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Are you a strategic and creative Indirect Tax professional who likes solving complex state and local indirect tax issues within sales & use and excise tax? Are you ready to make a greater impact on organizations by combining tax consulting solutions and innovative technology that align the tax function with business objectives? If so, join our team!

Recruiting for this role ends on May 31, 2027.

What you'll do

As an Tax Manager within the Indirect Tax - Transaction Tax group, you will provide state and local indirect tax planning, consulting, and compliance services to a diverse client base in various industry sectors. You will work directly with the client, manage the tax engagement team, and be connected to a strong support system from firm Leadership to ensure you are set up for success in your role.

Responsibilities include

• Maintaining and developing strong client relationships on various state and local indirect tax consulting/compliance engagements.
• Acting as a trusted business advisor to clients on a variety of issues including sales & use and excise tax overpayment reviews, tax implications of sales and purchase transactions, audit defense services, nexus planning, and voluntary disclosures.
• Researching and analyzing a wide range of tax issues and tax implications.
• Managing engagement workflow, engagement team resources, and engagement billing.
• Assisting with drafting and presenting new proposals to new and existing clients.
• Providing leadership, counseling, and career guidance for the development and motivation of the engagement team.

The Team

Deloitte's Indirect Tax group is the largest practices in the United States with more than 1,000 professionals nationwide. Our Transaction Tax professionals include former state tax auditors and administrators, industry personnel, tax practitioners, accounting specialists, and technology personnel with numerous years of multistate tax experience. Collectively, our team has significant experience with the requirements and nuances of jurisdictions in all 50 states. Our specific services include state income and franchise tax, indirect tax, business restructuring, credits and incentives, sales and use tax outsourcing, excise tax, property tax, state strategic tax review, and state tax controversy.

Qualifications

Required

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-located in person 2-3 days per week
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other related field.
• Strong leadership experience.
• 5+ years' experience in state and local indirect tax (sales & use and excise tax).
• Ability to travel 40%, on average based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• One of the following active accreditations obtained: 
• Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office
• Licensed attorney
• Enrolled Agent
• COPAS APA certification

Preferred

• Advanced degree such as Masters of Tax, JD, and/or LLM. 
• Previous Big 4, large CPA firm experience, relevant industry or state tax jurisdictional experience. 
• Excellent research and writing skills.
• Excellent presentation and communications skills.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $105,375 to $215,375.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Are you a strategic and creative Indirect Tax professional who likes solving complex state and local indirect tax issues within sales & use and excise tax? Are you ready to make a greater impact on organizations by combining tax consulting solutions and innovative technology that align the tax function with business objectives? If so, join our team!

Recruiting for this role ends on May 31, 2027.

What you'll do

As an Tax Manager within the Indirect Tax - Transaction Tax group, you will provide state and local indirect tax planning, consulting, and compliance services to a diverse client base in various industry sectors. You will work directly with the client, manage the tax engagement team, and be connected to a strong support system from firm Leadership to ensure you are set up for success in your role.

Responsibilities include

• Maintaining and developing strong client relationships on various state and local indirect tax consulting/compliance engagements.
• Acting as a trusted business advisor to clients on a variety of issues including sales & use and excise tax overpayment reviews, tax implications of sales and purchase transactions, audit defense services, nexus planning, and voluntary disclosures.
• Researching and analyzing a wide range of tax issues and tax implications.
• Managing engagement workflow, engagement team resources, and engagement billing.
• Assisting with drafting and presenting new proposals to new and existing clients.
• Providing leadership, counseling, and career guidance for the development and motivation of the engagement team.

The Team

Deloitte's Indirect Tax group is the largest practices in the United States with more than 1,000 professionals nationwide. Our Transaction Tax professionals include former state tax auditors and administrators, industry personnel, tax practitioners, accounting specialists, and technology personnel with numerous years of multistate tax experience. Collectively, our team has significant experience with the requirements and nuances of jurisdictions in all 50 states. Our specific services include state income and franchise tax, indirect tax, business restructuring, credits and incentives, sales and use tax outsourcing, excise tax, property tax, state strategic tax review, and state tax controversy.

Qualifications

Required

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-located in person 2-3 days per week
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other related field.
• Strong leadership experience.
• 5+ years' experience in state and local indirect tax (sales & use and excise tax).
• Ability to travel 40%, on average based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• One of the following active accreditations obtained: 
• Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office
• Licensed attorney
• Enrolled Agent
• COPAS APA certification

Preferred

• Advanced degree such as Masters of Tax, JD, and/or LLM. 
• Previous Big 4, large CPA firm experience, relevant industry or state tax jurisdictional experience. 
• Excellent research and writing skills.
• Excellent presentation and communications skills.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $105,375 to $215,375.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.