WNTO Tax Manager - Methods, Credits & Incentives
Job Description:
As a WNTO Tax Manager - Methods, Credits & Incentives, you’ll support and partner across multiple solution families, including Corporate, Partnership, International, State & Local, and Wealth & Employer Solutions to address complex and cross-functional tax matters - all with the resources, environment and support to help you excel. You’ll collaborate with WNTO leadership and staff and work closely with our Tax Business Lines on identifying risk management issues because together is how we succeed. From day one, you’ll be empowered by great technology, processes, and a collaborative and thoughtful team to continue to extend your technical knowledge, work across new projects, and provide excellent client service, and help you achieve more, confidently.
Your day-to-day may include:
Preparing Excel spreadsheets to demonstrate the application of key corporate tax concepts
Assist with providing tax consulting services to a full range of clients, including major multinational clients on a national level
Work closely with tax professionals in other offices of Grant Thornton to provide subject matter support in the area of accounting methods and credits
Partner with local office teams on delivery of complex tax issues for their clients
Collaborate with other practice groups in WNTO and work with Grant Thornton International member firms
Conduct tax research necessary to support and substantiate tax advice; evaluate the technical merits of tax positions
Assist with the preparation and review of various deliverables, including memorandums, opinions, private letter ruling requests, training materials, and thought leadership; help with the development of internal and external presentations
Develop specialization in an area of U.S. taxation, specifically Credits and Incentives (Energy Credits and R&D), and Accounting Methods
Supporting efforts to enhance quality and integrate AI-enabled capabilities into our workflows
You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related field
CPA or JD required
Minimum five years of recent tax experience in an accounting firm, law firm, or private industry. Preferred experience with tax accounting methods, capital cost recovery or energy credits
Demonstrated success in a leadership role
Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet preparation and interpretation
Ability to manage and develop staff in a highly interactive team environment
Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel as needed. Expect 10% travel
The base salary range for this position in Illinois only is between $151,800 to $165,000
The base salary range for this position in Massachusetts only is between $163,944 to $178,200
The base salary range for this position in New York City only is between $163,944 to $178,200
The base salary range for this position in the Metro DC - Arlington location only is between $163,944 to $178,200
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- Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- CPA or JD
- Minimum five years of recent tax experience in an accounting firm, law firm, or private industry
- Preferred experience with tax accounting methods, capital cost recovery or energy credits
- Demonstrated success in a leadership role
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet preparation and interpretation
- Ability to manage and develop staff in a highly interactive team environment
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel as needed (expect ~10% travel)
- In-person attendance at least three days per week (hybrid work model)
What We Do
Forget what you think you know about professional services. We go beyond what’s expected and help others do the same. Grant Thornton is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading independent audit, tax and advisory firms. That means our network has more than 60,000 professionals in more than 135 countries who are ready to help public and private organizations of all sizes take on today’s challenges. But what sets us apart isn’t just what we do – it’s how we do it. Here, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result. We’re collaborators – obsessed with quality and ready for anything – who understand the value of strong relationships. It’s how we challenge the expectations of business and empower our people and clients to do it, too. One thing we won’t do? Grant Thornton LLP will never request money or any form of payment for services via social media. Please report any concerns at 1-800-810-3503. "Grant Thornton” refers to Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL). GTIL and the member firms are not a worldwide partnership. Services are delivered by the member firms. GTIL and its member firms are not agents of, and do not obligate, one another and are not liable for one another’s acts or omissions. Please see grantthornton.com for further details.
