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Tax Associate
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford, CT, United States
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A Career with Point72’s Tax Team
The Tax team conducts tax research and planning projects, and oversees Point72’s tax compliance for 30+ funds, 75+ private equity and management companies, and 5+ high net worth individuals and tax-exempt organizations. The Tax team manages all tax-related projects with outside counsel, public accounting firms, and within Point72. The Tax team coordinates with Big Four accounting firms to prepare partnership, corporate, individual, international and state returns.
Due to the complex structure of Point72, the diversity of financial products traded, and the level of tax planning requested by the senior management team, members of the Tax group are able to gain broad exposure to a variety of business and tax issues.
What you’ll do
• Prepare and perform initial reviews of various tax workpapers, partnership allocations, and tax estimates to assist with the tax compliance process and audit defense as needed
• Operate proprietary internal software and automation to generate Schedules K-1 and tax return templates to be used by external vendor to prepare tax returns
• Serve as one of the department’s Tax Technologists by continuously focusing on improving system and process automation, which includes the design, testing, and implementation of new tools with the assistance of the firm’s IT department
• Address ad-hoc queries from other departments, including questions around foreign dividend withholding tax, ECI implications of trading publicly traded partnerships, and deductibility of potential charitable contributions
• Assist senior tax professionals with projects related to tax structuring, research, and planning
• Exposure to hedge fund, private equity, management company, exempt organization, and high net worth individual tax issues
What’s required
• 3-7 years of work experience
• Bachelor Degree
• Technology skills:
◦ Excellent Microsoft Excel skills required; ability to build macros using VBA a plus
◦ Experience with Thomson Reuters GoSystems RS preferred
◦ Knowledge of programming languages is a plus
• CPA or MS in Taxation preferred
• Experience within financial services or asset management preferred but not required
• Superior problem-solving skills and ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter with impeccable attention to detail
• Intellectual curiosity and interest in learning about all aspects of tax compliance, research, and planning, including an interest in working with technology and automation
• A highly analytical mindset, a strong work ethic, excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards
We take care of our people
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. We want you to concentrate on success and leave the rest to us. When you work here, we provide:
• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• 401(k) savings program with employer match
About Point72
Point72 is a global asset management firm led by Steven Cohen that uses Discretionary Long/Short, Macro, and Systematic strategies to invest in eight offices across the globe. We look for people who want to build a career with us – people who want to innovate, experiment, and be the best at what they do – while adhering to the highest ethical standards.
Point72 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Point72 is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. Point72 complies with applicable, local, state and federal laws on the subject of equal employment opportunity.