SALT-Merger & Acquisition Senior Manager

Grant Thornton is seeking a SALT-Mergers and Aquisition Senior Manager to join our team in Chicago IL. Additional approved locations include Boston MA Charlotte NC Los Angeles CA and New York NY. As the SALT-Mergers and Acquisition Senior Manager youll lead innovative tax planning consulting and compliance on M&A projects for your multiple clients all with the resources environment and support to help you excel. Youll collaborate with the M&A team and lead on planning execution and direction of engagements because together is how we succeed. From day one youll be empowered by high quality tools and resources to meet client needs and help you achieve more confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Manage develop train and mentor Managers Senior Associates Staff and Interns on M&A projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
• Maintain active communication during engagement to manage expectations ensure satisfaction make sure deadlines are met and lead change efforts effectively and efficiently
• Work closely with our Transaction Services colleagues focusing on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other transactions-related work
• Assist in conducting buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence advising on tax efficient acquisitions and divestments advising clients on tax efficient restructurings reviewing taxes in financial models and reviewing transaction documents
• Oversee staff researching tax issues preparing written communication in a succinct and deal-driven manner helping clients with responses to tax authorities and assisting clients in strategizing on the tax aspects of the transactions
• Assist Directors and Partners on project development client pursuit initiatives and the management of priority accounts
• Perform analysis of a clients state tax attributes surrounding certain business events including tax basis of assets and stock tax accounting for M&A driven transaction costs and corporate earnings and profits
• Perform detailed analyses of state net operating loss/tax credit carry forward limitations pursuant to IRC Section 382 for both private and public clients
• Manage segments of or complete state tax exposure remediation projects and/or implementation of state and local tax internal controls related to transactions.
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting required. Masters in Taxation/LLM in Taxation strongly accepted: masters or Ph.D. in Economics Statistics Public Policy Mathematics Business Finance Financial Engineering Management Science and Engineering Financial Mathematics Industrial Engineering or Operations Research
• Minimum ten years of progressive state tax consulting and/or compliance experience in public accounting or a combination of corporate and public accounting to five years of qualified Mergers and Acquisitions tax services
• CPA or JD/active law license required
• Experience in Corporate S-Corp. and/or Partnership returns
• Excellent analytical technical and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in US GAAP state income tax compliance sales/use taxes property taxes employment taxes and unclaimed property
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
• Computer expertise including knowledge of tax software technology including spreadsheet modeling
• Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position in Illinois only is between $206300 and $343800.

The base salary range for this position in the firms Los Angeles office is between $222800 and $371300.

The base salary range for this position in New York is between $222800 and $371300.

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