SALT Senior Manager - Multi-State Tax Strategy Lead

Cherry Bekaert Advisory; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision care

Disability and life insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement plans

Paid Care Leave

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert Advisory seeks a State and Local Tax (SALT) Senior Manager to lead multi-state tax consulting, research, and compliance for a diverse client base across industries. You will collaborate with the National SALT Practice Leader to shape strategy and expand the practice nationwide.

The role emphasizes mentoring staff, delivering high-quality SALT services, and contributing to business development and client relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• CPA and/or JD; MST/LLM in Taxation preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive State and Local Tax consulting and/or compliance experience in a Big 4 or large public accounting firm.
• Strong tax research and writing skills.
• Solid organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a full range of multi-state and local tax consulting services.
• Identify opportunities to minimize clients' multi-state tax burden through optimal filing methods, exemptions, credits, and structuring.
• Research complex state and local tax issues using statutes, regulations, case law and guidance.
• Draft tax memoranda, client correspondence and other work products.
• Conduct nexus reviews and remediate tax exposure with clients.
• Provide state and local audit defense assistance to clients.
• Provide technical assistance to the tax compliance function for accuracy and completeness.
• Provide quality control reviews of SALT returns prepared by the core tax team.
• Develop and deliver SALT training throughout the firm.
• Develop external webinars on SALT topics for clients and targets.
• Contribute to SALT articles and participate in public speaking engagements.
• Drive growth of the income/franchise practice through targeted initiatives.
• Stay updated on significant developments and new legislation in multi-state income/franchise taxation.
• Analyze developments and craft summaries for newsletters and website postings.
• Supervise subordinates' activities and manage workload.

Skills

Strong tax research and writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA and/or JD

Masters in Taxation (MST) or LLM in Taxation

Job description

Cherry Bekaert Advisory seeks a State and Local Tax (SALT) Senior Manager to lead multi-state tax consulting, research, and compliance for a diverse client base across industries. You will collaborate with the National SALT Practice Leader to shape strategy and expand the practice nationwide.

The role emphasizes mentoring staff, delivering high-quality SALT services, and contributing to business development and client relationships.