Grant Thornton

Corporate Tax Director

Grant Thornton$130K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting; Master's in taxation or JD preferred
  • 5-7 years of tax compliance and/or consulting experience
  • CPA or JD/active law license required
  • Experience in public accounting preferred
  • Strong ASC 740 Accounting for Income Taxes skills
  • Excellent analytical and technical skills in corporate income tax laws

Responsibilities

  • Supervise client service teams on tax project execution
  • Develop and implement innovative tax planning strategies
  • Participate in business development and marketing activities
  • Manage engagement fundamentals like realization and utilization
  • Mentor and assess performance of staff on tax projects
  • Conduct primary and secondary reviews of complex tax returns
  • Maintain strong client relationships and gather necessary information

Benefits

  • Personalized and comprehensive benefits packages
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance programs
  • Employee assistance program
  • 401(k) savings plan eligibility for seasonal employees
  • Annual discretionary bonuses based on performance
Full Job Description
Job Description

As the Corporate Tax Director, you'll be a member of our Corporate Tax Solutions Family and work on business income tax planning, corporate compliance, and ASC 740 income tax accounting (either tax provision preparation or audit support) projects. The Corporate Tax Solutions Family generally has the primary tax relationship with the client, and you will help with the engagement management for multiple clients for your service line - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. Success in the Director role is the primary pathway to Partner or Managing Director in our firm. You'll collaborate with other team members and specialists in our tax practice, including our Washington National Tax Office (WNTO), to support all areas of the client's tax functions, because together is how we succeed.

From day one, you'll be empowered by our tools, technology, training, and support from other team members to take responsibility to produce quality work and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

  • Supervising the efforts of multiple client services teams on client engagements; planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects in a wide variety of industries; providing innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; marketing, selling, designing, and implementing tax-planning strategies for clients and managing to budget
  • Support the growth and profitability of the firm by leveraging your external network and achieving sales and revenue targets, including identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to sell services to existing and potential clients
  • Participate in business development activities and other professional industry or community events to enhance your own and the firm's brand
  • Effectively managing engagement fundamentals (i.e., realization, utilization, leverage, accounts receivable, expenses)
  • Managing, developing, training, and mentoring staff on tax projects and assessing performance for engagement and year-end reviews
  • Conducting primary and secondary review of complicated or complex tax returns prepared by staff and making recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities
  • Conducting primary and secondary review of ASC 740 income tax provision engagements
  • Researching and consulting on various tax matters
  • Maintaining a good working relationship with clients as the primary service team contact and working effectively with client management and staff at all levels to gather information and perform tax services
  • Gaining an understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives, and utilizing that knowledge on engagements
  • Attending professional development and training sessions on a regular basis
  • Adhering to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality
  • Other duties as assigned


You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Master's degree in taxation, LLM in Taxation or JD preferred
  • Minimum five to seven years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience
  • CPA or JD/active law license required
  • Experience in public accounting is preferred
  • Experience in corporate income tax and strong ASC 740 Accounting for Income Taxes skills
  • Excellent analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in US GAAP and corporate income tax laws and regulations
  • Strong working knowledge of broad-based statutory income tax compliance and consulting including state and local income taxes, taxation of international activity, and transfer pricing
  • Exceptional client service, communication skills, interpersonal, and presentation skills
  • Experience in OneSource Tax Provision preferred
  • Strong teamwork and analytical skills with attention to detail
  • Can travel as needed

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Here's what you can expect next:

If you apply and are selected to interview, a Grant Thornton team member will reach out to you to schedule a time to connect. We encourage you to also check out other roles that may be a good fit for you or get to know us a little bit better at www.gt.com/careers.

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: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits

  • 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:

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton LLP is the American member firm of Grant Thornton International, the seventh largest accounting network in the world by combined fee income. Grant Thornton LLP is the sixth largest U.S. accounting and advisory organization. The firm operates 59 offices across the US with approximately 8,500 employees, 550 partners, and produces annual revenue in excess of US$1.9 billion. During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, The Times reported that Grant Thornton is in line to earn millions of pounds for acting as trustees in a bankruptcy case on behalf of the Russian state-owned DIA, who bypassed sanction regimes to obtain funds and assets from abroad in order to fund the war in Ukraine.
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