Tax Director Date Posted: 20-08-2026

Job Summary Location: Bengaluru

Reports To Position: Candidate's Job Title

Tax Director

Educational Qualification:

B.Com

Experience Required (yrs):

17 - 22 years The RISE Director/Associate Director, under the supervision of the BDO RISE Managing Director/Practice Lead, will work collaboratively with the US Market Managing Principals (MMPs), US Executive Director and RISE Tax Operations Leader, and oversee the RISE tax team for their respective assigned Market, thereby enhancing the integration with RISE. Primarily focused on the business aspects of the tax integration, their duties encompass managing RISE resources utilized by all professionals in the US market, focusing on the quality of work and timeliness of turnaround, practice integration and productivity targets, business needs around resources management and offshoring strategies of US offices, at all levels.

This role is responsible for advising BDO USA clients on the tax implications of their business objectives, evaluating and selecting alternative actions to lessen tax burden and cost of compliance, identifying different methods of complying with tax regulations while acting as the primary contact for complex tax issues with Engagement Signer. This role is charged with applying knowledge to understand potential tax issues and recognizing and communicating potential risks and potential changes in the tax policy.

Responsibilities include maintaining client portfolio suitable for role specific time commitments, adjusted for the US market size.

Key Requirement Areas:

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Workflow Management
- Accuracy of engagement status tracking - ability to adapt and use tools available
- Ability to define level of complexity and correct leverage mix
- Capacity vs. workload visibility

- Deadline Management

- Goal is to have RISE run book of business independently and deliver based upon US service level agreements with the Client
- On-time completion against internal deadlines
- Timely escalation of deadline risks
- Missed internal deadline trends and root causes

- Quality Control

- Texas work is not Fund/standardized work - develop tools for quick and productive review
- Review quality needs to meet standards

- Communication and Escalation

- Need to be agile
- Response time to U.S. teams
- Quality of escalation summaries
- Daily/weekly status reporting discipline
- Action item ownership and follow-through
- Clarity of client-ready questions and issue summaries

- Team Leadership and Leverage

- Need them to help drive committed hours
- Utilization by level
- Delegation effectiveness

- Training Ownership

- A leader who can train the team with effective on-the-job training




- Ability to deploy existing team members to train colleagues on-the-job with project work to build needed skill set/experience.
- This is over and above simply signing up team members for scheduled trainings.

- Risk and Compliance

- Timely identification of technical risks
- Secure handling of client information
- Timely escalation of independence, scope, or client-service issues
- Recurring issue trend identification

Experience required

- Prior experience in working on Form 1065 or 1120
- Extensive experience in reviewing US partnership/corporation client tax returns and capable of performing managerial-level reviews on US tax filings.
- Oversee preparation and review of complex U.S. tax returns (Form 1065/1120), including multi-state and international tax filings.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on U.S. tax matters, including tax planning, compliance, and optimization strategies.
- Lead and mentor a team of tax professionals, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
- Drive performance management, coaching, and career development initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to strategic initiatives that enhance efficiency and client experience.
- Develop a team of tax associates and seniors, provide coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to enhance performance and career growth.
- Additional skillset of passthrough returns would be an advantage.
- Experience in recruiting and building a team. Understanding of financial statements and the underlying supporting workpapers.

📌 Tax Director (India)
🏢 BDO RISE Private
📍 India