Tax Director - SALT State & Local Tax

Position: Tax Director - SALT [State & Local Tax]
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Job Description As Cohn Reznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top Professional Services and Business Advisory firms, we foster teams in Advisory, Assurance, and Tax services that value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! Cohn Reznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through Cohn Reznick LLP (assurance services) and Cohn Reznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services).

Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Tax Director to join the team in our National Tax office on our SALT team.

Cohn Reznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a Cohn Reznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a Cohn Reznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.

YOUR TEAM. This position will support our National Tax Team, which in turn supports the firm’s broader tax practice.

The right candidate will have a growth mindset and look for ways to expand their knowledge within both the tax space associated with their specialized services and varying industries.

They will also be eager to collaborate on thought leadership, webinars, and seminars while remaining results focused on assisting both internal and external clients in achieving their wide-ranging business goals.

WHY COHNREZNICK? At Cohn Reznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.

We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.

YOUR ROLE. Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Coordinate with the core Tax Practice (TP), with SALT team support, on presenting and implementing consulting opportunities including state tax return reviews, audit defense/controversy, nexus studies, apportionment reviews, restructurings, merger/acquisition situations and other TP-related SALT consulting services.

Emphasis on daily SALT tax technical reading to help derive planning ideas to be marketed to TP clients & prospects

Maintain a running log of SALT opportunities & issues on clients where time is spent acting in a compliance review/outsourcing (act as the “eyes & ears” of the SALT group at these clients); goal is to drive consulting services to our TP clients, reduce risk and enhance quality in everything we do Leadership role and regular interaction with clients and engagement team members relating to SALT compliance & consulting engagements as well as proposals.

Build our TP state tax teams – in both consulting and compliance-related engagements and…