Manager - SALT Sales and Use Tax

RSM US LLP • Dallas, TX

12d • $100,000 - $189,200

About The Position

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM. The State and Local Sales and Use Tax team provides valuable advice to our clients on solving their most pressing sales tax issues. Our sales tax consultants work across a wide variety of industries and tax jurisdictions to assist our clients in identifying solutions and making informed decisions through researching tax laws, representing clients in tax controversy situations, and recommending strategies to minimize their sales tax liabilities.

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting or closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• Requires one of the following: CPA, CMI, JD or LLM.
• Requires a minimum of six (6) years of experience providing sales and use tax consulting services in a public accounting, consulting, or law firm.
• Possess thorough knowledge of a variety of state and local sales and use tax laws, regulations, policies and procedures, as well as tax planning, restructuring, due diligence, audit defense, reverse audits, and state controversy work.
• Ability to work closely with clients to answer questions or to collect necessary information for tax service requirements.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25% (note travel requirements are currently limited).

Nice To Haves

• Project management and critical thinking skills
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills; ability to prioritize multiple assignments.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent client sales and use tax advisory and planning services to multi-state companies – approximately 60% of your time.
• Drive growth and profitability of State and Local tax practice by generating new revenue on existing client portfolio, cross-selling, and new clients for the tax practice – approximately 30% of your time.
• May serve as a Performance Advisor, mentor, or coach to one or more employees, which will include providing honest and timely performance feedback – approximately 10% of your time.
• Ability to integrate with clients, local and regional RSM SALT teams, the overall RSM tax team, and RSM audit and consulting colleagues.
• Manage the following types of sales and use tax consulting projects; technical research memoranda, nexus studies, exposure quantification, voluntary disclosures and other sales tax mitigation strategies, audit defense and appeals, reverse sales tax audits and other sales tax refunds, due diligence, and other state tax consulting projects.
• Lead and manage the business relationship of complex engagements with a focus on high-value, quality tax advice and seek to expand services to clients.
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell various SALT opportunities
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.
• We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.
• Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.
• Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager