SALT Sales and Use Tax Manager

Job Description:

We’re KSM, one of the top 50 largest independent advisory, tax, and audit firms in the United States. But more than our size, it’s our people and culture that set us apart. We believe great things happen when people are supported, challenged, and given the freedom to do their very best work. That’s why we’ve built a workplace where your career and personal life can thrive together – where you have the flexibility to manage your time, the resources to grow, and a team that genuinely cares about your success.

We’ve been employee-owned since 2001, giving every team member a stake in our collective success. This ownership mentality fosters a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and excellence  – where new ideas are welcomed, different perspectives are valued, and you’re encouraged to explore what excites you most. Whether you’re expanding your skills, tackling new challenges, or making an impact beyond the office, we provide the resources and support to help you grow in the direction that’s right for you.

At KSM, your contributions matter – not just to the firm, but to your colleagues, clients, and the communities we serve across the U.S. If you’re looking for a place where you can do meaningful work, build lasting relationships, and grow in ways that align with what’s most important to you, we’d love to meet you.

Responsibilities:

• Manage sales and use projects performed within the SALT Group, and ensure accurate and timely deliverables

• Manage and develop staff for all engagements which they are assigned 

• Incorporate feedback from jobs to improve performance

• Develop and enhance their own technical understanding of SALT specialty areas

• Create a positive work environment for SALT team members, as well as create a positive experience when working with other practices in order to enhance and promote SALT within the firm

• Serve as Firm technical resource for multistate sales and use tax issues  

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Keep abreast of SALT developments nationwide; communicate to Firm.

• Develop and enhance excellent technical knowledge, writing skills and verbal communication skills; interpret, complete and review opinion papers, protest documents, internal technical communications, etc.

• Perform complex tax research; manage tax research projects; utilize staff when appropriate.

• Develop deep understanding of client business and industries to provide solutions to SALT related issues

• Develop and advise on strategies to minimize sales and use tax burden of clients

• Assist with business restructuring projects with a significant SALT component.

• Manage state and local tax audits; demonstrate ability to advocate client positions in audit and other potentially adversarial settings with state and local government officials while maintaining positive relationships with government personnel and directing client communications to set expectations.

• Build and maintain relationships with peer government officials for assistance with various client issues;  develop and maintain relationships with professional colleagues within the tax community.

• Demonstrate the ability to generate high quality work under deadlines and within budgets; outstanding ability to multi-task within and outside of the firm and across multiple clients, assignments and staff to meet often tight deadlines

• Manage the economics and profitability of projects.

• Become an integral part of the technical and professional development of staff; serve as formal and informal mentor to staff.

• Participate in public speaking on technical topics to internal and external audiences.

• Participate in firm’s practice development efforts through involvement with referral sources, community and industry activities.

Required Experience:

• A minimum of 7 calendar years of state and local tax experience, demonstrating a proven progression in complexity of tax issues addressed.

• CPA or CMI preferred.

• Proficiency in complex state and local tax research.

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in accounting and/or taxation, or advanced degree (e.g., law degree) and related work experience.

• Minimum of forty hours of continuing professional education is required each year to maintain and develop technical and business skills.

• Proficiency in use of tax compliance software, legal research software, and suite of Microsoft Office programs.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, veteran status, or any other protected category. 

KSM only accepts resumes directly submitted by a candidate and referrals submitted by current KSM employees. Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles sent by staffing agencies and fee-based referral services will not be considered outside of a signed KSM vendor contract. KSM will not pay a fee to recruiters or agencies that do not have a signed KSM vendor contract.