August 2026 Strategic Tax - State & Local Tax Staff Atlanta

Cherry Bekaert Advisory • Atlanta, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Cherry Bekaert is a large accounting and consulting firm that provides advisory, assurance, and tax services. The State & Local Tax team is growing and focuses on helping clients avoid overpaying sales taxes, strategic planning, and managing sales tax obligations. This role involves providing clients with sales tax advisory services and requires strong Excel data manipulation skills. The ideal candidate is a deadline-driven, administrative professional with a passion for client service.

Requirements

• Graduating with a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting
• Ability to work overtime during peak seasons
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Passion for providing the highest level of service to clients
• Superior multi-tasking and organizational skills
• High attention to detail
• Stellar interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel required
• Proficiency with Word, and PowerPoint
• Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States.
• Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Access experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Work directly with tax professionals on a wide variety of projects, including data entry in Excel, copying client records, organizing data files, completing forms, sending and managing receipt of correspondence with State tax agencies, and various other client-related administrative tasks
• Gather, manipulate, and analyze data
• Participate in research of state tax statues, regulations, and rulings
• Thoroughly verify work for completeness and accuracy
• Interact with clients via on-site meetings, video calls, and project status reports

Benefits

• annual bonus
• medical, dental, and vision care
• disability and life insurance
• generous Paid Time Off
• retirement plans
• Paid Care Leave

What This Job Offers

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