(312) 555-0135 ◇ Chicago, IL
benedict.osterhaus@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/benedict-osterhaus ◇ benedictosterhaus.com
Tax consultant with 6 years in international tax and transfer pricing, currently a senior consultant at a tax advisory firm serving mid-market multinationals with revenue from $200M to $3B. Delivered 45 transfer pricing studies, designed intercompany structures that cut global effective tax rates for clients by an average of 3.1 points, and managed engagements worth $2.7M in fees over 2 years. Explains complex cross-border rules in terms finance leaders can act on.
Coursework in International Taxation, Transfer Pricing, Corporate Reorganisations, and Tax Research.
Holds a B.S. in Accounting and Economics from Prairie Crown University (2019).
- Manage about 12 international tax and transfer pricing engagements a year worth $2.7M in fees over 2 years.
- Designed intercompany structures for 9 clients that cut global effective tax rates by an average of 3.1 points.
- Modelled Pillar 2 exposure for 15 clients across 30 countries, flagging $22M in potential top-up tax.
- Prepared 45 transfer pricing studies for clients with operations in up to 18 countries.
- Ran about 60 benchmarking searches a year in Orbis, cutting search time 40% with an Alteryx workflow.
- Supported 4 transfer pricing audits in 3 countries, all closed with 0 adjustments to the client position.
- Prepared 8 corporate income tax returns and 20 foreign information forms during 1 busy season.
- Wrote 3 research memos on foreign tax credit questions that the manager used with 2 clients.
- Built a tracker for 150 international filing deadlines across 40 clients and received a full-time offer.
Intercompany Structure Redesign. Reviewed the intercompany flows of a $1.4B industrial group with 22 entities, interviewed 15 finance and operations leaders, and designed a principal distribution structure with new agreements, which cut the global effective tax rate by 4.2 points and saved about $9M a year.
Pillar 2 Readiness Model. Built an Excel and Alteryx model estimating jurisdictional effective tax rates and top-up tax for 15 clients across 30 countries, with a 1-page summary for each audit committee, which flagged $22M in potential top-up tax and led 6 clients to restructure before rules took effect.
Benchmarking Automation. Built an Alteryx workflow that cleans Orbis search results, applies 12 standard screens, and produces comparable set tables, used on about 60 searches a year by 8 consultants, which cut search time 40% and improved consistency between studies.
- Member of an international fiscal association chapter, co-writing 1 article on Pillar 2 in 2025.
- Volunteer at a low-income taxpayer clinic, helping about 20 families a year with IRS letters.
- Row in a masters rowing club that races in about 4 regattas every summer.
- Supervise 3 consultants on day-to-day engagement work and review all transfer pricing studies before release.
- Run the monthly international tax update for the practice of about 30 consultants and managers.
- Lead campus recruiting for the practice at 2 universities, interviewing about 40 students a year.

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