Senior Tax Associate, Location Strategies (Credits & Incentives) Consulting
About The Position
The State & Local Tax Consulting Senior Staff within our Location Strategies (Credits & Incentives) practice plays an important role in helping clients evaluate location and investment decisions by identifying and securing state and local economic incentive opportunities. This position works closely with clients and internal teams to support engagements involving site selection, incentive negotiations, and economic development strategy. The role requires strong analytical skills, business acumen, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both public- and private-sector stakeholders to help clients maximize available incentives and achieve their growth objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- Approximately 2-4 years of experience
- Knowledge of U.S. state and local incentive programs and economic development initiatives.
- Experience supporting incentive negotiations, site selection projects, or economic development engagements.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including financial modeling and incentive valuation analysis.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with economists and other technical specialists on economic impact analyses and related modeling.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare client-facing presentations and reports.
- Uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship.
- Act ethically and with integrity at all times.
- Verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- MBA, JD, Master's degree, or related advanced degree preferred.
- CPA, CEcD, CMI, JD, or other relevant professional certification preferred.
- Site selection, economic development, state and local tax incentives, or related fields preferred.
- Experience supporting foreign direct investment projects or working with international companies is a plus.
- Multilingual capability (particularly German, Japanese, or Mandarin Chinese) is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Support client-facing site selection and economic development incentive engagements.
- Analyze location factors including labor availability, infrastructure, logistics, tax structure, and real estate considerations.
- Assist with negotiating state and local incentives, including discretionary grants, tax abatements, job creation credits, and infrastructure support.
- Develop financial models, cost-benefit analyses, and supporting reports for client presentations and decision-making.
- Coordinate with economic development organizations and government stakeholders to support incentive negotiations and project implementation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including tax, legal, and real estate professionals, to deliver integrated client solutions.
- Assist with the preparation of economic impact analyses and related modeling in coordination with economists and external specialists.
- Support projects involving international companies evaluating U.S. investments, including coordination with economic development agencies and communication with multinational stakeholders.
- Contribute to practice development initiatives, knowledge sharing, and process improvement efforts.
- Provide guidance and support to entry-level team members as appropriate.
Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
