Corporate Tax Manager

Position Title: Corporate Tax Manager (Confidential Client)
Location: Los Angeles, CA | Hybrid
Employment Type: Permanent
Compensation

• Salary: $121,000 - $181,400/yr
• Bonus: Annual bonus, depending on performance

Position Summary

As the Corporate Tax Manager, you will be a member of the corporate tax practice and work on business income tax planning, corporate compliance, and ASC 740 income tax accounting (either tax provision preparation or audit support) projects. You will help with the engagement management for multiple clients for your service line - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You will collaborate with other team members and specialists in the tax practice to support all areas of the client's tax functions.
Primary Functions

• Running client engagements from start to finish, including planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects and managing to budget
• Supervising, training, and mentoring senior associates, associates and interns on tax projects and assessing performance of staff for engagement reviews; performing in-charge role as needed
• Identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to sell services to existing and potential clients
• Reviewing tax returns prepared by staff and making recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities
• Conducting primary review of ASC 740 income tax provision engagements
• Researching and consulting on various tax matters; utilizing tax-related software to prepare and process returns
• Responding to inquiries from the IRS, State, and other tax authorities
• Maintaining a good working relationship with clients and working effectively with client management and staff at all levels to gather information and perform tax services
• Gaining an understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives, and utilizing that knowledge on engagements
• Attending professional development and training sessions on a regular basis
• Adhering to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality
• Other duties as assigned

Must-Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Minimum four to seven years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience
• Active CPA state of CA or JD/active law license required
• Corporate compliance and ASC 740 provision experience to include prep, review and audit
• Must be willing to come into the office a minimum of 2 days a week
• Public accounting experience with top 15 accounting firms within recent experience or large regional firm
• Corporate tax experience in supporting large, multi-state/national/global companies
• Experience in corporate income tax and strong ASC 740 Accounting for Income Taxes skills
• Excellent analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in US GAAP and corporate income tax laws and regulations
• Strong working knowledge of broad-based statutory income tax compliance and consulting including state and local income taxes, taxation of international activity, and transfer pricing
• Exceptional client service, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Engagement management
• Strong teamwork, analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Can travel as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in public accounting
• OneSource Tax Provision (OTP) software experience
• Ideally no job hopping every 1-2 years for the last 10 years