State and Local Tax Manager- Consulting focus

5-10 yrs required

Full-time

No

**State and Local Tax Manager - Consulting Focus**

**Job Summary**

Baker Tilly, one of the fastest growing CPA advisory firms in the nation, has an incredible career opportunity for a State & Local Tax Manager- consulting focus to join their growing State & Local Tax (SALT) practice. Ideal candidates have income and sales/ues tax experience or income tax consulting experience. The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to middle market and Fortune 500 clients by providing strategic state and local tax compliance and consulting services that lower their tax rates, ensure they are in compliance and provide value across the spectrum of state and local taxes.

**Responsibilities**

- Manage 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
- Research state tax issues including nexus determinations, taxability analyses and quantification of potential liabilities
- Counsel clients on state and local tax controversies, including research, drafting client correspondence, prepare ruling requests and providing guidance in defending against state audits
- 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
- Manage a group of staff and seniors on compliance engagements to ensure developmental skills
- Assist with managing client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met
- Utilize entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and the community
- Invest in professional development individually and through participation in firm wide learning and development programs
- Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals

**Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other related field required; Masters or advanced degree preferred
- CPA, CMI or JD/ LLM required
- Five (5) + year(s) experience in state and local tax, professional services firm experience preferred
- 2+ year(s) of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates desired
- 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.
- Eligibility to work in the ., without sponsorship, highly preferred

**Compensation**

For California, Colorado, New York and Washington, the compensation range for this role is $86,220 to $182,770. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

**Job Summary**

Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a leading advisory CPA firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the . and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. The firm is looking for a State & Local Tax Manager- consulting focus to join their growing State & Local Tax (SALT) practice.

**Responsibilities**

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic state and local tax compliance and consulting services that lower their tax rates, ensure they are in compliance and provide value across the spectrum of state and local taxes. This includes:

- Manage 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
- Research state tax issues including nexus determinations, taxability analyses and quantification of potential liabilities
- Counsel clients on state and local tax controversies, including research, drafting client correspondence, prepare ruling requests and providing guidance in defending against state audits
- 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
- Manage a group of staff and seniors on compliance engagements to ensure developmental skills
- Assist with managing client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met
- Utilize entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and the community
- Invest in professional development individually and through participation in firm wide learning and development programs
- Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals

**Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other related field required; Masters or advanced degree preferred
- CPA, CMI or JD/ LLM required
- Five (5) + year(s) experience in state and local tax, professional services firm experience preferred
- 2+ year(s) of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates desired
- 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

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Professional development, Mentoring and counseling associates

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Income & Franchise tax, Sales & Use tax, Real & Personal Property tax, Unclaimed Property and Voluntary Disclosure & Remediation

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other related field required; Masters or advanced degree preferred

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Qualification and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other related field required; Masters or advanced degree preferred, CPA, CMI or JD/ LLM required

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