Indirect Tax Consulting Manager (SALT)

Rea; Dublin, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k Plan

Life Insurance

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Work From Anywhere

Wellness Resources

PTO 4 weeks

Paid holidays

Job summary

Rea is seeking an Indirect Tax Consulting Manager to lead nationwide sales and use tax projects, including nexus studies, risk assessments, and audit defense, while advising clients on taxability and compliance. The role partners with senior managers and requires 4–5 years of SALT experience, CPA/CMI path, travel to client sites, and strong analytics, communication, and Microsoft Excel skills.

This position emphasizes client service, ethical conduct, and continuous learning in a growing firm

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent
• 4-5 years’ state and local SALT consulting experience
• CPA or CMI in sales tax (or aligned with CMI expectations)
• Willingness to travel to client locations; overnight travel rare
• Strong analytical, problem solving, organizational, interpersonal, and project management capabilities
• Solid Microsoft Suite skills; ability to integrate AI into SALT workflows for better outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong teamwork and urgency for quality work

Responsibilities

• Assist with nationwide nexus studies for sales tax, income tax, and other taxes
• Assist with nationwide risk assessments quantifying exposure for various taxes
• Assist with voluntary disclosure projects
• Prepare memoranda on state/local tax issues and taxability of products/services
• Assist with due diligence projects
• Assist in sales and use tax audit defense projects
• Maintain active communication with clients and engage directly within the first week

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Client service

Education

B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent

CPA certification or CMI in sales tax

Job description

Rea is a growing Top 100 business advisory & accounting firm providing our clients services intax, accounting, and business consulting.We have a ‘People First’ culture and we focus on our employees’ well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals and locations throughout Ohio and Florida, our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance for our team. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan.

Our indirect tax department provides support to our clients with diagnosis of exposure, remedy and structural changes, and ongoing compliance and controversy support. Primarily, we work with U.S. sales and use tax taxes in multiple state jurisdictions.The Indirect Tax Consulting Manager is involved in most aspects of this practice other than regular tax compliance/return filing. For this particular position we are looking for a candidate to support our research and controversy managers and partners. The successful candidate would be involved in sales and use tax audit defense as well as support on nexus and risk assessment studies remediation support.

Responsibilities

• Assist with nationwide nexus studies for both sales tax, income tax, and other tax types
• Assist with nationwide risk assessments quantifying exposure for sales tax, income tax, and other tax types
• Assist with voluntary disclosure projects
• Prepare memoranda on state and local tax issues/taxability of products or services
• Assist with due diligence projects
• Assist in sales and use tax audit defense projects
• Maintain active communication with clients – direct client interaction within your first week

• B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent from an accredited university preferred
• 4-5 years’ experience in state and local experience consulting, specifically sales and use tax
• Meeting education requirement for CPA certification or CMI in sales tax (or in line with CMI expectations
• Travel to assigned client locations is required. Must have access to and ability to arrange for use of reliable modes of transportation to those locations. Overnight travel rare
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, organizational, interpersonal, project management, communication skills and solid Microsoft Suite skills required
• Experience integrating AI and emerging technologies into SALT consulting workflows to improve project execution, analyze complex tax issues, generate insights, and enhance client service delivery
• Ability to provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of duties
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work effectively on a team
• Ability to work and multitask in a fast-paced environment

Rea offers a wide variety of benefits to help support our employees' health, wellness and financial goals.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k with 3% contribution)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• 'Work From Anywhere' Option
• Wellness Resources
• Four (4) weeks PTO
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, of which three (3) are floating holidays