Tax Professional Practice Group, Managing Director

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 231,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP in Seattle seeks a senior Tax Quality leader to drive quality improvements across the Tax Practice Group, leveraging data analytics and AI to streamline processes and enhance performance. The role partners with Market Tax Leaders and Tax Technology to align quality initiatives with firm strategy and regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate has a CPA and at least 15 years of public accounting tax experience, including 5 years in Tax PPG.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required.
• MBA or Master’s Degree preferred.
• Fifteen (15) years of public accounting tax experience, including 5 years in Tax Professional Practice Group.
• Big 4 or top-tier consulting firm experience preferred.
• CPA license required.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and tax practice leaders to identify opportunities for process improvement and strengthen the firm’s tax quality framework.
• Lead strategic initiatives to advance Tax PPG quality capabilities through innovation and data analytics.
• Drive AI-enabled solutions within Tax PPG to improve quality and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Market Tax Leaders to promote tax quality initiatives and support remediation and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the primary Tax PPG liaison with Client Operations and Tax Technology to align with quality policies.
• Lead the tax quality control inspection program, including planning, execution, reporting and improvement.
• Develop executive reporting and dashboards for real-time visibility into QC results and risks.
• Present QC results and trends to leadership as a strategic advisor.
• Support due diligence, onboarding, and integration of merged firms into the quality framework.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Presentation skills

Project management

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

MBA or Master’s degree

Job description

Company 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. 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.

Equal Opportunity

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

Additional Information

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Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and tax practice leaders to identify opportunities for process improvement and strengthen the firm’s overall tax quality framework.
• Lead strategic initiatives that advance Tax Professional Practice Group’s (Tax PPG) quality capabilities through innovation, data analytics, and continuous process improvement.
• Drive the adoption and integration of AI-enabled solutions within Tax PPG to identify, evaluate, and champion practical AI use cases that improve quality, streamline activities, and enhance the effectiveness and operational efficiency of Tax PPG.
• Partner with Market Tax Leaders (MTLs) to promote tax quality initiatives, address quality trends, and support remediation and continuous improvement efforts.
• Serve as the primary Tax PPG liaison with Client Operations and Tax Technology to support operational alignment with tax quality policies and facilitate monitoring compliance.
• Lead and oversee the tax quality control (QC) inspection program, including planning, execution, reporting, and continuous improvement of the firm’s tax quality review process.
• Develop and oversee executive reporting and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into tax QC inspection results, quality metrics, emerging risks, and program performance, enabling data-driven decision-making by Tax PPG and Tax Service Line leadership.
• Present QC inspection and monitoring results and quality trends to PPG and Tax Service Line leadership, serving as a strategic advisor on matters impacting tax quality.
• Support the due diligence, onboarding, and integration of merged firms by assessing tax quality processes, implementing Tax PPG standards, and facilitating successful integration into the firm’s quality framework.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required.
• MBA or Master's Degree preferred.
• Fifteen (15) years of public accounting tax experience, including 5 years of relevant Tax Professional Practice Group experience.
• Big 4 or top-tier consulting firm experience preferred.
• CPA license, required.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills preferred.
• Strong understanding of tax practice operations, engagement lifecycle, and tax quality management frameworks.
• Experience designing and implementing quality inspection and monitoring programs, preferred.
• Strong project management and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to establish credibility and trust across a diverse stakeholder group.

Pay & Benefits

The pay rate range for this job position is $230,830 to $302,980 (Seattle/Dallas), $229,000 to $317,400 (Chicago), Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location.

Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.

Policies & Additional Notes

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