Senior Tax Manager

Baker Tilly; Yorktown (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking a Tax Senior Manager to deliver industry-focused tax advisory and compliance services to middle-market clients. You will work alongside firm leadership to serve clients, build the business, and mentor staff, shaping the future strategy of the practice.

You will lead day-to-day tax matters, drive client relationships, and collaborate across practice areas to provide integrated solutions while maintaining a commitment to quality and ethics.

Qualifications

• Eight (8)+ years’ experience providing federal tax compliance and consulting services in a professional services firm.
• Strong leadership and client-service skills; ability to guide teams and projects.
• Ability to manage staff, budgets, and profitability targets.
• Demonstrated ability to network and develop client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing federal tax compliance and consulting services to industry-specific clients.
• Lead client relationships on day-to-day tax matters with mid-market to multinational clients.
• Consult on technical matters in corporate and flow-through taxation, ASC740, and related areas.
• Research tax matters and respond to IRS inquiries with recommendations.
• Coordinate with specialty tax practices on state/local, international, R&D, credits and incentives.
• Manage engagement staffing, billing, and profitability targets.
• Develop staff through mentorship and the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy.

Skills

Federal tax advisory

Leadership

Client relationships

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or law

Advanced degree desirable

Masters or related degree desirable

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

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 Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing public accounting firms?

If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Tax Senior Manager! This is a great opportunity to be a valued business advisor delivering industry‑focused tax advisory and compliance services to middle market clients. You will work side‑by‑side with firm leadership to serve clients and build the business, having a direct impact on the firm’s success. Additionally, you will be a mentor and coach to a group of talented staff, utilizing your expertise to help develop their technical and professional skills. You are looking for an opportunity to build your career in a specific industry, becoming an industry expert to the clients you serve.

You can see yourself as a trusted business advisor, working face‑to‑face with clients to find creative solutions to complex accounting and business challenges.

You want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm that serves middle market clients and whose owners have both their clients’ and employees’ best interests in mind and are transparent in their decisions.

You value your development and want to work for a firm that provides you the autonomy to own your schedule and career through structured programs (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and Dress for Your Day!).

Key Responsibilities

• Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various federal tax compliance and consulting services to industry specific clients.
• Be a valued tax business advisor, lead client relationships on day to day tax matters with various clients ranging from middle market to multinational.
• Consult on technical matters and special projects in various areas of corporate and flow through taxation, accounting methods, and ASC740.
• Research various tax matters, responding to IRS and other tax authority inquiries, and make recommendations to the client for consideration.
• Coordinate with specialty tax practices on complicated tax matters in the state and local, high net worth, international, research and development along with credits and incentives areas.
• Manage client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met.
• Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with the goal of acquiring new clients, projects, and revenue.
• Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or law, or a similar degree in business, masters or advanced degree desirable.
• Eight (8)+ years’ experience providing federal tax compliance and consulting services in a professional services firm.
• Demonstrated management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills.
• Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies, see the "big picture" as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects.
• Highly developed software and Microsoft Suite skills.