Tax Senior - Strategic Tax Review, Multistate

This role is for a Tax Senior focused on state income and franchise tax issues, involving technical analysis, research, and client advisory. It emphasizes working with complex tax problems and leveraging technology to align tax functions with business objectives.

What you'd actually do

  1. Assist with various state and local tax consulting projects including deep technical issues surrounding areas such as apportionment methodologies, tax base modifications and Tax Reform
  2. Research and analyze new fact patterns and laws, regulations, cases and administrative guidance and coordination with our Innovation professionals
  3. Comprehensive review of information to understand a Client’s business and its tax returns, including a deep understanding of the mechanics of state tax returns
  4. Ensure that key milestones on our phased projects are met
  5. Advise clients on strategies to address technical issues and business restructurings systematically in an effective and efficient manner

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years’ experience in state and local tax; 2+ years with income and franchise tax.
  • 2+ years’ experience with state tax planning, tax research, and tax analysis.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
  • 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
  • Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree such as Masters of Tax, JD and/or LLM.
  • Experience preparing and/or reviewing state income and franchise tax returns.
  • Previous Big 4 or large CPA firm experience. Preferably in a consulting-focused role.
  • Supervisory experience.

What the JD emphasized

  • deep technical knowledge base
  • innate curiosity to learn new things
  • sense of urgency
  • stay at the forefront
  • deep technical issues
  • new fact patterns and laws
  • comprehensive review
  • deep understanding
  • key milestones
  • technical issues