Manager- Sales/Use Tax
About The Position
Baker Tilly , one of the fastest growing CPA advisory firms in the nation, has an incredible career opportunity for a Sales/Use Tax Manager-to join our growing State & Local Tax (SALT) practice in Texas! Our SALT practice is made up of 100+ professionals across the U.S., providing a full spectrum of services including Income & Franchise tax, Sales & Use tax, Real & Personal Property tax, Unclaimed Property and Voluntary Disclosure & Remediation by industry needs. As a member of this talented team, you will help clients capitalize on strategic ideas and planning techniques that ensure state and local tax compliance, reduce expenses and enhance cash flow. The Sales and Use Tax Manager's primary responsibilities are to identify Sales and Use tax savings opportunities for multi-state clients and direct staff in day-to-day operations. The incumbent will be meeting with clients and/or taxing authorities, preparing correspondence, researching issues, completing data reconciliations, making taxability decisions and preparing tax authority filings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required in Accounting/Finance
- At least four years of experience in Sales Tax Consulting positions
- Proficient in Access
- Demonstrates knowledge of basic tax research
- Experience in conducting tax audits and reverse tax audits
- Ability to analyze raw data to reconcile trial balances and sales and use tax returns
Nice To Haves
- Certification highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Reviews and finalizes staff's audit/refund tax decisions
- Reviews client data for tax savings opportunities
- Mentors staff and manages staff workload
- Drafts filings, such as petitions for redetermination, refund claims, and various other administrative replies
- Responds to client inquiries and prepares documentation requests from state agencies
- Reconciles tax returns with client data
- Travels to client locations to gather and copy tax returns, invoices, purchase orders, and other documentation to use in audit/refund process
- Other duties as assigned
- Completion of sales tax research for client issues in different states
- Staff time allocations on sales tax projects
- Delegation of project work to staff
- Initial person for staff to address project issues/concerns
- Mentoring, training, and/or developing staff
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
