Sales Tax Manager/ Senior Manager

About the role

Mowery & Schoenfeld is seeking an ambitious and curious state & local tax manager with particular interest and expertise in advising clients about sales & use tax implications related to their businesses, recognizing and evaluating potential tax risks in mergers & acquisitions, and keeping up with changes in sales & use tax statutes, policies, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical tax resource for state and local taxes on M&A transactions, including tax structuring and tax due diligence services.
• Recognizes complex sales and use tax situations, outlining the relevant issues and indicating the appropriate sources for further investigation.
• Identifies when research is needed; frames issues to be researched; identifies sources of all information including information tending to contradict preferred positions, analyzes facts and authorities, and reports the analysis.
• Analyzes researched facts and the sources utilized prior to composing a detailed report or preparing a taxability matrix of the research findings.
• Conduct review of client operations to determine states where and when sales & use tax returns should be filed.
• Review client records to determine if proper resale and exemption certificates are maintained and develop procedures for retaining proper resale and exemption certificates.
• Prepare applications for voluntary disclosure and sales tax permits.
• Aid clients and internal departments with responses to indirect tax notices.
• Occasionally prepares and conducts detailed reviews of sales & use tax returns with the ability to identify significant sales & use tax issues.
• Represent clients before any tax authority on contested sales & use tax issues.
• Utilizes sales & use tax research databases and other sales & use tax-related software in the completion of assigned tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or other relevant discipline
• CPA, JD/LLM, CMI, or similar designation required
• 6+ years of state and local tax experience, with a focus on sales and use tax, preferably in public accounting or a consulting environment
• Strong technical research, analytical, and communication skills
• Experience with income, franchise, and other indirect taxes is a plus
• Experience with tax automation platforms (e.g., Avalara, Vertex, TaxJar) is a plus

Skills

• Intellectually curious
• Hardworking
• Personable
• Driven
• Client service oriented

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Meaningful client relationships
• A team of high performers
• Clear expectations and accountability
• Opportunities to grow into leaders
• A voice in shaping the firm’s future

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