SALT Senior

About the role

Kreischer Miller's State and Local Tax (SALT) practice advises privately held companies on sales and use tax, income and franchise tax, and other state and local tax matters. Most clients are in manufacturing, distribution, construction and professional services. The team is small and close-knit, and its work is driven by consulting. Clients bring us their problems, and we work out the best course of action and carry it through. The Senior works directly with the SALT Manager and practice leader on consulting, compliance, controversy and transaction engagements. The role involves a lot of client contact, project ownership and room to grow.

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Responsibilities

• The Senior manages several SALT engagements at once, from first data request to final deliverable.
• Sales and use tax consulting makes up about half the work.
• The rest is spread across state income and franchise tax, compliance support, notice resolution, and transaction due diligence.
• The practice covers nearly every state and local tax type, providing exposure to a broad range of issues.
• Workload is steady through the year, with periodic deadline-driven peaks rather than a traditional busy season.
• Sales and use tax consulting and compliance support, including taxability reviews, nexus studies, audit defense, notice responses and voluntary disclosure agreements (about 50% of workload).
• State income and franchise tax consulting, including nexus and apportionment analyses, notices, audits and voluntary disclosure projects (about 25% of workload).
• Technical research, transaction due diligence, data analysis and other SALT consulting engagements (about 25% of workload).
• Serve as a day-to-day contact for clients: manage data requests, give project updates and keep engagement timelines on track.
• Prepare written deliverables, research memoranda and correspondence with taxing authorities.