Tax Manager- Energy
About The Position
Join Plante Moran, a firm with a "we-care" culture that prioritizes your growth, well-being, and success. We support your career journey and professional goals, encouraging you to explore diverse opportunities. In this role, you will go beyond the numbers, develop rapport with clients, and make a difference. You will review tax returns for partnership, corporate, and individual clients, including federal, foreign, state, and local tax returns, estimated payments, and extensions. You will also assist with Federal and State tax audits, determine appropriate tax objectives, scope, and methodology, and actively participate in decision-making with client's management. Identifying tax solutions and opportunities, such as federal or state credits or items generated from tax law changes, is key. You will effectively leverage technology like CCH Axcess and other resources to maximize technical application and serve as the primary engagement manager with economic responsibilities for billing, realization, and collections.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in public accounting
- Successful completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- CPA or Bar License required
- Client travel throughout the region, with some overnight stays may be required. Additionally, there are opportunities for overnight travel to attend firm wide trainings and events
- Strong technical skills with public accounting experience focused in taxes for private equity funded partnerships and public companies in the energy industry
- Experience in M&A transactions or someone actively seeking to gain experience in transaction opportunities.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English.
Nice To Haves
- Oil & Gas experience a plus
- ASC 740 & public company experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Review returns for partnership, corporate, and individual tax clients, including federal, foreign, state and local tax returns, estimated payments and extensions, and assisting with Federal and State tax audits
- Determine appropriate tax objectives, scope and methodology and actively participate in decision making with client's management to understand the broader impact of current decisions and possible solutions
- Identify tax solutions and opportunities for clients including federal or state credits or items generated from tax law changes
- Effectively leverage available technology (i.e. CCH Axcess) and other resources to maximize technical application to project, and holds the engagement team to the same standard
- Serve as the primary engagement manager with economic responsibilities for billing, realization and collections
- Participate in internal and external networking events, including client meetings, industry events, etc.
- Contribute to business expansion efforts, including proposal development and sales calls
- Supervise and develop a team of 1-2 associates on each engagement in the areas of client engagement management and applied technical tax knowledge
- Participate in annual CORE training program which focuses on development of core competencies to facilitate your growth at the firm
- Opportunities to be involved in various non-billable initiatives, including on and off-campus recruiting, internal training facilitation, buddy system/mentoring program, development of thought leadership content, etc.
Benefits
- health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- Flexible Time Off
- various pre-determined holidays
- 401(k) plan
- flexible benefits plans
- business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use
- A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff.
- A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff.
- option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time for some contingent staff positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
