Senior Manager- M&A State and Local Tax (Alexandria)

Description

M&A SALT Senior Manager (US - Remote/Hybrid Chicago)

What to expect when you join the Sikich family

Team members at Sikich have a lot in common while also being part of a rich and varied group of contributors, creating a distinct and thriving culture. Chief among our commonalities is a desire for growth and a shared unity of purpose in our professional lives. We believe that through varied perspectives, challenging the status quo and rewarding action, we accelerate innovation and drive growth - for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.

The professional services landscape continues to evolve. For Sikich, this means we have an opportunity to further cement our leadership position in this industry and continue to grow our organization in increasingly exciting ways. This growth is meaningful for every team member at our company because larger companies simply see more interesting client opportunities and can attract impressively talented individuals like you. Through a dedicated focus on key business priorities and intentionally creating a rewarding employee experience, Sikich has developed into a highly regarded provider of professional services and a sought-after employer of choice.

Do you want to work with other skilled practitioners and serve clients in a way that makes a difference? Are you seeking a supportive environment backed by a deep and extensive set of skillsets? Are you ready to make an impact and be acknowledged for your contributions? If you answered yes to these questions, we see a mutually beneficial and gratifying relationship on the horizon!

Are you ready to grow with us?

Position Summary

Reporting to the M&A Tax Director, this Senior Manager will:

As a SALT Senior Manager in our growing Transaction Advisory Services practice, you will work closely with our clients and our team of M&A professionals to provide strategic advice throughout the M&A lifecycle. Your expertise in tax due diligence, tax structuring, and tax consulting will be instrumental in helping our clients minimize tax risks and maximize deal value.

What will you do in this role?

This position will be an important part of a growing and sophisticated team, and will have responsibility for overseeing and executing many aspects of the tax due diligence process including:

• Leading the execution of buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence engagements, including: identifying historical tax risks, providing high-level exposure estimates, and identifying mitigation and/or remediation techniques for identified risks
• Developing tax structuring solutions for clients undertaking mergers, acquisitions, divestitures , or other strategic transactions
• Providing advice to clients on tax implications of deal structures, financing arrangements, and post-deal integration activities
• Preparing tax models showing tax impacts to both buyers and sellers
• Training and mentoring staff and senior level colleagues in areas of M&A tax
• Participating in new client development activities
• Staying abreast of legislative and regulatory developments and publishing M&A tax thought leadership and whitepapers for internal, client, and external publications
• Delivering exceptional client service on multiple client engagements, including proactively anticipating client needs, meeting deadlines, and ensuring overall client satisfaction
• Up to 25% travel to client sites

What do you need to succeed in this role?

• CPA or JD required
• 7+ years of M&A tax experience with a focus on SALT in a public accounting, consulting, or law firm setting
• Significant expertise with the state and local taxation of C corporations, S corporations, and partnerships
• Understanding of state and local income and non-income taxes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional tax research skills
• Ability to maintain strong client relationships and effectively oversee project management aspects of client engagements
• Ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Preferred Skills

• MST or LLM in tax

In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:

• Servant Leader - You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.

• Solutions Focused - You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.

• Collaboration - You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.

• Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.

• Impact & Influence Thinking - You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

About Sikich

Sikich is a global company specializing in Accounting, Advisory, and Technical professional services. With employees across the globe, Sikich ranks as one of the largest professional services companies in the United States. Our comprehensive skillsets, obtained over decades of experience as entrepreneurs, business owners and industry innovators, allow us to provide insights and transformative strategies to help strengthen every dimension of our clients' businesses.

Sikich Total Rewards

Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members' health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.

In compliance with this state's pay transparency laws, the midpoint of the salary range for this role i s $208,500.00 . This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Some examples of our many benefits:

• Sikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.

• Sikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.

• Sikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.

We also offer:

• Flexible work arrangements

• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options

• HSA employer contribution

• Nine (9) paid holidays annually.

• A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.

• 401(k) with employer contributions

• CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.

• Tuition reimbursement

• Generous employee referral bonus program

• Client referral bonus program

• Pet insurance

• FORCE - Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their localcommunities.

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Sikich is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Sikich currently practices in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Professional Code of Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Sikich CPA LLC is a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and attest services to its clients. Sikich LLC has a contractual arrangement with Sikich CPA LLC under which Sikich LLC provide]]>