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Senior Manager- M&A State and Local Tax

Senior Manager- M&A State and Local Tax

Cotton & COChicago, IL, United States
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Overview

M&A SALT Senior Manager (US - Remote / Hybrid Chicago)

What to expect when you join Sikich

Sikich believes in growth and a rewarding employee experience. Our culture emphasizes growth, diverse perspectives, and challenging the status quo to drive innovation and client value.

We are committed to leading in the professional services industry and providing meaningful client opportunities for our team members. If you are looking to grow with a supportive environment and a broad skillset, this can be a mutually beneficial relationship.

Position Summary

Reporting to the M&A Tax Director, this Senior Manager will :

As a SALT Senior Manager in our growing Transaction Advisory Services practice, you will work closely with clients and our team of M&A professionals to provide strategic advice throughout the M&A lifecycle. Your expertise in tax due diligence, tax structuring, and tax consulting will help clients minimize tax risks and maximize deal value.

Responsibilities

This position will be an important part of a growing and sophisticated team, and will have responsibility for overseeing and executing many aspects of the tax due diligence process including :

  • Leading the execution of buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence engagements, including identifying historical tax risks, providing high-level exposure estimates, and identifying mitigation / remediation techniques for identified risks
  • Developing tax structuring solutions for clients undertaking mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or other strategic transactions
  • Providing advice to clients on tax implications of deal structures, financing arrangements, and post-deal integration activities
  • Preparing tax models showing tax impacts to both buyers and sellers
  • Training and mentoring staff and senior level colleagues in areas of M&A tax
  • Participating in new client development activities
  • Staying abreast of legislative and regulatory developments and publishing M&A tax thought leadership and whitepapers for internal, client, and external publications
  • Delivering exceptional client service on multiple client engagements, including proactively anticipating client needs, meeting deadlines, and ensuring overall client satisfaction
  • Up to 25% travel to client sites

Qualifications

What do you need to succeed in this role?

  • CPA or JD required
  • 7+ years of M&A tax experience with a focus on SALT in a public accounting, consulting, or law firm setting
  • Significant expertise with the state and local taxation of C corporations, S corporations, and partnerships
  • Understanding of state and local income and non-income taxes
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Exceptional tax research skills
  • Ability to maintain strong client relationships and effectively oversee project management aspects of client engagements
  • Ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Preferred Skills

  • MST or LLM in tax
  • In addition, specific skills / experience required are as follows :

  • Servant Leader - You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
  • Solutions Focused - You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
  • Collaboration - You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
  • Instills Trust - You do what you say, you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
  • Impact & Influence Thinking - You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives / objectives.
  • About Sikich

    Sikich is a global company specializing in Accounting, Advisory, and Technical professional services. With employees across the globe, Sikich ranks as one of the largest professional services companies in the United States. Our comprehensive skillsets, obtained over decades of experience as entrepreneurs, business owners and industry innovators, allow us to provide insights and transformative strategies to help strengthen every dimension of our clients' businesses.

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    Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy. Sikich prioritizes team members' health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and personal goals.

    In compliance with pay transparency laws, the midpoint of the salary range for this role is $208,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

    Some examples of our many benefits :

  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy activated on your first day
  • Paid holidays and potential time off during year-end
  • Comprehensive wellness program with rewards
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Health, dental, vision, life, and accident / death / disability insurance options
  • HSA employer contribution
  • Nine paid holidays annually
  • Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program
  • 401(k) with employer contributions
  • CPA bonus with paid exam and study days
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Generous employee referral program
  • Client referral bonus program
  • Pet insurance
  • FORCE - Sikich community volunteer program with up to four hours of paid time annually
  • Want to learn more? Visit our Careers website or Glassdoor profile.

    Sikich is an Equal Opportunity Employer M / F / D / V

    Sikich currently practices in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Professional Code of Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Sikich CPA LLC is a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and attest services to its clients. Sikich LLC has a contractual arrangement with Sikich CPA LLC under which Sikich LLC provides Sikich CPA LLC with professional and support personnel and other services to support Sikich CPA LLC's performance of its professional services, and Sikich CPA LLC shares certain client information with Sikich LLC with respect to the provision of such services.

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