Corporate Tax Senior Associate at Grant Thornton

DescriptionAs the Corporate Tax Senior Associate youll be a member of our corporate tax practice and work on business income tax planning corporate compliance and ASC 740 income tax accounting (either tax provision preparation or audit support) projects. The Corporate Tax Solutions Family generally has the primary tax relationship with the client and you will help with the engagement management for multiple clients for your service line all with the resources environment and support to help you excel. Youll collaborate with other team members and specialists in our tax practice including our Washington National Tax Office (WNTO) to support all areas of the clients tax functions because together is how we succeed. From day one youll be empowered by our tools technology training and support from other team members to take responsibility to produce quality work and help you achieve more confidently. Your day-to-day may include:Running client engagements from start to finish including planning executing directing and completing tax projects and managing to budgetSupervising training and mentoring associates and interns on tax projects and assessing performance of staff for engagement reviews; performing in-charge role as neededReviewing tax returns prepared by staff and making recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities gaining increasing responsibility in the review processConducting primary review and preparing of ASC 740 income tax provision engagementsResearching and consulting on various tax matters; Utilizing Tax-related software to prepare and process returns.Responding to inquiries from the IRS State and other tax authoritiesMaintaining a good working relationship with clients and working effectively with client management and staff at all levels to gather information and perform tax servicesGaining an understanding of client operations processes and business objectives and utilizing that knowledge on engagementsAttending professional development and training sessions on a regular basisAdhering to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentialityOther duties as assignedYou have the following technical skills and qualifications:Bachelors degree in AccountingMinimum two to four years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience; experience with preparing and review of ASC 740 income tax provision strongly preferredCPA preferredExperience in public accounting is a plusExcellent verbal and written communication skillsStrong teamwork and analytical skills with attention to detailCan travel as needed#LI-POST #LI-RR1Required Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Tax Experience,Accounting Software,GAAP,QuickBooks,Accounting,Sage,Account Reconciliation,Analysis Skills,Research Experience,SOX,Microsoft Excel,Financial Analysis Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1