Description:
The State and Local Tax Manager is responsible for the administration of all state and local income and franchise tax requirements (compliance and provision) for the Company. In addition, this position is required to continuously monitor and understand new and proposed legislative initiatives in order to evaluate the potential impact and is expected to influence, motivate and guide members of the tax team in the area of state and local taxation in order to achieve the department’s goals.
We count on you for:
In this role your goals and KPIs will be focused around:
- Ensures state and local tax returns are filed in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with state and local tax filing requirements in order to keep the Company in good standing
- Successful defense of state and local income tax audits
- Ability to complete assignments with minimal supervision
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and shift priorities, while ensuring deadlines are met
- Ability to identify, understand and communicate issues, including developing process solutions
- Ability to run the state and local tax function
You will bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required. Advanced degree in Tax and/or CPA preferred.
- At least five (5) years of relevant tax experience in either public accounting or private industry.
- Extensive working knowledge of state corporate tax laws and regulations for tax compliance and planning purposes.
- Knowledge and skills (including research skills) related to the following disciplines: accounting, auditing, and finance and tax law.
- Working knowledge of SAP software used for financial consolidations and Corptax software for tax return preparation is a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple on-going projects
Daily responsibilities include:
- Review and prepare various state single entity, combined and unitary income and franchise tax returns for Solvay’s legal entities.
- Analyzes state and local tax accounts and prepares and reviews state tax provision to ensure proper and accurate accounting for financial statements and reporting purposes.
- Responsible for all state and local income and franchise tax audits
- Evaluates state and local tax filing requirements (nexus) when new entities are brought into the Group and also re-evaluates on an annual basis for existing entities and formulates appropriate tax filing positions.
- Researches and implements tax incentives when appropriate to maximize tax savings.
- Stays current with changes in state and local tax legislation by participating in continuing education and evaluates the impact to the Company and implements any necessary changes for compliance.