State & Local Income Tax Manager
Do you want a career without limits? Do you want to shape your own future and be surrounded by people who listen? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you at Smith + Howard.
Smith + Howard is a family of companies that offers tax, audit, accounting and advisory and wealth management services. We are headquartered in Atlanta with offices across the Southeast, while still offering a local firm flavor.
We offer competitive pay, excellent training opportunities and great benefits. You can help influence our culture and have the support and dedication from our leaders to help you achieve your career goals. Smith + Howard provides a great opportunity for professional growth and advancement within one of the nation’s top accounting firms.
If you are ready to make a career move and join a firm consistently named a “Best of the Best Firms” (Inside Public Accounting), we invite you to complete our employment application.
Summary
In our State & Local Income Tax Manager role, you will work as a part of a multi-disciplinary state tax consulting team helping clients with their most complex state income tax issues, including organizational structure optimization, identifying refund opportunities, developing and delivering technology solutions and general consulting matters. This is a part-time opportunity.
Essential Functions
- Assist multi-state companies with state and local income tax issues including advising, planning, structuring and controversies.
- Assist with state income/franchise tax return review engagements focused on identifying and securing state income tax refunds.
- Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax controversies which includes preparing clients for discussions with auditors, representing the client at hearings and appeal meetings and preparing protests.
- Identify, sell and manage state income tax consulting projects (e.g., sales factor sourcing studies, nexus studies, P.L. 86-272 studies).
- Proactively follow and alert the Firm’s tax compliance practices of any state income tax developments that impact the Firm’s clients (e.g., PTET elections, newly adopted P.L. 86-272 interpretation).
- Develop state income tax workpapers with the assistance of existing state and local tax personnel for the Firm’s income tax compliance groups.
- Research state tax issues including nexus determinations, taxability analyses, apportionment methodology, unitary filings and quantification of potential liabilities.
- Prepare technical memoranda on state and local tax issues for individuals, corporations, partnerships, and LLCs.
- Maintain active communication with clients and make recommendations for business and process improvements, manage expectations, and enhance value.
- Assist with managing client engagement staffing and billings/collections.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team helping to provide relevant subject matter and industry knowledge and experience to internal and external clients.
Position Requirements
+ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting/Finance or other relevant degree program
+ JD is strongly preferred
+ CPA preferred in lieu of a JD
+ Five to twelve years of public accounting experience, preferred
+ Minimum two years previous supervisory experience
+ Knowledge of basic accounting procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
+ Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
+ Ability to multi-task with excellent written and verbal communication skills
+ Must be able to meet assigned deadlines in a fast-paced, team environment
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA license
- Five to twelve years of public accounting experience
- Minimum two years previous supervisory experience
- Knowledge of basic accounting procedures and GAAP
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What We Do
Smith and Howard is a tax, accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Atlanta with a national reach and a reputation for doing more than expected. Our team of enterprising advisors are driven by creating extraordinary value for our clients, people and community. While many advisors say clients are their priority, Smith and Howard lives and breathes a promise of personal, responsive client service. Today, our family of companies is expanding and our client resume includes highly successful, profitable and entrepreneurially-driven individuals and businesses from around the country and the world. The professionals on our team are high caliber individuals who enjoy the nuances of our work and are looking for opportunities to put their acumen and creativity to work in growing careers. Explore our page and visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do!
