Corporate Tax Manager - Methods, Credits & Incentives R&D

Job Description

Grant Thornton is seeking a professional to join our team in New York, NY. Additional approved locations include Boston, MA, Melville, NY, and Edison, NJ.

As a Tax Manager in our Methods, Credits & Incentives (MCI), Research & Development Tax Credit practice, you will navigate R&D tax credit complexity and provide insightful, practical tax advice for your clients. You will collaborate with MCI leadership and supervise R&D projects, research tax issues, conduct fieldwork, and participate in sales and marketing efforts. From day one, you will be empowered to ensure that R&D projects are conducted in accordance with firm standards and completed on time and within budget.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Assist with visiting the client location, touring client facilities, investigating relevant facts, analyzing accounting information, preparing cost lead schedules and cost summary schedules, completing appropriate tax computations, and preparing written reports summarizing the findings.
• Manage various project tasks at the same time. Project managers will be ultimately responsible for the overall project and deliverable.
• Support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development and other pursuit activities at clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Masters or Ph.D. in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Financial Engineering, Management Science and Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research preferred.
• Six to ten years of experience in R&D tax credits; open to Fixed Asset or Tax Accounting Method experience.
• Minimum of four years of experience in Accounting or Tax in public accounting or consulting.
• CPA or JD/active attorney's license required.
• Prior project management experience is required.
• Strong understanding of federal and some state R&D rules and relevant court cases.
• Intermediate understanding of tax return mechanics.
• Candidate should be familiar with and have experience with amending tax returns.
• Candidate must demonstrate ability to manage time, manage multiple engagements, support leadership initiatives, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work additional hours, as needed, and travel to various client sites. Candidates must be willing and able to travel.
• The base salary range for this position is between $138,000 and $172,500. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity.

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About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result. 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.

About the Team

• Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, we empower you with the options to work the way that it best serves your clients and your life. Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three 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.
• We support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, you.
• When it comes to inclusion, we are committed to doing more than checking boxes.

Benefits

We support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits

Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance.

Additional Details

It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. 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. To make an accommodation request, please contact [email protected].