Employment Tax Manager

22 hours ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Grant Thornton Full time
Description

As the Employment Tax Manager will lead the employment tax segment within the Wealth and Employer Solutions practice("WES") and will focus on assisting our clients and tax/consulting professionals with a variety of issues relating to employment tax and payroll-related matters, including those arising from recent legislation and regulations.
 

Your day-to-day may include: 

  • Address, research, and consult on complex technical issues specific to employment tax, federal and state unemployment tax, employee and tax reporting and payroll withholding/remittance requirements.
  • Work closely with our Mergers & Integration Tax team on identifying risk management issues related to corporate transaction activity involving payroll taxes, employment tax reporting and remittance and related areas.
  • Work closely with our Advisory Service Line on employment tax issues regarding implementing and installing payroll-related software.
  • Identify risk mitigation solutions for our clients.
  • Conduct payroll tax audits and reviews.
  • Provide timely and creative responses to technical inquiries from operating offices, with ability to either resolve technical issues directly or engage appropriate resources from within the WES practice.
  • Facilitate and participate in firm-wide training and communications relating to employment tax consulting matters.
  • Work closely with partners, managing directors, managers, and staff in an integrated approach to client service and new business development.
  • Monitor technical developments and write articles for publication in the firm's "Hot Topics" newsletter.
  • Develop staff in order for them to concentrate their work in employment tax


You have the following technical skills and qualifications: 

  • Bachelor's degree in a related subject area.
  • CPA, CPP or law degree
  • Minimum of five years of experience in employment tax or payroll tax, benefits and / or compensation with specific concentration in employment tax consulting.
  • Superior analytical and technical skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
  • Computer expertise including knowledge of applicable software and technology.
  • Business development - proven ability and desire to grow the practice.
     


The base salary range for this position in the Chicago office only is between $112,000 to $168,000.

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