Tax Senior, Indirect Tax

Senior Tax Consultant specializing in state and local indirect tax (sales & use and excise tax) for Deloitte's Multistate Tax Services group. Responsibilities include tax research, planning, consulting, compliance, audit defense, and supervising junior staff.

What you'd actually do

  1. Researching state and local indirect tax legislation and assisting with drafting client responses and memos.
  2. Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and streamline work flow.
  3. Assisting with various state and local indirect tax consulting projects including sales & use and excise tax overpayment reviews, tax implications of sales and purchase transactions, audit defense services, nexus planning, and voluntary disclosures.
  4. Assisting with engagement workflow management and supervising tax consultants and interns on assigned engagements.
  5. Performing a detailed technical review of state and local indirect tax returns on select engagements

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years’ experience in state and local indirect tax (sales & use and excise tax)
  • Preparation and review experience of state and local indirect tax returns
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other related field

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree such as Masters of Tax or JD and/or LLM
  • Previous Big 4 or large CPA firm experience
  • Demonstrated experience with state and local indirect tax planning, tax research, and tax analysis
  • Excellent research and writing skills
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Supervisory experience

What the JD emphasized

  • state and local indirect tax planning
  • sales & use tax
  • excise tax
  • audit defense services
  • nexus planning
  • voluntary disclosures