Corporate Tax Senior Manager at Grant Thornton

DescriptionAs the Corporate Tax Senior Manager youll be a member of our Corporate Tax Solutions Family 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. Success in the Senior Manager role is the primary pathway to Partner or Managing Director in our firm. 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:Supervising the efforts of multiple client services teams on client engagements; planning executing directing and completing tax projects in a wide variety of industries; providing innovative tax planning consulting and compliance expertise to clients; marketing selling designing and implementing tax-planning strategies for clients and managing to budgetSupport the growth and profitability of the firm by leveraging your external network and achieving sales and revenue targets including identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to sell services to existing and potential clientsParticipate in business development activities and other professional industry or community events to enhance your own and the firms brandEffectively managing engagement fundamentals (i.e. realization utilization leverage accounts receivable expenses)Managing developing training and mentoring staff on tax projects and assessing performance for engagement and year-end reviewsConducting primary and secondary review of complicated or complex tax returns prepared by staff and making recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunitiesConducting primary and secondary review of ASC 740 income tax provision engagementsResearching and consulting on various tax mattersMaintaining a good working relationship with clients as the primary service team contact 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 Accounting Masters degree in taxation LLM in Taxation or JD preferredMinimum five to seven years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experienceCPA or JD/active law license requiredExperience in public accounting is preferredExperience in corporate income tax and strong ASC 740 Accounting for Income Taxes skillsExcellent analytical technical and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in US GAAP and corporate income tax laws and regulationsStrong working knowledge of broad-based statutory income tax compliance and consulting including state and local income taxes taxation of international activity and transfer pricingExceptional client service communication skills interpersonal and presentation skillsExperience in OneSource Tax Provision preferredStrong teamwork and analytical skills with attention to detailCan travel as needed#LI-POST #LI-RR1Required Experience:Senior Manager 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