Director of Audit and Quality Assurance

WHO WE ARE

At Corporate Tax Incentives (CTI), we specialize in helping our clients take full advantage of tax credits and incentives which provide direct financial savings, so their businesses can thrive. Since 2001 we've earned a reputation as the top provider in maximizing tax incentives and credits, as well as providing unsurpassed customer service to our clients.

As a Director of Audit and Quality Assurance at CTI, you will join a team that leverages the Company’s proprietary tax software to provide an accurate and efficient tax study with superior quality that maximizes business‑boosting benefits. Our roster of clients includes companies of all industries and sizes such as engineering, manufacturing, software, architecture, restaurants, wineries, and breweries.

Working with us means you are joining a culture of continuous communication, inclusion, and feedback from all levels of the organization.

• Competitive compensation and benefit packages including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, identity protection and 401(k) retirement plan.
• 4 weeks paid vacation.
• 8 paid holidays and a week between 12/25‑1/1 off with pay.
• 12 weeks paid maternity and disability leave / 2 weeks paid paternity leave.
• Position can be fully remote based on location OR hybrid if located by our Folsom, CA office.
• Our supportive team will work with you to develop and support your career goals.
• Be part of a knowledgeable, growing, high‑achieving and fun team.

CTI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes diversity and inclusion among our teammates is above all the right thing to do and critical to our success. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All employment decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

The Director of Audit and Quality Assurance is responsible for defending IRS audits and reviewing complex tax incentive studies to ensure accurate calculations and compliance with all applicable tax laws and regulations. They will understand, interpret, and apply the IRS code, regulations, case law, and relevant legislation and assist with complex legal research and defending clients against IRS audits.

• Review complex tax credit studies and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Examine contracts and other business records to confirm adherence to tax regulations.
• Compile legal research and compose written materials and opinions relating to various issues in tax law.
• Prepare responses to client audits during the examination/appeals process. Track, prepare, and submit federal, state, and local required information to comply with client audit requirements and ensure that all filings are accurate and timely.
• Assist with the development of technical resources to support the organization’s tax compliance efforts.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other departments to research, develop, and implement quality assurance processes and best practices for new state and federal tax programs.
• Provide strategic leadership on applicable tax accounting methods, including oversight of method changes, compliance, and planning initiatives aligned with evolving tax regulations.
• Lead the preparation, review, and defense of IRS Form 3115 (Application for Change in Accounting Method), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with business objectives.
• Direct the evaluation and implementation of depreciation and fixed asset accounting methods, including MACRS, ADS, and bonus depreciation strategies.
• Oversee tax planning and compliance related to Energy Incentives such as Section 179D (Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction), coordinating with engineering studies and executing applicable method changes.
• Guide the application of Section 174 (Research and Experimental Expenditures) capitalization and amortization requirements and applicable method changes under current tax law.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and proactively advise executive leadership on potential impacts and strategic responses.
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