Tax Transformation and Automation, Senior Manager (Direct Tax)

Tax Transformation And Automation Senior Manager

As the Tax Transformation and Automation Senior Manager, you will work with large publicly owned and private companies to evaluate existing processes and challenges across the tax function, make recommendations for improvements, and follow through with tax process design and solution implementation for your clients, across a wide variety of industries. You will collaborate with team members, practice leadership, and our diverse client base as well as play a key role in team management, project planning and management, delivery, testing, and go-live support of these engagements because together is how we succeed. From day one, you'll be empowered by managing client expectations and a team of professionals and coordinating day-to-day activities to ensure that projects are on time and within budget, based on the project's scope, to meet client needs and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include :

• Participating in sales and marketing efforts including speaking engagements, drafting proposals, and attending sales meetings
• Managing teams and leading several active projects
• Develop and deliver key project documentation including requirements documents, design documents, and test plans
• Serve as the Project Manager for third-party tax software implementations and custom software development projects
• Work closely with clients to gather feedback on their issues and translate to Grant Thornton service offerings that support their overall tax objectives
• Team with tax subject matter specialists to bring complete professional expertise to our clients
• Assist with developing and leading staff to enable them to perform core project activities; supervise several staff resources during long term projects
• Participate in sales and proposal development meetings; network and develop key relationships both within Grant Thornton and externally
• Manage a broad range of complex tax technology projects from commencement to completion and a proven track record of delivering projects to a wide range of clients

You have the following technical skills and qualifications : Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related technical field; secondary degree or minor in Management Information Systems, computer science, or data analytics is preferred; Certified Public Accountant or other professional designation is required; eight years of public accounting, consulting, or industry experience; experience with tax technical matters, for example : Accounting for Income Taxes, corporate consolidated returns, partnership returns; experience with tax technology such as Corptax, ONESOURCE, Oracle TRCS, Longview, Bloomberg; experience with data analytics, transformation, and visualization tools such as Alteryx, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau; working knowledge of data management and data analytics concepts; strong foundational understanding of tax concepts; strong computer skills required; excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to travel as needed. Expect up to 40% travel.

The base salary range for this position varies by location : Chicago, IL between $184,000 to $276,000; Newport Beach, CA, Bellevue, WA and New York, NY between $198,700 to $298,100; San Francisco and San Jose between $211,600 to $317,400.

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more : more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better. In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities : Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ? and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

The team you're about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here's how : Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, we empower you with the options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life. Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least two days per week, either at a GT office or client site. Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household. We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different and we think that's a good thing. That's why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit : https : / / www.grantthornton.com / careers / rewards-and-benefits.