Corporate Tax Manager

Elevate Human Capital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Human Capital is seeking a Corporate Tax Manager to lead the preparation and review of federal, state, and local tax returns in the Houston area. Under the Corporate Tax Director, you will develop tax plans, improve processes, and ensure timely compliance across jurisdictions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in tax management or public accounting, CPA preferred, and strong skills in planning, research, and cross-functional collaboration with accounting and leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive U.S. corporate tax knowledge across federal, state and local returns.
• Strong accounting, analytical and research skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of tax code, compliance and corporate procedures.
• Familiarity with U.S. federal, state and local reporting requirements.
• Experience driving process improvements in tax operations.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with project management discipline and coordinate with the tax team.
• Independent work style with ability to communicate benefits of tax initiatives to stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• 5+ years in a tax manager or public accounting role; CPA preferred; proficient with Sage, Lacerte, ProSeries.

Responsibilities

• Manage preparation and review of federal tax returns and timely filing of tax forms.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of consolidated federal, state and local tax filings.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in tax procedures.
• Develop and implement strategic tax planning for federal and state taxes.
• Plan and coordinate return calendars with the tax team.
• Maintain control procedures over the tax process.
• Assist with IRS audits: responses, schedules, and documentation.
• Monitor tax regulation changes and advise management on impacts.
• Support internal audits and tax-related projects.
• Review tax returns and quarterly/yearly projections.

Skills

Corporate tax knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Process improvement

Tax planning

Team collaboration

Project management

Education

CPA license

Tools

Sage

Lacerte

ProSeries

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

EHC is currently looking for a Corporate Tax Manager for a client in the south Houston, TX area.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a tax and accounting expert to manage and facilitate the accurate preparation and filing of our company’s state and federal tax forms. The ideal candidate is a team player who, under direction of the Corporate Tax Director, creates and implements tax plans and works with the accounting and leadership teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and potential areas of risk. The Tax Manager will ensure compliance with state, federal and international tax law through a series of systems and system controls that are designed to ensure accurate, timely reporting. They will monitor current and impending changes to tax regulations and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies. The ideal candidate is single minded in their pursuit of ensuring compliance and achieves this goal through optimizing reporting procedures and driving the successful function of the tax team.

Responsibilities:

• Under direction of the Corporate Tax Director, manage the preparation and review company federal tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of assigned tax forms.
• Ensure accurate, timely filing of consolidated federal, state and local income tax returns and other direct tax/business-related filings.
• Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures.
• Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all necessary federal and state taxes.
• Plan for and develop overall return calendar and coordinate timing and inputs with tax team.
• Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process.
• Manage and facilitate IRS income tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.
• Provide support with various internal audits and special tax related projects.
• Review tax returns and quarterly/yearly tax projections.

Qualifications:

• Extensive individual/corporate/partnership tax knowledge.
• Strong accounting, analytical, and research skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for corporations.
• Familiarity with U.S. federal, state and local reporting requirements.
• Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and ability to drive process improvements.
• Strong ability to utilize project management and accounting best practices to organize and prioritize tasks and the tasks of other tax team members.
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• We are looking for a candidate with 5+ years of experience in a tax manager or public accountant role. Preferred candidates have a current CPA license. The Tax Manager must be proficient with the following software/tools:
• Strong skills and experience with Word, Outlook, Excel.
• Familiarity with Sage, Lacerte, ProSeries.