State and Local Tax - Income and Franchise Manager

POSITION: State and Local Tax - Income and Franchise Manager
LOCATION: Bellevue, WA
WORK TYPE: Onsite
SALARY: $138,000 - $172,500/yr
TYPE: Permanent
CATEGORY: Accounting / Finance

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As the Income/Franchise Tax Manager, you'll deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for multiple clients 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 across all phases of project and engagement management.

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

Your day-to-day responsibilities will 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 clients in defending against state audits
- Manage multi-disciplinary, multi-state reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, ad 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 with and service clients to make recommendations on business and process improvement and serve as a business advisor
- Support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities at clients
- Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting (required)
- Minimum six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience (required)
- Active CPA license in California, JD with active law license in good standing, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (required)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage various project tasks simultaneously
- Ultimate responsibility for overall project and deliverables
- Strong computer skills
- Ability to travel as needed

COMPENSATION:

The base salary range for this position is $138,000 to $172,500. Placement within the pay range is at our client's discretion based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. This position includes annual bonus eligibility.

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SCREENING QUESTIONS:
1. Can you describe your progressive experience in state income tax compliance and/or tax consulting over the past six years, including specific industries and client types you've supported?
2. What is your current professional credential status—do you hold an active CPA license in California, an active law license (JD), or are you a Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation?
3. Tell us about your experience managing and directing multiple client service teams simultaneously on tax engagements, including your approach to staff development and performance management.
4. Describe your experience delivering multi-state tax reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, and ad valorem taxes to identify optimal filing options and tax reduction strategies.
5. Which of the top 10 CPA firms have you worked for, and what specific tax compliance and consulting responsibilities did you hold in those roles?
6. How have you balanced both tax compliance and tax consulting responsibilities in your career, and what attracted you to this opportunity to expand your management experience?
7. Can you share an example of a complex state tax audit defense or client counseling situation where you served as a business advisor to help reduce tax burden?