About the Role
As the Income/Franchise Tax Manager, you’ll deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for your multiple clients, collaborating with the Income/Franchise team and leading staff on various tax matters and project management.
Responsibilities
- Manage, direct, and monitor multiple client services teams on client engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects in a wide variety of industries; provide tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; and manage budget
- Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on tax projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
- Deliver a full range of State and Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums, drafting client correspondence, and counseling client in defending against state audits
- Manage multi-disciplinary, multi-state reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, valorem taxes, and others to identify optimal filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives, and corporate structures that can reduce the client's tax burden
- Consult, work with, and service client to make recommendations on business and process improvement and serve as a business advisor to client
- Support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities at clients
Requirements
- Managers are required to manage various project tasks, at the same time
- Project managers will be ultimately responsible for the overall project and deliverable
- Can travel as needed
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong computer skills
Location
- Remote
- Onsite
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Active CPA license
- JD with active law license in good standing
- Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation
Salary/Compensations
- The base salary range for this position is between $138,000 and $172,500
Benefits
- Personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations
- Medical, dental and vision insurance programs
- Employee assistance program
- Minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave
- Paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period
- Eligibility to participate in the firm’s 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan
- Discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance
About the Company
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland.
- The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices.
- With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.
- Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.
- The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive.
Equal Opportunity
- It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities.
- All personnel decisions (including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, working conditions, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, evaluations, and termination) are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of Grant Thornton to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
- The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.
- For Los Angeles Applicants only: We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
- For Massachusetts Applicants only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
- An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
- Grant Thornton does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.
