Manager or Director - Sales & Use Tax

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)•Portland, OR

1d•$118,000 - $199,000

About The Position

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm dedicated to creating opportunities for clients, employees, and communities through a range of services including wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing. CLA is seeking a Manager/Director – Sales & Use Tax to join its State & Local Tax (SALT) practice. This role involves driving SALT growth, managing sales & use tax projects, representing clients in negotiations with tax authorities, identifying opportunities for the sales & use tax compliance center, developing staff, partnering with industry leaders on thought leadership, consulting on M&A deals, building relationships to drive SALT growth, contributing to growth plans and recruiting, and ensuring adherence to CLA's risk management policies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
6 years of relevant experience is required.
CPA required (EA or JD may be accepted in lieu of CPA certification)

Responsibilities

Drive SALT growth both internally and externally, with a focus on sales & use tax consulting projects, while identifying Seamless opportunities for CLA.
Manage SALT sales & use tax projects while identifying opportunities for client growth, and risk mitigation in a myriad of projects including, but not limited to, nexus studies; restructuring opportunities; voluntary disclosure agreement proceedings; PL 86-282 studies; and return review for refund opportunities.
Represent clients in negotiations with taxing authorities in connection with sales & use tax audits; state tax notices; Amnesty programs; voluntary disclosure agreement programs.
Identify clients and targets for SALT’s sales & use tax compliance center and provide review support for sales & use tax return filings, on an as-needed basis.
Develop staff (associates and senior associates) and continue to assist with growing and training the SALT team.
Partner with Industry leaders and NTO to develop thought leadership for sales & use tax.
Serve as a resource to CLA’s national Transaction Tax Services team to consult from a SALT perspective on M&A deals.
Meet with/build relationships with CRLs and industry leads to drive SALT growth and brand SALT internally and externally.
Contribute to SALT’s growth plans and national growth network initiatives, including recruiting efforts.
Serve as a leader to ensure all CLA risk management policies and procedures, including engagement set-up; client billing and collections; and document retention policies are followed and that the SALT staff are trained and aware of all policies.