Consultant, Personal Property Tax

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid Work Options

• Award-Winning Culture

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

• 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)

• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One

• 401K with Employer Match

• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

• Fertility Assistance Program

• Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

*Candidate must be located in Eastern Time Zone*

Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results

People:

• Create a positive team experience.

Client:

• Prepare personal property tax returns/renditions, filings, and reconciliation of assets for assigned clients.
• Ensure all applicable returns/renditions and remittances are processed and mailed in a timely manner.
• Review of personal property tax assessments, filing/handling assessment protests and handling audits.
• Responds to client inquiries and requests from tax authorities.
• Reviews documentation and researches issues.
• Works with raw data to complete calculations.

Value:

• Assist in managing high volume compliance portfolio.
• Provide exceptional client service to multi-state companies by working with a team to identify tax savings opportunities.
• Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax controversies, which includes preparing clients for discussions with auditors, representing the client at hearings and at appeal meetings, and preparing protests.
• Maintain annual client filing calendar.
• Learn proprietary software application to manage data.
• Update internal compliance software with appropriate tax related information for each assigned client.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business Computer Information Systems, Economics, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Public Administration, Real Estate or other degree with Master’s in Business Discipline or JD, Business Analytics, Operations and Supply Chain Management.  
• Must have (6) hours of Accounting or Economics or Real Estate or Finance with a of 3.0 GPA or higher, a Major GPA of 3.25 or higher.
• Relevant work experience preferred (e.g. internships, summer positions, school jobs) or Bachelor's degree and one to three years audit or tax related experience.
• Desire to perform in a high-energy team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage ambiguity.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels.

Computer Skills: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates and Licenses:

Valid Driver’s license required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:
•    Standard indoor working environment.
•    Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
•    Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the Firm in person and via e-mail and telephone.
•    Position requires regular interaction with clients and interface with external vendors in person and via e-mail and telephone. 
•    Independent travel requirement: Up to 10-20%.  

For Maryland based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $65,500 - $81,950

For Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $68,600 - $85,800

For New Jersey based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $74,800 - $93,500

For New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $74,800 - $93,500

For Washington DC based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $68,600 - $85,800

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran