National Corporate Tax - Senior Manager

Plante & Moran•Traverse City, MI

14h

About The Position

The National Corporate Tax Senior Manager leads tax compliance, planning, and provision engagements from planning through completion. The role serves as a firm-wide technical resource for accounting for income taxes (ASC 740), income tax provisions, and deferred taxes, and includes preparing and reviewing provisions for clients, including certain public companies audited by other accounting firms. The Senior Manager also reviews recurring corporate tax returns and supports tax audits and complex tax consulting matters. This position manages client engagements and their economics, including billing, realization, and collections; works directly with client management and senior firm and client stakeholders; and supervises and develops associates. The role also contributes to business development, firm-wide practice infrastructure and tools, professional standards matters, recruiting, training, mentoring, and thought leadership. The position follows a flexible “Workplace for Your Day” model within a principally in-person approach. Overnight travel may be needed for firm-wide trainings and events, and the exempt role may require working more than the standard 40-hour work week.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in public accounting.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
CPA or Bar License required.
Experience preparing and reviewing tax provisions.
Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, except for qualified candidates bilingual in Japanese and English or Chinese and English.

Responsibilities

Prepare income tax provisions for clients, including certain public companies audited by other accounting firms.
Review tax provisions as a subject matter expert in an attest role.
Serve as a firm-wide technical resource for ASC 740, income tax provisions, and deferred taxes.
Review federal, foreign, state, and local tax returns for recurring corporate tax clients, along with estimated payments and extensions, and assist with federal and state tax audits.
Assist with tax consulting on complex corporate tax matters.
Determine tax objectives, scope, and methodology, and participate in decision-making with client management to assess the broader impact of decisions and possible solutions.
Identify tax solutions and opportunities for clients, including federal or state credits and items generated by tax law changes.
Use available technology, including CCH Axcess, and other resources effectively, and hold the engagement team to the same standard.
Serve as primary engagement manager with economic responsibility for billing, realization, and collections.
Participate in internal and external networking, including client meetings and industry events.
Coordinate with Tax practice leaders and the Professional Standards Team on policy and practice matters related to accounting for income taxes.
Contribute to business expansion, including proposal development and sales calls.
Supervise and develop a team of 1–2 associates on each engagement in client engagement management and applied technical tax knowledge.
Lead engagements from planning through completion, including tax compliance, tax planning, and tax provision projects.
Participate in developing firm-wide infrastructure, tools, templates, and practice matters related to accounting for income taxes.
Participate in the annual CORE training program.
Contribute to non-billable initiatives such as recruiting, internal training, mentoring, and thought leadership content.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Flexible Time Off
Predetermined holidays
401(k) plan
Flexible benefits plans
Business-related travel, lodging, and meal reimbursement
Pension plan for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff
Discretionary bonus plan for eligible staff
Some contingent staff positions may elect health insurance and receive limited paid sick time