Tax Senior, State & Local Tax-Los Angeles

TAX SENIOR - STATE & LOCAL TAX

Well established, highly profitable regional CPA firm seeks a Tax Senior to speciaalize in state & local tax. We offer a very reasonable work life balance, excellent benefits including overtime paid at time and one half, large potential bonuses and a 5% employer contribution to your 401K program, a choice of both SEC and closely held clients to work on across diverse industry groups, and a fast track to management.

Senior tax associates in the Specialty Tax Services group serve as members of various client service teams and must possess foundational technical knowledge in areas including, but not limited to :

• Multistate Sales and Use Taxation
• Multistate Property Taxation

Senior Specialty Tax associates are given a wide variety of diversified tax assignments under the supervision of different professionals and are responsible for the support of a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services to clients.

Responsibilities

Respond to inquiries from state and local tax authorities.

Prepare more complex State and Local Tax returns including Sales and Use Tax, Property Tax, etc. and demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts.

Conduct  multi-state reviews that analyze sales and use tax, property tax and others to identify optimal filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives, and corporate structures that can reduce the client's tax burden.

Deliver a full range of State and Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums, and drafting client correspondence. Assignments include, but are not limited to, reverse sales tax reviews, audit defense, and research of sales tax issues.

Assist with engagements, which include planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects and managing to budget within a given timeline.

Qualifications

Either hold a current and valid CPA's license or be working toward obtaining the license by taking and passing the applicable state CPA exam.

Bachelor's degree, usually in accounting, or master's degree in accounting. Law degree a plus, but not required.

3 to 4 years proven work experience in state and local tax required (Big 4 firm experience a plus, but not required).

Experience in sales and use tax compliance (filing returns), as well as personal property tax returns.

Broad exposure to multistate sales and use taxation, credits and incentives, and / or the Research and Development tax credits, a plus.