Employment Tax Consulting and Recovery - Manager, Sr. Consultant, Consultant

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid Work Options

• Award-Winning Culture

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

• 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)

• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One

• 401K with Employer Match

• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

• Fertility Assistance Program

• Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

Ryan is expanding and growing our Employment Tax Practice in both Employment Tax Consulting and Employment Tax Recovery. We are adding all levels - Consultant, Sr. Consultant, Manager and Senior Manager. We are also considering Director level too.
Ryan has a hybrid work environment and great benefits. We will consider candidates living anywhere in the USA.
If you are interested and you have Employment Tax experience, contact us. You can apply here or email your resume to one of us on the Strategic Recruiting Team
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Come Be a Part of the EXCITEMENT at Ryan.
The Employment Tax Practice delivers compliance, appeals, and tax advisory services for assigned clients. The team maintains existing client relationships and focuses on Employment Tax management and minimization opportunities as well as risk management opportunities. This includes enforcing policies, standards and guidelines, researching tax issues, preparing memorandums/letters, reviewing federal, state, and local tax returns, reviewing state unemployment insurance rate calculations, preparing and presenting tax assessment appeals and supporting litigation.
The team responsible for understanding federal and state information reporting and tax withholding rules and regulations and to manage large scale reviews of client information reports for the purposes of determining any potential tax/penalty exposure, and also be responsible for reviewing client payroll and information reporting processes and controls, to identify areas of potential exposure and to make recommendations for process improvement.

Duties and responsibilities, as they align with Ryan Key Results

People. The Team works together and depending on the level of role,

• Ensure compliance with company policies, practice guidelines and standards.
• Work closely with other Ryan team members in ensuring that there is no duplication of effort relating to the execution of client projects.
• Work closely with the team in order to build practice knowledge base as well as mentor professionals within the firm.

Client - Duties are dependent on role and level to,

• Develop client workplans and schedules for associated project deliverables.
• Performs services at client location(s) where required.
• Prepares and conducts client presentations.
• Reviews and reconciles client data and identifies tax issues to research.
• Responds to client inquiries and requests from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and state/local tax agencies.
• When required, serves as principal contact for client activity.
• Work on all aspects of the appeal process (informal, formal, and litigation), and reports status and results to the client.
• Assists clients with accruals, budgets, and forecasts.
• Assists with client billing and collections, financial forecasting, and bonus allocations to appropriate group members.
• Communicates new issues, legislative changes, training opportunities, and client needs and strategies.
• Develops new clients, maintains existing clients and broadens practice scope.

Value:

• Manages and monitors all aspects of Employment Tax projects.
• Obtains and reviews federal, state, local tax returns and supporting where required.
• Maintains federal, state, and local as well as international (if required) employment tax calendars.
• Manages the preparation, review, and processing any amended federal/state/local tax returns or other correspondence.
• Manages and assists in the preparation of employment tax and state unemployment insurance appeals.
• Pursues and maintains professional designations (e.g., Enrolled Agent (“EA”), Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”), Certified Payroll Professional (“CPP”), Certified Information Reporting Specialist (“CIRS”).
• Participates actively in professional organizations.
• Actively promotes the practice internally and externally to build pipeline of viable employment candidates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance/Economics, or Taxation required; Master’s degree preferred and four to six years of employment tax related experience. 

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research. Salesforce and Workday experience a big plus.

Certificates and Licenses:

Valid driver’s license required.  EA, CPA, CPP, CIRS, or other appropriate designation or maintains constant effort to earn designation within two years of taking position.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Depending on level of role may mean some supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Firm’s policies and applicable laws.

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor working environment.
• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Occasional long periods of standing while copying.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees and clients both in person and via e-mail and telephone.
• Independent travel to conduct field inspections may be required and be up to 50%.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran