Tax Manager 1 - SALT Asset Management

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USI SALT Asset Management Team: Manager

RSM is seeking an experienced, energetic, and self-motivated state and local tax specialist to join our dynamic, collaborative and expanding SALT team in RSM USI. RSM’s collaborative and entrepreneurial culture provides a career-focused individual with the opportunity to be a first-choice advisor to middle market leaders. The ideal candidate will help execute our strategy to deliver the RSM client experience, focus on the middle market, empower passionate teams and build communities of RSM promoters through the following responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise completion of state tax compliance for pass-through entities (Asset Management/Investment Fund clients).
• Responsible for managing a team of 10 to 15 associates, senior associates, and supervisors.
• Assist with growing the business by identifying opportunities to provide additional services to clients.
• Serve as a career advisor and mentor to our associates and senior associates, providing real-time project feedback and regular check-ins.
• Deliver exceptional service to internal and external clients including effective communication, teamwork, positive attitude and high professional standards.
• Oversee technical review of extensions, estimated payments, withholding and composite tax calculations and associated state filings
• Ability to integrate with overall tax team to review state tax returns and provide state tax consulting – including nexus studies, apportionment and sourcing analysis, voluntary disclosures, and other state tax consulting.
• Research and resolve technical state and local tax issues.
• Manage resource requirements, project workflow and budgets.
• Review state matrices and other client deliverables.
• Coach and develop associates, senior associates and supervisors including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree (preferably B.Com/M.Com/MBA Finance) from an accredited college/university.
• CPA or EA is required.
• 7+ years of US state and local tax experience in a public accounting firm or a corporate tax department
• Strong analytical, problem solving, detail oriented and excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to manage and drive multiple engagements
• Excellent research and writing skills.

You want your next step to be the right one. You’ve worked hard to get where you are today. And now you’re ready to use your unique skills, talents and personality to achieve great things. RSM is a place where you are valued as an individual, mentored as a future leader, and recognized for your accomplishments and potential. Working directly with clients, key decision makers and business owners across various industries and geographies, you’ll move quickly along the learning curve and our clients will benefit from your fresh perspective.
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