Tax Manager - Strategy and Planning - CEDENT

Deerfield, IL

About the Job

Title: Tax Manager - Strategy & Planning@ DEERFIELD, IL
Terms of Hire: Full Time.
Salary: $ 110-115 K/ YR + Benefits.

Role Description
Job Summary
Supports and manages state tax strategy team’s initiatives through analysis and development (including significant research, written legal analysis, and modeling), documentation, and implementation of tax strategies in order to manage the Company’s overall tax burden and risk. Ensures that tax strategy initiatives are properly incorporated into the tax compliance and accounting processes and are supported on audit. Supports merger/acquisition teams focusing on due diligence, tax strategy analysis, and integration. Provides technical guidance to team members and business teams, including supporting Government Relations in legislative analysis and guidance. Supports the development of tax technical, business acumen, and management skills of team members. Assists in driving process improvement opportunities in order to effectively and efficiently perform tax strategy analyses.

Job Responsibilities

Manages the tax process and implements short and long-term tax savings strategies by collaborating with the various tax functions.
Partners with planning function to provide support and development of new processes for planning projects.
Develops staff by explaining complex tax concepts and procedures, documentation and presentation requirements, research and writing techniques, business transactions, and tax minimization and audit defense strategy.
Support audit function by analyzing and reviewing information requests and collaborating in the resolution of audit issues.
Participates in divisional and company-wide projects and programs to develop engagement for division-wide and company-wide initiatives.
Manages the preparation of tax filings which minimize overall tax liability to the Company and continually develops tax improvements to minimize tax liability.
Upon acquisition, implements processes with acquired company’s management to integrate processes.
Partners and collaborates in the tax audit defense process.
Partners and collaborates in the development and execution of tax strategies that reduces overall tax costs/burdens to the Company.
Collaborates with Finance and Accounting on tax and accounting issues impacting the Company’s financials.
May develop, mentor, coach and manage staff ensuring the development of employees through orientation, training, establishing objectives, communication of rules, and constructive discipline; builds employee morale, motivation and loyalty.
Proactively recommends changes in tax procedures, tax methodology and/or tax calculations to tax teams.
Monitors tax legislation and provides advice on tax issues. Conducts research of applicable tax laws in order to resolve complex tax issues and resolves tax issues and develops best practices for team to implement.
Manages consulting relationships by identifying consultants for projects, developing scope and fees for task order and managing project deliverables by consultants.

What are the 3-4 non-negotiable requirements of this position?

Must have at least 5 years of relevant experience, must have significant state tax research experience, must have state tax planning experience, must have tax modeling experience