Senior Manager - SALT Sales and Use Tax
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. The Senior Manager - Sales and Use Tax, for RSM will be responsible for the following job duties which are focused around three core concepts (Technical & Quality Expertise, People & Talent Management, and Client Service/Business Development
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 eight (8) years of experience providing sales and use tax consulting services in a public accounting, consulting or law firm.
- Require 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.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Requires the ability to travel up to 25%.
Nice To Haves
- Project management and critical thinking skills
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills; ability to prioritize multiple assignments
Responsibilities
- Provide excellent sales and use tax advisory and planning services to multi-state companies - approximately 60% of your time.
- Continued business development of State and Local tax practice by generating new revenue on existing client portfolio, cross selling, and growing new client relationships for the tax practice - approximately 30% of your time.
- 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, ASC 450 reviews, 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 and other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- competitive benefits and compensation package
- flexibility in your schedule
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
