Tax Manager - SALT / Sales & Use Tax (46639)

Citrin Cooperman offers a dynamic work environment, fostering professional growth and collaboration. We’re continuously seeking talented individuals who bring fresh perspectives, a problem-solving mindset, and sharp technical expertise. We know you have choices, so our team of collaborative, innovative professionals are at the ready to support your professional development. At Citrin Cooperman, we offer competitive compensation and benefits and most importantly, the flexibility to manage your personal and professional life to focus on what matters most to you! 

We are looking for a Sales & Use Compliance Manager to join our growing State and Local Tax team. This role will focus on managing multiple engagement teams and clients in relation to the completion of various sales and use tax compliance projects. This person will provide timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations.

As a SU Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the compliance function for filing sales and use tax returns on a go-forward basis for clients utilizing this service.
• Consistently demonstrating a thorough knowledge of each client’s business and related needs with a focus on maintaining and expanding client relationships.
• Understanding the different capabilities of SALT team members and monitoring as well as reviewing their work product to provide feedback on performance during and after the engagement process.
• Anticipating and addressing client concerns and escalating issues as they arise
• Coaching, motivating, and developing team members.
• Communicating extensively with clients to drive expectations and report on the status of ongoing projects.
• Understanding Citrin Cooperman’s lines of businesses and sharing information with clients as appropriate to make introductions to others in the Firm and maximize cross-selling opportunities.
• Managing profitability of projects.
• Identifying and communicating real property tax and sales and use tax matters, as well as all state & local tax matters to the State & Local Tax Director.
• Subscribe to and actively read industry publications sharing relevant information with clients as applicable.
• Providing exceptional client service to clients and always serving as a positive brand ambassador of Citrin Cooperman.
• Maintaining a network of industry contacts and establishing new long-term relationships.

• Bachelor's and/or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or another relevant field.
• Minimum five (5) years of current or recent experience in sales and use tax compliance.
• CPA, CPA Candidate or CMI, CMI Candidate preferred.
• Experience leading teams and mentoring associates, as well as a successful record of directing and deploying staff and senior associates on multiple, simultaneous engagements.
• Understanding of sales and use tax rules and regulations impacting companies.
• Project management experience including workflow balancing, activity scheduling, problem solving facilitation, prioritizing multiple complex tasks, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with experience conveying complex SALT-related information and associated business impacts to non-technical audiences.
• Unwavering integrity and ethics.
• Experience interacting with clients, establishing credibility, trust and healthy relationships
• Demonstrable examples of innovative thinking and problem solving.
• Willingness and ability to travel to client sites across the country, as dictated by business need (possibly up to 25%).