Tax Senior Manager - Corporate Taxation and Mergers and Acquisitions

Cherry Bekaert, the nation’s 17th largest public accounting firm, seeks a Tax Senior Manager for its National Tax Office (NTO) to provide work with members of NTO to provide technical tax services related to a variety of topics such as corporate taxation, partnership taxation, and mergers and acquisitions. This highly visible position offers excellent training, development, feedback, and professional growth.  

We’re looking for an extremely bright and motivated tax professional with a CPA and/or JD. Government experience is a plus.
What Does Your Day Look Like?

As a member of the firm’s NTO, you will work directly with NTO members, Cherry Bekaert professionals and their clients to provide federal tax expertise related to various tax technical issues related to compliance and planning.  As a rapidly growing public accounting firm servicing the middle market, you will help to develop the vision, strategies, and action plans to grow Cherry Bekaert’s tax practice as well as ensure the profitability of such practice.

You have the opportunity to help build-out the technical resource for / thought leadership for Cherry Bekaert’s NTO.  This includes the opportunity to deal directly with NTO members, Cherry Bekaert professionals and their clients, managing internal resources to complete client projects, collaborate with leaders across other disciplines, drive the adoption of best practices in answering federal tax questions and recommending courses of actions to clients and our professionals, to support the development of the firm’s technical positions, as well as support the firm in its internal growth.

Specifically, primary responsibilities are focused in the following areas:
Work closely with fellow NTO specialists to ensure comprehensive technical soundness on tax consulting and advisory work.

Providing tax consulting and advisory services to Cherry Bekaert professionals and their clients.

Researching and writing technical tax memoranda. Developing thought leadership and other external marketing materials.

Analyzing new laws, regulations and sub regulatory guidance, and producing internal and external thought leadership that guides the reader to take advantage of related opportunities and mitigate related risks.

Developing and delivering internal staff training for tax issues.

Assisting with internal and external webinars and presentations.

Assisting with firm-wide quality control procedures.

Working closely and collaboratively with the Strategic Tax Advisory team’s mergers and acquisitions professionals.

What Do You Need for this Role?

We’re looking for a high energy, entrepreneurial, proactive individual to make significant contributions to firm leadership, risk management, and client service.  Strong communication and organizational skills are needed as is a passion for working with our professionals and their clients. The following are also needed:

CPA and/or JD.At least 10 years working with federal tax issues related to CPMA issues.

Significant experience in business taxation within a Big 4, large national, or regional public accounting firm environment.

Demonstrated expertise in corporate taxation, including tax planning, tax reform implications, and complex business tax issues.

Strong experience advising clients on mergers & acquisitions, transaction structuring, due diligence, and related tax considerations

Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills.

Engaging and effective presentation style.

Strong interpersonal skills.

Ability to work on multiple projects and manage deadlines.

Strong communication skills.

Strong technical skills and a desire to enhance them.

What Can We Offer You?

Competitive salary and performance bonus

Excellent benefits
401(k)
Remote work Minimal travel

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