Senior Tax Associate, Location Strategies (Credits & Incentives) Consulting

Job Description

The State & Local Tax Consulting Senior Staff within our Location Strategies (Credits & Incentives) practice plays an important role in helping clients evaluate location and investment decisions by identifying and securing state and local economic incentive opportunities. This position works closely with clients and internal teams to support engagements involving site selection, incentive negotiations, and economic development strategy.

• Support client-facing site selection and economic development incentive engagements.
• Analyze location factors including labor availability, infrastructure, logistics, tax structure, and real estate considerations.
• Aid in negotiating state and local incentives, including discretionary grants, tax abatements, job creation credits, and infrastructure support.
• Develop financial models, cost-benefit analyses, and supporting reports for client presentations and decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including tax, legal, and real estate professionals, to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Assist with the preparation of economic impact analyses and related modeling in coordination with economists and external specialists.
• Support projects involving international companies evaluating U.S. investments, including coordination with economic development agencies and communication with multinational stakeholders.
• Contribute to practice development initiatives, knowledge sharing, and process improvement efforts.
• Provide guidance and support to entry-level team members as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA, JD, Master's degree, or related advanced degree preferred.
• CPA, CEcD, CMI, JD, or other relevant professional certification preferred.
• Approximately 2-4 years of experience; site selection, economic development, state and local tax incentives, or related fields preferred.
• Knowledge of U.S. state and local incentive programs and economic development initiatives.
• Experience supporting incentive negotiations, site selection projects, or economic development engagements.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including financial modeling and incentive valuation analysis.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with economists and other technical specialists on economic impact analyses and related modeling.
• Experience supporting foreign direct investment projects or working with international companies is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare client-facing presentations and reports.
• Multilingual capability (particularly German, Japanese, or Mandarin Chinese) is highly desirable.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. Our benefits are designed to support your overall well-being and help you thrive both personally and professionally.

How You Can Grow

We believe in nurturing your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the opportunity to meet regularly with your Career Coach to guide you in achieving your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about how you can grow at Crowe!

About Crowe

Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting, and technology firms in the United States. We provide audit services to public and private entities while also offering tax, advisory, risk, and performance services. Crowe is recognized as one of the best places to work in the country. We are committed to a merit-based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job-related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role's responsibilities.