State and Local Tax - Merger & Acquisition Senior Associate

Tax-Merger & Acquisition Senior Associate

Grant Thornton is seeking a SALT Mergers and Acquisitions Senior Associate to join our team in New York, NY. Additional approved locations include; Boston, MA, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, and Philadelphia, PA. As a SALT Mergers and Acquisitions Senior Associate, you will participate in innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance skills on M&A projects for your multiple clients – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You’ll collaborate with the Tax Due Diligence team and assist on planning, execution, and direction of engagements because together is how we succeed. From day one, you will be empowered by high quality tools and resources to thrive in their role to meet client needs and help you achieve more confidently.   

Your day-to-day may include:

• Maintain active communication during engagement to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, make sure deadlines are met, and lead change efforts effectively and efficiently
• Work closely with our Transaction Services colleagues, focusing on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other transactions-related work
• Assist in conducting buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence, advising on tax efficient acquisitions and divestments, advising clients on tax efficient restructurings, reviewing taxes in financial models, and reviewing transaction documents
• Involvement in managing segments of or complete state tax exposure remediation projects, and/or implementation of state and local tax internal controls, related to transactions.  
• Be involved in researching tax issues, preparing written communication in a succinct and deal-driven manner, helping clients with responses to tax authorities, and assisting clients in strategizing on the tax aspects of the transactions 
• Perform analysis of a client’s tax attributes surrounding certain business events including tax basis of assets and stock, tax accounting for M&A driven transaction costs and corporate earnings and profits
• Perform detailed analyses of net operating loss/tax credit carry forward limitations pursuant to IRC Section 382 for both private and public clients
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Accounting degree preferred. Relevant Transaction Tax experience or an active attorney license may be considered in lieu of an accounting degree.
• Minimum two to five years of progressive state tax consulting and/or compliance experience in public accounting or a combination of corporate and public accounting experience. One to three years of qualified Mergers and Acquisitions tax services/ due diligence.
• CPA or JD/active law license preferred
• Experience in Corporate, S-Corp. and/or Partnership returns
• Excellent analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in US GAAP, tax compliance, corporate consolidated returns, consolidated state tax returns, partnership returns, and combined state tax returns
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
• Computer expertise including knowledge of tax software, technology, including spreadsheet modeling
• Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position is between $126,500 and $161,288 Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.