Senior Associate, State and Local Tax
KSM (Katz, Sapper & Miller)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
SaltStack
About the role
- Assist with the accurate and timely completion of sales/use tax consulting projects under deadlines and within budgets
- Participate in all stages of state and local sales/use tax engagements, including data gathering, nexus reviews, taxability analysis and research, matrix and client deliverable preparation
- Recognize potential sales tax technical issues, analyze and evaluate solutions and responses to support clients
- Assist in handling routine questions from other KSM practice area personnel, clients and state agencies regarding sales/use tax matters
- Support clients through state sales/use tax examinations, audit defense planning, notice responses, protests and Voluntary Disclosure Agreement (VDA) projects
- Conduct detailed research and analysis of state sales/use tax laws, cases, administrative guidance and other technical communications, etc.
- Stay current relative to proposed state sales/use tax legislation and multi-state sales/use tax law updates/changes
- Drafting of internal communications, technical alerts and training presentations related to sales/use tax law updates
- Contribute to a positive and collaborative work environment for SALT team members and foster strong working relationships across KSM practice areas to promote awareness of sales/use tax services
- Take an active role in the technical and professional development of staff; serve as formal and informal mentor to staff
- Assist with the firm’s practice development efforts through involvement with referral sources, community and industry activities
Requirements
- A minimum of 2 calendar years of tax experience and familiarity with state and local sales/use tax concepts
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in accounting and/or taxation, or advanced degree (e.g., law degree), CMI and/or related work experience
- Positive attitude, flexible and adaptable
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Time management: ability to prioritize tasks and take responsibility for a professional workload
- 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 legal research software, and suite of Microsoft Office programs
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
sales/use tax consultingnexus reviewstaxability analysisaudit defense planningVoluntary Disclosure Agreement (VDA)state sales/use tax lawstechnical communicationstax legal research softwareaccountingtaxation
Soft skills
positive attitudeflexibleadaptablestrong written communicationstrong verbal communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailtime managementprioritizationmentoring
Certifications
CMIBachelor's degreeMaster's degreelaw degree