Grant Thornton

Corporate Tax Manager

Grant Thornton$90K — $130K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • 4-7 years of tax compliance/consulting experience
  • CPA or JD/active law license required
  • Preferred experience in public accounting
  • Strong ASC 740 Accounting for Income Taxes skills
  • Excellent analytical and technical skills
  • Exceptional client service and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Run client engagements from start to finish, managing projects within budget
  • Supervise, train, and mentor junior staff and assess their performance
  • Identify and pursue opportunities to sell services to clients
  • Review and provide recommendations on tax returns for accuracy and savings
  • Conduct primary review of ASC 740 provision engagements
  • Research and consult on various tax matters utilizing software
  • Respond to inquiries from tax authorities

Benefits

  • Access to the latest tools and technology for efficient workflows
  • Supportive environment with training and mentorship
  • Opportunity to work with a prestigious Washington National Tax Office
  • Empowerment to produce quality work from day one
  • Engagement with diverse clients, enhancing professional experience
Full Job Description
Job Description

As the Corporate Tax Manager, you'll be a member of our corporate tax practice 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. 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:

  • Running client engagements from start to finish, including planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects and managing to budget
  • Supervising, training, and mentoring senior associates, associates and interns on tax projects and assessing performance of staff for engagement reviews; performing in-charge role as needed.
  • Identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to sell services to existing and potential clients
  • Reviewing tax returns prepared by staff and making recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities
  • Conducting primary review of ASC 740 income tax provision engagements
  • Researching and consulting on various tax matters; Utilizing Tax-related software to prepare and process returns.
  • Responding to inquiries from the IRS, State, and other tax authorities
  • Maintaining a good working relationship with clients 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
  • Minimum four 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, interpersonal, and presentation skills
  • Experience in OneSource Tax Provision preferred
  • Strong teamwork, analytical skills, and attention to detail
  • Can travel as needed

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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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