Tax Senior Manager - Construction

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Elliott Davis pairs forward-thinking tax, assurance and consulting services with industry‑leading workplace culture. Our nine offices — located in the fastest growing cities in the US — are built on a foundation of inclusivity, collaboration, and collective growth. We work daily to provide exceptional service to our people, customers, and our communities.

We are looking for a Tax Senior Manager to join our Closely Held Business (CHB) Practice group, focusing on Construction. This candidate will oversee the tax preparation and technical review process, as well as other tax consulting matters, for complex closely held businesses ensuring compliance with state and federal tax regulations. Tasks will include leading the tax team, advising, researching and identifying tax issues, and recommending solutions to complex customer issues.

In addition, the Tax Senior Manager will delegate and manage tax assignments and perform administrative duties. The Tax Senior Manager is responsible for training, supporting, supervising, motivating, and reviewing the work of the tax team.

• Developing and sustaining excellent customer relationships with construction and closely held businesses, owning the relationship end-to-end
• Have a thorough understanding of tax matters related to the construction industry to include construction tax accounting methods, lookback calculations, and percentage of completion accounting
• Being anticipatory and consulting on various tax matters
• Actively communicating progress of engagements, problems, and resolutions to customers
• Developing and growing a business network with colleagues, referral relationships, potential customers, and external organizations to attract new business
• Continuously improving specialty area knowledge and professional development
• Holding yourself and others accountable for business development goals
• Recruiting, developing, and motivating team members, creating pools of ready‑now leaders

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Law;
  Masters in Tax/LLM, preferred
• 7+ years of recent public accounting firm experience working with construction and closely held businesses, including managing multiple tax projects and customer engagements
• CPA certification required
• Project/team management skills
• Excellent communication and networking acumen
• Ability to manage and grow strong customer relationships
• Experience with tax software and technology
• Ability to multitask along with demonstration of commitment to continuous learning

• Generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
• Flexible work schedules
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible)
• First‑class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
• One‑on‑one professional coaching
• Leadership and career development programs
• Access to Beyond: a one‑of‑a‑kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally

The physical and cognitive/mental requirements and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to remain in a stationary position; use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; and to talk or hear, both in person and by telephone
• Required to have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

• Use written and oral communication skills.
• Read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Observe and interpret situations.
• Work under deadlines with frequent interruptions; and
• Interact with internal and external customers and others in the course of work.