Tax Senior Manager

Rea is a growing Top 100 business advisory & accounting firm providing our clients services intax, accounting, and business consulting.

We have a ‘People First’ culture and we focus on our employees’ well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals and locations throughout Ohio and Florida, our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance for our team. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan.

The Tax Senior Manager is responsible for advising clients on the tax implications of their business objections, evaluating and selecting alternative actions to lessen tax burden and cost of compliance, identifying different methods of complying with tax regulations while acting as the primary client contact for complex tax issues. In this role, Tax Senior Manager is charged with applying knowledge to understand potential tax issues, and recognizing, communicating potential risks and potential changes in the tax policy and making top-level decisions regarding filing, preparation and resolution of questions from federal / state agencies.

In addition, the Tax Senior Manager will be a critical member of the leadership team and actively participate in marketing, networking and business development within an area of expertise and specialization while maintaining client relationships and acting as the primary contact for complex questions.

• Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities, while at the same time minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the Rea’s tax quality control policies
• Conducts top level review of T/R and resolves all tax issues with client; involves specialists where appropriate
• Plans for early recognition of material tax and compliance issues and consults with the client and/or partner as appropriate

• Identifies when research is needed; clearly and concisely frames issues to be researched; and clearly and concisely reports the analysis
• Identifies complex issues to be researched by engagement team and provides research methodology for efficient research process
• Trains managers / staff on research skills and helps to appropriately frame tax issues for analysis

• Correctly and proactively applies Rea’s tax quality control standards, policies and procedures
• Teaching and mentoring the staff to help them learn and apply ASC 740-10
• Reviewing tax provisions and related work papers to assist both tax and audit staff with the journal entries and application on both tax returns and financial statements
• Advising clients on the components of the income tax provision and uncertain tax positions, as well as other complexities surrounding ASC 740-10

• Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes
• Applies the combination of tax knowledge and knowledge of business/industry to recommend solutions
• Maximizes client benefits, especially by decreasing client taxes, while managing risk
• Confers with firm specialists to determine the applicability of consulting specialties to each client. Involves specialist when appropriate
• Monitors implementation of work plans (client service plan) if applicable for tax consulting projects to ensure they are efficiently and effectively conducted
• Manages written or phone inquiries from federal and state agencies with little or no assistance
• Provides effective assistance with protests at the appeals level
• Implements applicable Firm strategies
• Manages client expectations

• Develops an in-depth…