As the Income Franchise Tax Senior Associate, you’ll deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for your multiple clients – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You’ll collaborate with the Income/Franchise Tax team and work closely with staff on various tax matters, on all phases of project and engagement management, because together is how we succeed.  

From day one, you’ll be empowered by high quality tools and resources to thrive in your role to meet client needs and help you achieve more, confidently. The seasonal role lasts for a few weeks to a few months; length of time to be determined by your schedule and the needs of the practice. 

Your day-to-day may include: 

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 

You have the following technical skills and 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 

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