Attorney in Cincinnati, OH

2-6 yrs required

No

Relocation Available No
Salary Range Commensurate with experience



# Income and Franchise Tax Manager

## Opportunity to Excel with Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton is looking for an Income and Franchise Tax Manager to join the team and deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for multiple clients. The successful candidate will collaborate with the Income/Franchise Tax team and work closely with staff on various tax matters.

This is a seasonal role lasting for a few weeks to a few months; length of time to be determined by your schedule and the needs of the practice.

## Responsibilities

As an Income and Franchise Tax Manager, you will:

- Run client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects and managing to budget
- Supervise, train, and mentor associates and interns on tax projects and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews; perform in-charge role as needed
- Deliver a full range of State & Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums and drafting client correspondence. Assignments include reverse sales tax reviews, audit defense, and research of sales tax issues
- Review tax returns done by staff and make recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities; gain increasing responsibility in review process
- Conduct multi-disciplinary, multi-state reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, valorem taxes, and others to identify optimal filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives, and corporate structures that can reduce the client's tax burden
- Prepare returns for more complex State & Local Income/Franchise Tax returns and demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts
- Respond to inquiries from the IRS and other tax authorities
- Other duties as assigned

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Minimum two to six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting
- CPA, JD, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong teamwork and analytical skills and attention to detail
- Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Can travel as needed

## About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

## Benefits

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you.

For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit:

- Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.
- Benefits for seasonal employee positions: Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Seasonal employees may also be eligible to participate in the firm’s 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave.

Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.

## Salary Range

The salary range for this role is commensurate with experience.

## Join Us

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