Corporate Tax Manager

Corporate Tax Manager - Los Angeles, CA

This is an exciting opportunity to join a premier professional services firm, partnered with Aquent, where your expertise in corporate tax will directly influence the success of diverse clients. You will play a pivotal role in navigating complex tax landscapes, ensuring compliance, and providing strategic insights that drive business growth. This position offers the chance to lead engagements, mentor emerging talent, and collaborate with a team of specialists dedicated to delivering exceptional client service. If you are passionate about making a tangible impact and thrive in a dynamic, supportive environment, we invite you to contribute your skills and help shape the future of our clients' tax functions.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to manage critical corporate tax engagements. In this role, you will be at the forefront of business income tax planning, corporate compliance, and income tax accounting projects. You will be instrumental in managing client relationships, overseeing project execution from inception to completion, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality tax services. This position offers a unique platform to leverage your technical acumen, leadership capabilities, and client-facing skills to contribute significantly to client success and the growth of our practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage client engagements, including planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects while adhering to budget.
• Supervise, train, and mentor senior associates, associates, and interns, providing performance feedback and guidance.
• Identify and cultivate opportunities to expand services with existing and potential clients.
• Review tax returns prepared by staff, ensuring accuracy and identifying tax savings opportunities.
• Conduct primary reviews of income tax provision engagements.
• Research and consult on various tax matters, utilizing tax-related software for return preparation and processing.
• Respond to inquiries from tax authorities.
• Foster strong working relationships with clients, effectively collaborating with management and staff to gather information and deliver tax services.
• Develop a deep understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives to enhance engagement value.
• Actively participate in professional development and training sessions. * Uphold the highest professional standards and strict client confidentiality.

What You'll Bring

Must-Have Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of four to seven years of progressive experience in tax compliance and/or tax consulting.
• Active CPA or JD/active law license.
• Proven experience in corporate income tax and strong skills in income tax accounting, including preparation, review, and audit.
• Public accounting experience, ideally with a leading or large regional accounting firm.
• Corporate tax experience supporting large, multi-state, national, or global companies.
• Excellent analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in US GAAP and corporate income tax laws and regulations.
• Strong working knowledge of broad-based statutory income tax compliance and consulting, including state and local income taxes, taxation of international activity, and transfer pricing.
• Exceptional client service, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability in engagement management.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with leading tax provision software.

Compensation

• The target hiring compensation range for this role is $121,000 and $181,400. This role also includes an annual bonus, depending on performance.

About Aquent Talent: Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive. The target hiring compensation range for this role is $121,000.00 to $181,400.00. Compensation is based on several factors, including, but not limited to, education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.