State & Local Tax Manager - Income Franchise

4 weeks ago

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Grant Thornton LLP Full time

As the Income/Franchise Tax Manager, 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 team and lead 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:

  • Manage, direct, and monitor multiple client services teams on client engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects in a wide variety of industries; provide tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; and manage budget
  • Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on tax projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
  • Deliver a full range of State and Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums, drafting client correspondence, and counseling client in defending against state audits
  • Manage 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
  • Consult, work with, and service client to make recommendations on business and process improvement and serve as a business advisor to client
  • Other duties as assigned
You have the following technical skills and qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • Minimum six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting
  • Active CPA license, JD with active law license in good standing, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Managers are required to manage various project tasks, at the same time
  • Project managers will be ultimately responsible for the overall project and deliverable
  • Support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities at clients
  • Strong computer skills
  • 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.

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 unlimited flex time off, we empower you with the options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life.
  • 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
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Here's what you can expect next:

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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

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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.

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