Baker Tilly US US | State & Local Tax Manager- Income Franchise

Responsibilities

• Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
• As a member of this talented team, you will help clients capitalize on strategic ideas and planning techniques that ensure state and local tax compliance, reduce expenses and enhance cash flow.
• You want to continue to expand your leadership experiences and hone your consulting skills as a comprehensive SALT professional in areas such as, sales tax nexus, research projects, ruling requests, process review, reverse audit, credits & incentives and property tax.
• Research state tax issues including nexus determinations, taxability analyses and quantification of potential liabilities.
• Plan and execute tax projects requiring a wide scope of expertise, including due diligence and voluntary disclosure projects.
• Prepare technical memoranda on state and local tax issues for individuals, corporations, partnerships and LLCs.
• Maintain active communication with clients and make recommendations for business and process improvements, manage expectations and enhance value.
• Manage multi-disciplinary, multi-state reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, , and others to identify optimal filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives and corporate structures that can reduce the client's tax burden

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience required.
• Five (5) + year(s) experience in state and local tax, professional services firm experience preferred.
• Three (3)+ year(s) of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates desired.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other related field required; Masters or advanced degree preferred.
• Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies, see the "big picture" as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects.
• CPA, CMI or JD/ LLM required
• 2+ year(s) of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates desired

Baker Tilly US, LLP

The firm's roots in the United States go back to 1931, when it began as Virchow, Krause & Company, and the current partnership was organised in 1953. It joined Baker Tilly International in 1999 and took the Baker Tilly name in 2009. It has since grown through mergers with ParenteBeard in 2014 and Squar Milner in 2020, among others. Baker Tilly provides audit and assurance, tax, and advisory services, with a CPA firm handling attest work and a separate advisory group handling tax and consulting.

• Industry: Accounting, tax, assurance and advisory services, including managed accounting services
• Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, United States (U.S. member firm of Baker Tilly International)