M&A Senior Tax Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence engagements for middle-market transactions, with a focus on identifying historical and contingent tax exposures, transaction-related risks, and structuring considerations.
• Perform and review technical tax analyses across U.S. federal income tax, state and local income/franchise tax, sales and use tax, employment tax, and personal property tax.
• Advise clients on the tax consequences of various transaction structures, including asset acquisitions, stock acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, and legal entity restructurings.
• Analyze tax attributes and exposure items, including areas such as NOLs, tax credit carryforwards, nexus, apportionment, withholding, indirect tax liabilities, and employment tax compliance.
• Prepare and present tax due diligence reports, risk summaries, and technical memoranda for clients, buyers, sellers, and other stakeholders.
• Provide technical input on purchase agreement provisions, including tax-related representations, indemnities, covenants, and purchase price adjustment considerations.
• Advises on post-acquisition integration matters, including legal entity alignment, tax compliance transitions, and tax-efficient operational structuring.
• Lead client meetings, management interviews, and target site visits to gather, assess, and validate information relevant to complex tax issues and transaction assumptions.
• Collaborate closely with professionals across financial due diligence, tax compliance, audit, and consulting to deliver an integrated transaction advisory solution aligned with the client’s business and investment objectives.
• Mentor and develop junior team members by providing technical guidance, engagement leadership, and coaching on transaction advisory methodology and client delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA or JD required; Masters in Taxation preferred.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, 3 years of Transaction Advisory experience required.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in U.S. federal tax, state and local tax, and transaction structuring; Strong understanding of the tax implications of asset vs. stock transactions, legal entity structures, and post-close integration planning.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess tax risk and communicate practical recommendations.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent engagements, leading project teams, and delivering high-quality work under tight transaction timelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex tax concepts to executive-level and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills preferred; proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Benefits

This position may be performed remotely, with travel to the Troy, MI office once every 1-2 months.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Company Information

Doeren Mayhew is the 37th largest U.S. tax, assurance and advisory firm headquartered in Troy, Michigan with over 25 offices across the country and abroad. Founded in 1932, Doeren Mayhew is positioned for successful future growth. If you want to join a rising firm that is consistently named among the 50 best-managed firms in the nation, this is the firm for you.