SALT State & Local Tax Intern — Franchise Practice

RSM; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

RSM in Seattle seeks a tax internship candidate to work with a variety of clients across industries, providing support on state and local tax services, tax planning, and research tasks. You will collaborate with client teams and IT personnel to analyze data and improve processes.

Ideal candidates demonstrate excellent communication, strong Excel skills, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment while traveling to client locations as needed.

Qualifications

• 90 credit hours completed
• Working towards B.A. / B.S. degree or equivalent from accredited university
• Accounting major
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 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.
• A minimum 3.0 GPA is preferred

Responsibilities

• Integrating state and local tax services with existing clients
• Completing tax planning and research tasks
• Developing an understanding of state and local tax regulations and accounting pronouncements
• Reviewing client’s current tax processes to identify inefficiencies and provide enhancements to improve the clients’ procedures and reduce tax exposure
• Working with the client’s information technology personnel to obtain data of historical purchasing and sales to analyze for reporting requirements, audit procedures, and review for potential refund or credits
• Assisting the client with evaluating sales/use tax software systems that meet their compliance needs and support the implementation process

Skills

Communication skills

Excel

Teamwork

Multitasking

Education

Accounting major

90 credit hours completed

B.A./B.S. degree in progress

Job description

RSM in Seattle seeks a tax internship candidate to work with a variety of clients across industries, providing support on state and local tax services, tax planning, and research tasks. You will collaborate with client teams and IT personnel to analyze data and improve processes.

Ideal candidates demonstrate excellent communication, strong Excel skills, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment while traveling to client locations as needed.