Corporate Tax & Accounting Technical Manager (bilingual Korean)

Cesna Recruitment•Auburn Hills, MI

16h

About The Position

The Corporate Tax & Accounting Technical Manager supports the Company’s U.S. tax compliance, tax accounting, external audits, and technical accounting activities. The position covers federal, state, and local corporate income tax, income tax provisions, sales and use tax, property tax, and payroll-related tax matters. It also supports external financial statement audits and technical accounting issues, including revenue recognition and other complex accounting matters. The role requires a hands-on professional who can independently research technical issues, work effectively with external tax and audit advisors, coordinate with internal business functions, and provide practical, well-supported recommendations to management. The successful candidate will be comfortable moving between detailed compliance work and complex technical analysis, maintaining audit-ready documentation, managing deadlines and advisors, and identifying potential risks and process improvements. Public accounting experience is highly preferred, including experience at a Big Four firm or substantial experience at a reputable regional or boutique CPA firm.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related field.
Minimum 3 years of relevant U.S. tax experience, including hands-on experience in multiple areas of U.S. corporate taxation.
Strong working knowledge of U.S. federal and state corporate income taxation.
Practical experience with corporate income tax compliance and income tax provision under ASC 740.
Experience in at least one additional tax area, such as sales and use tax, property tax, payroll tax, or state and local tax.
Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and general accounting principles.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to independently research tax and accounting issues and document conclusions.
Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large amounts of financial data.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a corporate environment.
Ability to work effectively with external tax advisors, auditors, and internal cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

CPA license or CPA candidacy.
Master’s degree in Taxation, Accounting, or a related discipline.
Big Four accounting firm experience, or substantial hands-on experience at a reputable regional or boutique CPA firm managing multiple corporate clients and complex tax or accounting matters.
Experience performing or supporting financial statement audits; a combination of tax and audit experience is highly desirable.
Experience researching and resolving technical accounting issues under U.S. GAAP.
Experience with ASC 606 revenue recognition.
Experience with ASC 740, ASC 842, inventory or cost accounting, or other complex accounting areas.
Experience preparing technical accounting or tax memoranda.
Experience responding to IRS and state tax audits or examinations.
Experience supporting external financial statement audits.
Experience in manufacturing, automotive, battery, energy, technology, or another capital-intensive industry.
Experience with multinational corporations and intercompany transactions.
Familiarity with transfer pricing and international tax matters.
Experience with ERP systems such as SAP and tax or accounting software.
SOX or internal controls experience.

Responsibilities

Manage and support U.S. federal, state, and local corporate income tax compliance, including return preparation and review, extensions, estimated payments, workpapers, filing calendars, and deadlines.
Coordinate with external tax advisors on timely and accurate tax return preparation and filing.
Research federal and state corporate tax issues, support tax audits and inquiries, and identify opportunities to improve compliance processes, documentation, and controls.
Prepare and/or review quarterly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 740, including current and deferred tax calculations, book-to-tax analyses, effective tax rate analyses, valuation allowance assessments, and uncertain tax position documentation, as applicable.
Prepare tax provision workpapers and coordinate with external auditors and tax advisors on provision review and audit requirements.
Manage and support sales and use tax compliance across applicable U.S. jurisdictions, including transaction reviews, return filings, exemption certificates, audits, exposure analysis, and refund opportunities.
Coordinate business personal property tax return preparation and filing; maintain records; review assessments; and support audits, inquiries, and assessment challenges.
Provide technical support for federal, state, and local payroll tax matters in coordination with Payroll, HR, Finance, and external payroll providers.
Research payroll tax issues involving compensation, relocation, bonuses, benefits, and other compensation matters; assist with notices, discrepancies, jurisdictional issues, and audits.
Support annual and interim external financial statement audits by coordinating responses, preparing schedules and reconciliations, reviewing requests, and helping resolve audit questions.
Assist with financial statement and footnote support and maintain audit-ready documentation.
Research technical accounting issues involving matters such as ASC 606 revenue recognition, contract accounting, variable consideration, customer incentives, inventory, fixed assets, ASC 842 leases, accruals, contingencies, impairment, intercompany transactions, and foreign currency.
Prepare concise technical accounting memoranda documenting facts, applicable guidance, analysis, conclusions, financial statement impact, and recommended accounting treatment.
Work with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Sales, Operations, and other functions to understand transactions and determine appropriate accounting treatment.
Support external auditors’ review of significant accounting positions and technical accounting conclusions.
Support the design, documentation, and improvement of tax and accounting processes, internal controls, policies, procedures, and technical accounting documentation.
Identify control gaps, compliance risks, and process improvements, and assist with SOX or internal control activities if applicable.
Assist management in evaluating tax implications of business transactions and operational decisions, including contracts, investments, capital expenditures, and organizational changes.
Support state and local tax planning and nexus analysis; identify tax credits, incentives, exemptions, and legitimate tax savings opportunities; and assist with tax due diligence as needed.
Monitor federal and state tax law changes and communicate potential impacts to management.