State and Local Tax - Income and Franchise Manager

Grant Thornton
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Lead State and Local Tax engagements (income and franchise) for multiple clients, directing client services teams across industries, providing planning, consulting, and compliance services, and managing budgets. Mentor staff, conduct multi-state reviews, and advise on tax options, credits, exemptions, and corporate structures. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes and drive client value while ensuring high-quality deliverables.

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Grant Thornton
5 months ago

State and Local Tax - Income and Franchise Manager

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Job Summary

Lead State and Local Tax engagements (income and franchise) for multiple clients, directing client services teams across industries, providing planning, consulting, and compliance services, and managing budgets. Mentor staff, conduct multi-state reviews, and advise on tax options, credits, exemptions, and corporate structures. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes and drive client value while ensuring high-quality deliverables.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage, direct, and monitor multiple client services teams on client engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects in a wide variety of industries; provide tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; and manage budget
  • •Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on tax projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
  • •Deliver a full range of State and Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums, drafting client correspondence, and counseling client in defending against state audits
  • •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
  • •Consult, work with, and service client to make recommendations on business and process improvement and serve as a business advisor to client
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:MedicalDentalVision401k

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • •Minimum six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting
  • •Active CPA license, JD with active law license in good standing, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • •Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • •Can travel as needed
Experience:6+ yearsTax
Education:Bachelor's in Accounting
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Certifications:CPAJDIPT
Languages:English

Company Brief

Grant Thornton
Global accounting and advisory network providing audit, tax, and consulting services to businesses, public sector entities, and private clients across industries through independent member firms operating under the Grant Thornton brand.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
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