State and Local Tax - Income and Franchise Manager

POSITION: State and Local Tax - Income and Franchise Manager LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA WORK TYPE: Hybrid SALARY: $138,000 - $172,500/yr TYPE: Permanent CATEGORY: Accounting / Finance

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As the Income/Franchise Tax Manager, you'll deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for multiple clients with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You'll collaborate with the Income/Franchise team and lead staff on various tax matters across all phases of project and engagement management.

From day one, you'll be empowered by high-quality tools and resources to thrive in your role, meet client needs, and achieve more confidently.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage, direct, and monitor multiple client services teams on client engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects across a wide variety of industries; provide tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; and manage budget
• Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on tax projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
• Deliver a full range of State and Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums, drafting client correspondence, and counseling clients in defending against state audits
• Manage multi-disciplinary, multi-state reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, ad valorem taxes, and others to identify optimal filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives, and corporate structures that can reduce the client's tax burden
• Consult with and service clients to make recommendations on business and process improvement and serve as a business advisor
• Support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities at clients
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Minimum six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience
• Active CPA license in California, JD with active law license in good standing, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills
• Ability to manage various project tasks simultaneously; ultimate responsibility for overall project and deliverables
• Ability to travel as needed

COMPENSATION:

Base salary range: $138,000 - $172,500 annually. Placement within the pay range is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge and skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. This position includes an annual bonus.

--- SCREENING QUESTIONS:

• Can you walk me through your experience with state income tax compliance and tax consulting? How many years have you spent in progressive roles in these areas?
• What is your current professional credential—an active California CPA license, JD with active law license, or Certified Member status with the Institute for Professionals in Taxation?
• Describe your experience managing and mentoring tax staff. How have you assessed performance and developed team members on tax projects?
• Tell me about your experience with multi-state tax reviews and identifying tax savings through filing options, exemptions, credits, incentives, or corporate structure optimization.
• Have you managed multiple client engagements and tax projects simultaneously while overseeing budget and deliverables? How did you prioritize competing demands?
• What experience do you have with State and Local Tax services, specifically tax return preparation, tax research, technical memorandums, and defending clients in state audits?
• Describe your involvement in business development activities such as client identification, proposal development, and pursuit activities.