Jonathan West

Jon is a Managing Director within GTM’s lead tax practice, based out of the firm’s DC Metro office. He focuses on expanding the firm’s reputation throughout the region, including recruiting, hiring, and building a team of tax professionals to serve local clients across a variety of industries. He also works to expand the company’s footprint and build awareness of GTM’s brand in new markets.

Since joining GTM, Jon has managed co-sourced engagements with clients to help them build in-house tax functions, improve the effectiveness of their tax operations, complete their SEC reporting, and complete accounting for income taxes (ASC 740).

Jon has a strong background in large consolidated tax returns for publicly traded multinational companies with extensive overseas operations, and tax automation services through the implementation of ONESOURCE Income Tax, ONESOURCE Tax Provision, Hyperion HFM, and other tax technology solutions.

Prior to joining GTM, Jon was a Senior Tax Manager at AOL, Inc. where he helped build the income tax compliance and tax provision teams. He also developed and implemented a process to bring the domestic tax return in-house, integrated the provision and return preparation into one process using the same technology platform for both functions, successfully managed IRS and state audits, and performed various tax planning activities. Prior to his role with AOL, Jon was a Senior Tax Manager at Towers Watson. He also held roles with PwC, working in the Middle Market Tax Group.

Jon was raised in Southeastern Idaho. He currently resides with his wife and four children in Vienna, VA. In his free time, Jon enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, biking, and traveling.

Designation:

CPA

Education:

B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University
MAcc in Taxation from Brigham Young University