Senior Manager, Tax Standards, Quality, and Risk

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Job Description:

Crowe LLP is seeking to hire an experienced Tax professional to join our Tax Standards, Quality, and Risk (SQR) team. SQR is responsible for educating and supporting tax professionals on professional responsibilities; maintaining and implementing internal Tax policies; administering the annual Tax Quality Review; maintaining and supporting the Tax contract library; and supporting Tax personnel in risk identification and management. SQR team members do not generally work directly with external clients. Travel may comprise up to 15% of your schedule. SQR scheduled work hours are generally consistent throughout the year with limited impact from tax deadlines.

As a Tax SQR Senior Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Conduct/supervise/build out the Tax Quality Review program to assess compliance with Crowe Tax Policy and applicable statutory, regulatory, and professional requirements
• Support the development of policies and procedures relating to tax services
• Develop and present educational materials to Tax personnel on professional responsibilities, quality, and risks
• Consult with Tax compliance and consulting professionals on professional standards, contracting, and risk management issues
• Liaise with other practice support areas including Firmwide Risk, Legal Counsel, and IT
• Consult on the quality and risk aspects of Tax software such as CCH Axcess, GoSystem RS, OneSource Income Tax Provision and Preparation, Icertis Contract Management

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the development and implementation of internal Tax policies
• Work with the Firm’s National Office to ensure Tax personnel compliance with the International Standard on Quality Management (ISQM) 1
• Support the development and enforcement of Tax compliance and consulting procedures
• Oversee the annual Tax compliance and consulting quality review program
• Oversee Tax contract maintenance and assist Tax personnel in the contracting process
• Consult with Tax compliance and consulting professionals on Firm policy, professional standards, and risk management issues
• Maintain Tax Standards, Quality, and Risk documentation repository
• Develop and present educational materials to Tax personnel on professional responsibilities, quality, and risk management
• Serve as a secondary client acceptance reviewer
• Liaise with other practice support areas including Firmwide Risk, Legal Counsel, and IT
• Monitor emerging issues impacting Tax risk management

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• CPA or JD
• At least seven years of progressive experience providing compliance and/or consulting tax services in a medium to large sized public accounting firm
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate issues, rules, objective application of facts thereto, and conclusions drawn
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities
• Remote work is an option

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geogra