Tax Advisory - M&A State and Local Tax Manager

About the role

Riveron collaborates with companies to navigate the constantly shifting tax regulatory landscape, offering comprehensive solutions to mitigate, defend, or optimize tax positions. As a strategic partner, we provide hands-on support, enabling our clients to streamline decision-making processes and achieve favorable tax outcomes. In an environment of rapid tax regulatory changes at the federal, state, international and local levels, it is crucial to have real-time insights. Our team stays abreast of these changes and their implications for income and indirect taxes, allowing our clients to focus on their day-to-day operations. By taking a proactive and practical approach, we deliver pragmatic solutions to address tax challenges and enhance internal tax functions.

Responsibilities

• Advising private equity firms, corporate acquirers, and privately held businesses through all phases of the transaction lifecycle, including buy-side and sell-side due diligence, tax structuring, transaction planning, and post-close integration.
• Managing multiple client engagements and deadlines simultaneously.
• Preparing client-ready reports and managing multiple engagements in a team environment.
• Managing state and local tax issues, including sales and use tax risk assessments, income and franchise tax nexus analyses, voluntary disclosure and remediation projects, taxability studies, transaction structuring, pre-sale readiness assessments, post-acquisition integration, state audit defense and controversy, and tax process improvement and compliance optimization.

Requirements

• CPA, JD, MST, or equivalent professional credential preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in State and Local Tax, including meaningful M&A due diligence experience.
• Experience in public accounting, consulting, or a transaction advisory practice.
• Strong technical knowledge across multiple state and local tax disciplines.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements in a team environment.
• Thrive in an ever-changing, dynamic work environment and readily identify problems and instinctively look for solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong written communication skills with experience preparing client-ready reports.
• Ability and desire to travel as needed.

Skills

• Proactive and practical approach to tax challenges.
• Effective project management skills.
• Strong client relationship building abilities.
• Technical expertise in state and local tax disciplines.

Benefits

This is an evergreen opportunity with applications accepted through December 31, 2026. Riveron is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering growth and providing a supportive environment for both clients and employees. We offer a competitive compensation range of $117K - $192K, a full range of benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.