SALT Income Tax Manager/Senior Manager

Nichols Cauley•Peachtree Corners, GA

23h

About The Position

Nichols Cauley is seeking a Manager of Tax specializing in State and Local Tax (SALT) Income to help lead and grow its multistate direct tax services. The role manages state income, franchise, and pass-through entity tax engagements for a diverse portfolio of closely held businesses, pass-through entities, and corporate groups. The Manager serves as a technical resource to clients and federal tax teams, oversees compliance and consulting engagements from planning through delivery, and develops staff. This is an opportunity to help build a growing practice, work directly with firm leadership, and expand client relationships across the Nichols Cauley platform.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Active CPA license or JD.
Five or more years of tax experience, including at least three years focused on state and local income and franchise taxation in public accounting or a corporate tax department.
Strong technical knowledge of multistate apportionment, nexus, P.L. 86-272, combined and unitary reporting, and pass-through entity taxation.
Demonstrated experience reviewing multistate returns and managing multiple client engagements simultaneously.
Proficiency with tax compliance and research software such as CCH Axcess, ONESOURCE, GoSystem, Checkpoint, or Bloomberg Tax.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex tax issues clearly to clients and colleagues.
Proven ability to supervise, train, and develop team members.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Taxation (MST) or LLM in Taxation.
Experience in a Big 4, national, or regional firm SALT practice.
Experience with PTE election planning, VDAs, and state audit defense.
Experience with state income tax provision (ASC 740).
Experience serving middle-market, private equity–backed, or closely held multistate businesses.
Interest in practice building and business development within a growing SALT service line.

Responsibilities

Deliver multi-state and local tax consulting services, primarily involving income and franchise tax matters.
Identify opportunities to minimize clients’ multistate tax burden through filing methods, exemptions, credits and incentives, and structuring alternatives.
Research complex state and local tax issues using statutes, regulations, case law, and other relevant authorities and guidance.
Draft tax technical memorandums, client correspondence, and other work products.
Conduct nexus reviews and work with clients to remediate tax exposure.
Provide state and local audit defense assistance to clients.
Provide technical assistance to the tax compliance function to help ensure accuracy and completeness.
Perform quality control reviews of selected SALT returns prepared by the core tax team.
Develop and deliver SALT training throughout the firm and external webinars for clients and targets.
Contribute to writing and publishing SALT articles and participate in public speaking engagements.
Drive growth of the income and franchise practice by identifying and executing targeted initiatives.
Monitor significant developments and new legislation in multistate income and franchise taxation.
Analyze significant developments and prepare written summaries for newsletters and website postings; identify developments that may affect clients and follow up with appropriate internal or external communications.
Take responsibility for subordinates’ activities and chargeability, and effectively delegate and manage staff work.
Supervise, train, and develop team members.