State and Local Tax – Income and Franchise Manager

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Job Type: Full time

As the Income/Franchise Tax Manager, you will deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services to multiple clients. You will collaborate with the Income/Franchise team and lead staff on various tax matters, overseeing all phases of project and engagement management.

From day one, you will have access to tools and resources to support your role, meet client needs, and achieve results.

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, and monitor multiple client service teams on client engagements.
• Plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects across a wide variety of industries.
• Provide tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients.
• Manage project budgets.
• 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 clients on defending against state audits.
• Manage multidisciplinary, multistate reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, ad valorem, and other taxes to identify filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives, and corporate structures that may reduce clients’ tax burdens.
• Consult with clients and recommend business and process improvements, serving as a business advisor.
• Take responsibility for overall project and deliverable completion.
• Support business development activities, including identifying opportunities, developing proposals, and pursuing client engagements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Technical Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• At least six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience.
• Active CPA license, JD with an active law license in good standing, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple project tasks simultaneously.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.