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Corporate Tax Director

Grant Thornton

As the Corporate Tax Director, you’ll be a member of our Corporate Tax Solutions Family and work on business income tax planning, corporate compliance, and ASC 740 income tax accounting (either tax provision preparation or audit support) projects. The Corporate Tax Solutions Family generally has the primary tax relationship with the client, and 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. Success in the Director role is the primary pathway to Partner or Managing Director in our firm. You’ll collaborate with other team members and specialists in our tax practice, including our Washington National Tax Office (WNTO), to support all areas of the client’s tax functions, because together is how we succeed.

From day one, you’ll be empowered by our tools, technology, training, and support from other team members to take responsibility to produce quality work and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

  • Supervising the efforts of multiple client services teams on client engagements; planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects in a wide variety of industries; providing innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; marketing, selling, designing, and implementing tax-planning strategies for clients and managing to budget

  • Support the growth and profitability of the firm by leveraging your external network and achieving sales and revenue targets, including identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to sell services to existing and potential clients

  • Participate in business development activities and other professional industry or community events to enhance your own and the firm’s brand

  • Effectively managing engagement fundamentals (i.e., realization, utilization, leverage, accounts receivable, expenses)

  • Managing, developing, training, and mentoring staff on tax projects and assessing performance for engagement and year-end reviews

  • Conducting primary and secondary review of complicated or complex tax returns prepared by staff and making recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities

  • Conducting primary and secondary review of ASC 740 income tax provision engagements

  • Researching and consulting on various tax matters

  • Maintaining a good working relationship with clients as the primary service team contact 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

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Master's degree in taxation, LLM in Taxation or JD preferred

  • Minimum five to seven years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience

  • CPA or JD/active law license required

  • Experience in public accounting is preferred

  • 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 skills, interpersonal, and presentation skills

  • Experience in OneSource Tax Provision preferred

  • Strong teamwork and analytical skills with attention to detail

  • Can travel as needed

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About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

About the Team

The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here’s how:

• Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, we empower you with the options to work the way that it best serves your clients and your life. Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.

• Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household.

• We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different — and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. See how at

• When it comes to inclusion, we are committed to doing more than checking boxes. Explore all the ways we’re taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion at

Here’s what you can expect next:

If you apply and are selected to interview, a Grant Thornton team member will reach out to you to schedule a time to connect. We encourage you to also check out other roles that may be a good fit for you or get to know us a little bit better at

Benefits:

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit:

  • Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.

  • Benefits for seasonal employee positions: Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Seasonal employees may also be eligible to participate in the firm’s 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave.

Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.

Additional Details:

It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions (including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, working conditions, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, evaluations, and termination) are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of Grant Thornton to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. To make an accommodation request, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

For Los Angeles Applicants only: We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

For Massachusetts Applicants only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Grant Thornton does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.

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