A tech company in New York City is currently seeking an experienced professional to join their staff as their new State & Local Tax Manager. In this role, the State & Local Tax Manager will be responsible for providing multi-state expertise for state and local taxes, including income, franchise property and sales and use. Responsibilities: The State & Local Tax Manager will:
- Maintain and update state income tax nexus analysis by entity
- Prepare detailed state apportionment workpapers, including analysis of sourcing by revenue stream
- Review and update state tax adjustments on a quarterly and annual basis
- Review state income tax returns and monitor the filing of returns, extensions, and payments to ensure they are accurately and timely filed
- Work directly with external income tax preparer to address queries and manage requests for information
- Prepare/review state estimated tax payments and extension calculations and manage payment process
- Coordinate with Treasury to make sure the Company is set up to make EFT payments to state taxing authorities
- Support the income tax compliance processes and process improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, accuracy, and completion time
- Prepare and aggregate information for forecasted state effective tax rate for interim tax accounting and reporting
- Prepare the data and tax adjustments for the annual state and local income tax provision
- Assist with quarterly and year-end state close processes
- Assist in state tax planning and special projects
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of related Tax experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Taxation, and/or a related field
- Experience with a publicly traded company and/or national public accounting firm
- Solid analytical and problem solving skills
- Great interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong attention to detail
- Highly organized
Desired Skills:
- Master's Degree in Taxation and/or MBA
- CPA or parts passed
- Working knowledge of Hyperion. Hyperion Planning, JD Edwards and Corp Tax
- Microsoft Excel proficient