State and Local Tax Manager
Location
Dublin, OH | United States
Job description
Rea & Associates is a growing Top 100 Accounting firm providing our clients services in tax, accounting, and business consulting . We have a ‘People First’ culture and we focus on our employees’ well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals and fifteen offices in Ohio, our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance for our team. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan.
Our State and Local Tax (SALT) team experts stay up-to-date on the laws and regulations all businesses need to be aware of - especially if they conduct any portion of their business online. States are increasingly turning to indirect tax types for their revenue and away from direct tax types, like income taxes.
Join our growing State and Local Tax team and gain professional development and experience in this specialized role that can be based out of our Columbus Ohio area office with opportunity for hybrid work.
Responsibilities
- Technical and/or second review of SALT income tax compliance for various types of businesses, with an emphasis on pass through entities. Our clients are typically private, mid-market clients filing in 10-30 states with a mix of withholding and composite returns.
- Coaching and training of direct tax team members on various direct tax technical and return topics
- Oversee direct tax notice resolution, with an emphasis on audit defense
- Research and documentation of direct tax technical questions
- Involvement in or leading nexus studies, risk assessments, voluntary disclosure projects, sale of business, and other consulting projects
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Critical thinking and ability to deal with unexpected issues
- Project management, prioritization, and delegation of work in a team structure
- Ability to train and mentor staff
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills utilizing in person, zoom/teams, email, and phone communications effectively
- Ability to work effectively on a team and independently
- Comfortable working on multiple projects at a time at different work stages
Requirements
- B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent from an accredited university
- CPA or licensed attorney, or alternative credentials, particularly those in the state and local tax field (e.g. CMI) preferred. Required for consideration for promotion to senior manager or partner.
- A minimum of 4 years of experience preparing/reviewing state income tax returns for various types of entities and providing technical advice on multi-state income tax issues
- Technical knowledge of direct tax returns for pass-through entities and C corporations in many jurisdictions.
- Previous public accounting firm experience required, regional firm preferred
- Tax Prep software experience required (Axcess is preferred)
- Proficient in Microsoft suite, with an emphasis in Excel including pivot tables, vlookups, and similar functions
- Proficient in tax research software (e.g. Checkpoint, BNA, CCH, Lexis, etc) is preferred.
Benefits
Rea & Associates offers a wide variety of benefits to help support our employees' health, wellness and financial goals.
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Bonus opportunity for completing research calls with current/prospective clients and for referring new employees to the firm
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- 'Work From Anywhere' Option
- Wellness Resources
- Four (4) weeks PTO
- Twelve (12) paid holidays, of which three (3) are floating holidays
Rea & Associates, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including without limitation pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), age, ancestry, military status, national origin, genetic information, disability or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including but not limited to hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms, conditions or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment.
Rea & Associates does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from Rea’s Talent team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. Rea & Associates will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers.
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