Tax Legal Business Associate Senior Consultant

Would you enjoy being a part of a rapidly growing organization within Deloitte? Do projects that involve managing corporate governance, legal entity simplification, and reviewing governance structures excite you? Deloitte’s Tax Technology Consulting, Legal Business Services (“LBS”) assists clients with all aspects of reporting and process for business as usual, as well as triggering and regulatory events.

The Legal Entity Management team specifically focuses on corporate document assessments, annual compliance, and management of corporate data. Additionally, this team will be leading the review of governance structures, corporate changes, legal entity simplification, as well as central coordination combined with local, on-the-ground experience with jurisdictions around the world.

Work you’ll do:

As a Senior Consultant in Legal Entity Management, your focus will be enabling our clients\’ annual governance process with an emphasis on United States compliance. You will also support the review of governance structures, assessments of corporate documents, and management of corporate data. You will be client-facing, working with Deloitte Partners, Staff, and Associates, on Legal Entity Management (LEM) projects and engagements.

Responsibilities will include:

• Structuring, running, and playing an execution role in the delivery of our United States Legal Entity Management operate services
• Developing eminence and thought leadership materials in the field of Legal Entity Management and, more broadly, legal innovation
• Monitoring the performance of LEM engagement delivery teams
• Advising on proposals
• Advising, planning, and preparation for Board of Directors’ and stockholders’ meetings
• Assisting with formation, maintenance, and dissolution of legal entities, including legal entity corporate compliance activities, such as annual meetings, appointment of directors and officers, powers of attorney, annual reports, document preparation, etc.

The Team:

Globally, Deloitte provides legal business services. Outside the US, we provide legal advisory services (traditional practice of law/legal advice) to clients, and in the US, LMS is part of the TTC practice.

At Deloitte Tax LLP, our TTC practice helps tax and legal departments pursue a streamlined, transparent, and efficient tax and legal function that enhances the core responsibilities of compliance, reporting, and planning, while also positioning tax and legal as a strategic business advisor for the digital era.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2-3 days per week
• 3+ years of relevant legal/legal entity management experience, corporate legal secretarial experience, or alternative legal service industry experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with entity management lifecycle, including annual compliance and event-driven activities, including regular filings, drafting consent, associated entity management activities, etc.
• Experience with legal technology and its application in the legal entity management space or in the contract lifecycle management field
• Experience with Microsoft Office and other technology skills, including, but not limited to, Excel, PPT, Visio, Power BI, Tableau
• Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• One of the following active accreditations obtained, in process, or willing and able to obtain:

• Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
• If not CPA eligible:

• Licensed Attorney (or foreign equivalent)
• Enrolled Agent
• PMP (Project Management Certification)
• Contract & Commercial Management (CCM) Certification Program
• Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (Project Management Institute-ACP)
• Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP)
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• Procurement/Legal Procurement or SAS Certified Data Scientist
• Paralegal Certification with a 4-year degree
• Other Technical Certifications:

• Six Sigma (Black Belt and Green Belt)
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) Contract & Commercial Management (CCM) Certification Program, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (Project Management Institute-ACP)
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
• The Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-ISSAP)
• Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) or SAS Certified Data Scientist
• DocuSign (Workflow Manager, E-signature, CLM, etc.)
• iCertis
• Onit Product Suite (Level 2 and above)
• Conga CLM
• Agiloft
• Sirion Labs
• Kira
• Thomson Reuters (Legal Tracker, High Q, or Contract Express)
• Wolters Kluwer Passport (Passport Legal Spend and Matter Management)
• Mitratech Team Connect and TAP

Preferred:

• Attorney\’s barred in a US jurisdiction
• Experience in legal entity management, preferably in the context of the financial services industry
• Aptitude and commitment to continue to learn various IT platforms and additional software skills
• Lean Six-Sigma and/or Project Management Professional certification
• Knowledge of and working experience with Legal Entity Management databases and other complementary systems
• Experience maintaining legal entity records and optimally experience evaluating and remediating records

Note: The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Information for applicants with a need for accommodation can be found at https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html