Senior Tax Associate, Strategies; Credits & Consulting

Job Overview

The State & Local Tax Consulting Senior Staff position is part of our Location Strategies (Credits & Incentives) practice. The role supports clients in evaluating location and investment decisions by identifying and securing state and local economic incentive opportunities. The position works closely with clients and internal teams on site selection, incentive negotiations, and economic development strategy.

• Support client-facing site selection and economic development incentive engagements.
• Analyze location factors including labor availability, infrastructure, logistics, tax structure, and real estate considerations.
• Assist with negotiating state and local incentives such as discretionary grants, tax abatements, job creation credits, and infrastructure support.
• Develop financial models, cost‑benefit analyses, and supporting reports for client presentations and decision‑making.
• Coordinate with economic development organizations and government stakeholders to support incentive negotiations and project implementation.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including tax, legal, and real estate professionals, to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Assist with the preparation of economic impact analyses and related modeling in coordination with economists and external specialists.
• Support projects involving international companies evaluating U.S. investments, including coordination with economic development agencies and communication with multinational stakeholders.
• Contribute to practice development initiatives, knowledge sharing, and process improvement efforts.
• Provide guidance and support to entry-level team members as appropriate.

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degrees (MBA, JD, Master’s) or related preferred.
• Preferred professional certifications: CPA, CEcD, CMI, JD, or other relevant certification.
• Approximately 2–4 years of experience in site selection, economic development, state and local tax incentives, or related fields.
• Knowledge of U.S. state and local incentive programs and economic development initiatives.
• Experience supporting incentive negotiations, site selection projects, or economic development engagements.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including financial modeling and incentive valuation analysis.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with economists and other technical specialists on economic impact analyses and related modeling.
• Experience supporting foreign direct investment projects or working with international companies is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare client-facing presentations and reports.
• Multilingual capability (particularly German, Japanese, or Mandarin Chinese) is highly desirable.

Salary range: $75,500.00 – $ per year (based on experience, skills, and other factors). The role follows a hybrid work model for candidates located near a Crowe office; remote arrangements may be considered subject to business needs.

Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. All persons hired will verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete required employment eligibility verification on hire. Crowe is not sponsoring work authorization at this time.

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