Transaction Advisory - Tax Manager at CohnReznick in Chicago, Illinois

Tax ManagerCohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation's top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients' unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia. We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Tax Manager to join our Transaction Advisory Services practice in one of our offices. This position will support our rapidly growing Transaction Advisory Services group. This team conducts tax due diligence and tax transaction structuring/modeling engagements and supports clients across a wide range of industries. As a Tax Manager, you will work collaboratively with the TAS Tax practice leader to manage private equity and strategic buyer/seller engagements on a full spectrum of middle-market acquisition and disposition transactions, including tax due diligence reviews, transaction structuring, research, and post-transaction planning and implementation/coordination.At CohnReznick, we're united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it's working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your "why" at the firm. We believe it's important to balance work with everyday life - and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Manage buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence engagements for private equity and strategic corporate buyers;Identify potential state income and non-income tax exposures in tax due diligence engagements;Analyze proposed acquisition, sale, and restructuring transactions;Perform quantitative analyses to model and assess the tax consequences of specific transactions;Identify value-adding post-transaction planning opportunities and projects; andManage and mentor other TAS Tax staff members.The successful candidate will have:A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance;4+ years of tax experience in tax preparation and/or review, and/or prior TAS Tax experience;CPA, MST, JD, LLM a plus;Strong technical knowledge of C corporation, Subchapter S Corporation, and partnership taxation issues;Experience with non-income taxes, including sales taxes, employment taxes, property taxes, and escheat/unclaimed property;Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills;Strong project management skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a team-oriented environment; andAction-oriented, decisive approach to work required, with the willingness to take a hands-on role to ensure the deliverables are met on time with high quality.In Illinois, the salary range for an Advisory Manager is $110,000 to $180,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. Salary is one component of the CohnReznick total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to best-in-class learning and development platforms, to name a few. To learn more about life at CohnReznick, visit Life at CohnReznick.