status for 180 days or more.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect hiring for Tax Director roles?
Before filing your H-1B petition, your employer files an LCA certifying your offered salary meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for Tax Director in your work location. DOL sets four wage levels; senior roles typically land at Level III or IV. If the offered salary falls below the certified wage, the LCA will be rejected and the H-1B can't proceed.
Can an employer sponsor an H-1B for a remote Tax Director role?
Yes, but every location where you work must have a certified LCA posted. If you work remotely from a state different from the employer's headquarters, a separate LCA covering that worksite wage level is required. Short-term assignments under 30 days may qualify for a short-term placement exemption, but permanent remote arrangements require full LCA compliance for each location.