SALT-Income Franchise Tax Senior Associate

As the Income Franchise Tax Senior Associate, you’ll deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for your multiple clients – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You’ll collaborate with the Income/Franchise Tax team and work closely with staff on various tax matters, on all phases of project and engagement management, because together is how we succeed. 

 

From day one, you’ll be empowered by high quality tools and resources to thrive in your role to meet client needs and help you achieve more, confidently. 

 

Your day-to-day may include: 

• Run client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects and managing to budget 
• Supervise, train, and mentor associates and interns on tax projects and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews; perform in-charge role as needed 
• Deliver a full range of State & Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums and drafting client correspondence. Assignments include reverse sales tax reviews, audit defense, and research of sales tax issues 
• Review tax returns done by staff and make recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities; gain increasing responsibility in review process  
• Conduct multi-disciplinary, multi-state reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, valorem taxes, and others to identify optimal filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives, and corporate structures that can reduce the client's tax burden 
• Prepare returns for more complex State & Local Income/Franchise Tax returns and demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts  
• Respond to inquiries from the IRS and other tax authorities 
• Other duties as assigned

 

You have the following technical skills and qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting 
• Minimum two to six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting  
• CPA, JD, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation preferred 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Strong teamwork and analytical skills and attention to detail 
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel 
• Can travel as needed 
• Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least two days per week, either at the GT office or client office. 

The base salary range for this position in the firms San Jose, CA office is $92,000-$138,400.

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