Manager, Partnership Tax- National Tax

Baker Tilly (US); Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax, and assurance firm seeking a Manager in Partnership Tax within the National Tax Office. The role focuses on complex federal tax matters, partnerships, and cross-office collaboration to deliver technical guidance to engagement teams and clients nationwide.

The candidate should possess strong analytical and writing skills, experience in partnership tax, and the ability to work with senior professionals on high-impact transactions.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree.
• 5 years of professional experience.
• CPA, Law License/JD or EA required.

Responsibilities

• Research federal income tax issues and strategies in partnership taxation and provide technical advice.
• Prepare technical memoranda, tax analyses, and other written work products addressing complex tax issues.
• Analyze mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, financings and other partnership-related transactions.
• Develop and deliver technical training, webinars, and educational programs to share knowledge across the firm.
• Monitor legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments affecting partnership taxation and communicate implications.

Skills

Partnership tax

Federal tax analysis

Technical writing

Spreadsheets

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CPA or JD or EA

Tools

Tax software

Spreadsheet tools

Job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Job Description

Manager - Partnership Tax (National Tax)

Are you interested in becoming a technical leader in one of the fastest-growing public accounting firms in the country? Would you like the opportunity to work on some of the most complex corporate tax matters facing public and private companies while developing deep expertise in corporate tax, transactions, tax planning, and written tax advice? If so, consider joining Baker Tilly's corporate tax practice within the National Tax Office. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside senior national office professionals and serve as a technical resource to engagement teams and clients across the firm. Our fully integrated corporate team advises on a broad range of federal income tax matters involving mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, consolidated return issues, international tax considerations, and other complex transactional matters.

Must be located close to a Baker Tilly office.

You Will Enjoy This Role If

• You enjoy analyzing complex federal tax issues and developing practical solutions
• You are a strong technical writer and enjoy preparing memoranda, tax analyses, and opinion-related work products
• You have strong technical skills including the use of spreadsheets and other technical tax tools
• You enjoy researching new and evolving tax authorities and explaining complicated concepts to others
• You like collaborating with experienced national office professionals and serving as a technical resource to engagement teams
• You are interested in taking your partnership knowledge to the next level
• You enjoy working on transactions where corporate tax intersects with partnerships, debt, international, controversy, and other specialty tax practices
• You want to build a long-term career as a recognized technical specialist and trusted advisor

Responsibilities

• Research federal income tax issues and strategies primarily in partnership taxation and assist in providing technical advice to engagement teams and clients
• Prepare technical memoranda, tax analyses, opinion support, and other written work products addressing complex tax issues
• Assist with the analysis of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, financings, internal restructurings, and other partnership-related transactions
• Develop and deliver technical training, webinars, and other educational programs to share knowledge and enhance partnership tax capabilities across the firm
• Monitor legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments affecting partnership taxation and communicate implications to internal and external stakeholders
• Assist in the continued development and growth of Baker Tilly's partnership technical consulting practice within National Tax and across offices
• Collaborate on the development of standardized tools, templates, models and other similar partnership materials
• Work directly with senior leaders and other specialties throughout the National Tax Office
• Build and maintain strong relationships across service lines, practice offices, and engagement teams to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and consistent application of partnership tax knowledge and accuracy in all projects

Minimum Qualifications

• 4 year degree
• 5 years of professional experience
• CPA, Law License/JD or EA required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Law, or related field required;
• JD, L.L.M. (Taxation), CPA, or combination
• Five (5)+ years of experience in partnership tax
• Demonstrated experience researching and analyzing complex federal income tax issues
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting technical memoranda and tax analyses
• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines
• Demonstrated commitment to technical excellence, continuous learning, and exceptional client service

The pay rate ranges for this position are listed below. This range represents a good-faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation the firm expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on a variety of relevant factors, including an applicant’s skills, experience, qualifications, professional certifications, work arrangements, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. Baker Tilly offers a compensation and benefits package to eligible employees. The national pay rate range is $115,900 to $161,200. In California: pay rate range is $127,500 to $209,600