RSM US India | Senior Associate 1, Financial Services - Private Equity Funds

Responsibilities

• Preparing complex Private Equity, Hedge Fund and/or FoF partnership tax returns.
• Performing, documenting, and summarizing research and conclusions regarding specific tax issues.
• Develop, motivate, and train staff level and intern team members.
• Interact directly with clients handling questions, planning, concerns, etc.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in business taxation working for a Big 4 or a large national, regional or local accounting firm; or equivalent in industry or with a law firm.
• Must be eligible to sit for the CPA exam, CA, EA.
• Working knowledge of tax code and technical aspects of tax preparation and compliance.
• Ability to work closely with clients to answer questions or to collect necessary information for tax service requirements.
• Strong technical skills in accounting, tax preparation and review within the Asset Management industry.
• Experience preparing and reviewing returns

RSM US LLP

Ira B. McGladrey opened an accounting practice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1926, and the firm that grew from it, long known as McGladrey, became RSM US LLP in 2015 when it joined other firms in the RSM International network under the RSM brand. Now headquartered in Chicago, it provides assurance, tax and consulting services with a focus on middle-market companies, and since 1 January 2026 it has worked with RSM UK in a transatlantic partnership. In India the firm operates through RSM US Integrated Services India Private Limited, a subsidiary that provides services to the US firm, with offices in Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad and Kolkata.

Work in India supports RSM's US practice. Tax roles cover US federal, state and local, international, Canada and pass-through tax, hedge funds and real estate, credits and incentives, and accounting methods. Assurance teams serve financial institutions, private equity funds and technology clients and handle review and compilation work; financial consulting spans fund services, property accounting, technical accounting and finance-as-a-service. Postings usually ask for a B.Com, BBA or accounting degree with a CA, CPA or ACCA; many tax roles also accept an Enrolled Agent, and some prefer an MBA or a master's in accounting or taxation.

• Industry: Professional services: assurance, tax and consulting for middle-market companies
• Headquarters: Chicago, United States (RSM US LLP)
• In India: RSM US Integrated Services India Private Limited, a subsidiary of RSM US LLP, with offices in Bengaluru (two sites at Embassy Manyata), Gurugram, Hyderabad and Kolkata