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Job Summary:
As an Income & Franchise Tax SALT Senior Manager, you'll work closely with Partners, staff, and clients and be responsible for leading complex state and local tax compliance and consulting engagements, providing strategic guidance to clients, and driving growth within the SALT practice. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to clients, mentor and develop team members, contribute to business development initiatives, and play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of the practice.
Our professionals have one goal in mind when working with clients—to help them minimize their state and local tax liability while remaining compliant with ever-changing tax laws. In addition to providing income and franchise tax compliance support services, our SALT team advises clients on multi-state tax planning, nexus considerations, audit support, credits and incentives, and the state tax implications of business transactions and expansions.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary relationship leader for a portfolio of clients, providing proactive tax planning and strategic state and local tax guidance.
- Lead and oversee complex SALT consulting and compliance engagements, including planning, budgeting, execution, risk management, and delivery.
- Review multi-state income and franchise tax returns for corporations and passthrough entities.
- Advise clients on nexus, apportionment methodologies, filing positions, tax minimization strategies, credits and incentives, restructuring transactions, and other state tax planning opportunities.
- Research and analyze complex state tax issues; develop technical memoranda and present findings and recommendations to clients and firm leadership.
- Lead state tax controversy matters, including audits, notices, appeals, and voluntary disclosure agreements.
- Identify and drive opportunities to expand existing client relationships and develop new business opportunities for the SALT practice.
- Participate in networking, marketing, and business development activities, including proposal preparation, presentations, and thought leadership initiatives.
- Collaborate with Partners and leaders across service lines to deliver integrated client solutions.
- Mentor, coach, and develop Managers, Senior Associates, and Associates; foster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
- Review engagement work product and ensure technical excellence, quality control, and adherence to firm standards.
- Assist with practice management initiatives, including staffing, resource planning, workflow optimization, and profitability management.
- Stay current on legislative and regulatory developments impacting state and local taxation and communicate impacts to clients and internal stakeholders.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in Accounting.
- Active CPA license required.
- 8+ years of progressive public accounting experience, with significant experience in state and local tax consulting and compliance.
- Strong technical expertise in multi-state income and franchise tax matters.
- Demonstrated success leading complex SALT consulting engagements and serving as a trusted advisor to clients.
- Proven business development experience, including identifying opportunities, expanding client relationships, and supporting revenue growth initiatives.
- Experience managing and developing tax professionals at multiple levels, including Managers, Senior Associates, and Associates.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple complex engagements and deadlines simultaneously.
- Proficiency in tax preparation and research software (e.g., CCH Axcess) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Exceptional analytical, leadership, relationship management, and communication skills.
- Experience presenting technical tax concepts and recommendations to executive-level client stakeholders.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting
- Active CPA license
- 8+ years progressive public accounting experience with SALT consulting and compliance
- Strong technical expertise in multi-state income and franchise tax matters
- Proven business development experience and ability to expand client relationships
- Experience leading complex SALT engagements and managing/managing/developing tax professionals
- Project management skills to oversee multiple complex engagements and deadlines
- Proficiency in tax preparation and research software (e.g., CCH Axcess) and Microsoft Office Suite
- Exceptional analytical, leadership, relationship management, and communication skills
- Experience presenting technical tax concepts to executive-level stakeholders
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Frazier & Deeter is an award winning accounting and advisory firm known for addressing our clients' emerging needs as they evolve. We achieve exceptional client satisfaction ratings by looking beyond accounting for today to advising for the future. Our Arch + Tower team means we offer an unusual range of services that give us a unique perspective on the intersection of capital, compliance and growth. We are an award-winning Deliberately Developmental Organization that has garnered national attention for our efforts to create a culture in which we grow our people everyday. Our brand promise is Investing in Relationships to Make a Difference. We offer the full range of tax, audit, accounting and advisory services through our offices in Atlanta, Cambridge, Charlotte, Las Vegas, London, Nashville, North Georgia and Tampa. Our firm is a member of CPAmerica. Frazier & Deeter has received many honors based on the quality of our work and our dedication to client responsiveness. Our accolades include: - Among the top 60 largest Accounting Firms in the nation - Among the Best Firms to Work for in the U.S. 2015, 2016 - Best of the Best CPA firm - 14 times - 6 time winner of Practical Accountant's Practice Innovation Award - Top Firm for Women in Leadership - 6 times A company with more than 98% of its employees who believe the firm is "committed to producing top-quality work, and consistently goes the extra mile to achieve great results."
