State and Local Tax - Income and Franchise Senior Associate

Your day-to-day may include: 

• Run client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects and managing to budget 
• Supervise, train, and mentor associates and interns on tax projects and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews; perform in-charge role as needed 
• Deliver a full range of State & Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums and drafting client correspondence. Assignments include reverse sales tax reviews, audit defense, and research of sales tax issues 
• Review tax returns done by staff and make recommendations on return preparation regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities; gain increasing responsibility in review process  
• Conduct 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 
• Prepare returns for more complex State & Local Income/Franchise Tax returns and demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts  
• Respond to inquiries from the IRS and other tax authorities 
• Other duties as assigned 

You have the following technical skills and qualifications: