Overview
Lead corporate tax compliance and advisory engagements for a diverse client portfolio, with a focus on U.S. corporate taxation, tax provisions, and multi-state tax compliance while developing high-performing teams.
What you'll do
- Lead and manage end-to-end corporate tax compliance engagements across multiple industries.
- Review complex Federal, State, and Local Corporate Income Tax Returns (Forms 1120, 1120S, and related schedules) for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Review financial statements from a tax perspective and oversee ASC 740 tax provisions, deferred tax calculations, effective tax rate analyses, and tax disclosures.
- Review and oversee taxable income calculations, book-to-tax adjustments, and supporting tax workpapers.
- Manage multi-state tax compliance, including apportionment, nexus analysis, state tax filings, estimated tax payments, and extensions.
- Provide technical guidance on complex corporate tax matters, including accounting methods, consolidated returns, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring.
- Conduct technical tax research and prepare or review tax memoranda on complex federal and state tax issues.
- Identify tax planning opportunities and advise clients on strategies to optimize tax efficiency while ensuring compliance.
- Serve as the primary client contact, building and maintaining strong relationships through proactive communication and high-quality service delivery.
- Lead engagement planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and execution to ensure timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
- Manage tax audits, notices, and inquiries from federal and state tax authorities, coordinating responses and supporting documentation.
- Drive process improvements, standardization, automation initiatives, and effective use of tax technology.
- Collaborate with partners and cross-functional teams to support business development, proposals, client pursuits, and practice growth.
- Lead, coach, and mentor managers, seniors, and associates through technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development.
- Manage team utilization, resource planning, and capacity to ensure optimal staffing and timely delivery.
- Facilitate team upskilling and monitor and report key operational metrics, including utilization, productivity, and engagement performance, to leadership.
- Ensure compliance with firm policies, quality standards, and risk management procedures.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA, CA, or equivalent professional certification.
- 14+ years of progressive experience in U.S. Corporate Tax Compliance, preferably within a public accounting or professional services environment.
- Strong experience with federal and multi-state corporate income tax compliance and tax reporting.
- Extensive knowledge of ASC 740, tax provisions, deferred taxes, taxable income calculations, and corporate tax accounting.
- Experience reviewing financial statements from a tax perspective and managing complex corporate tax engagements.
- Strong understanding of corporate tax regulations, consolidated returns, tax accounting methods, and state tax compliance.
- Proven experience leading client engagements and managing cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality work within deadlines.
- Strong analytical, tax research, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Experience with tax compliance and provision software such as OneSource, CCH Axcess, GoSystem, or similar platforms.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to mentor and develop talent while fostering a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
Details
- Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
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