Senior Tax Associate, Strategies – Credits & Consulting

Responsibilities

• 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, including 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; MBA, JD, Master's degree, or related advanced degree preferred.
• CPA, CEcD, CMI, JD, or other relevant professional certification preferred.
• Approximately 2-4 years of experience; site selection, economic development, state and local tax incentives, or related fields preferred.
• 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.