Tax Director Jobs in Illinois

Job Description

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals. EisnerAmper has experienced significant growth and is seeking a Tax Director for our Financial Services State & Local Tax team. In this role you will be involved both in new business opportunities as well as servicing existing long standing clients in a compliance/consulting role. You will also be involved in thought leadership opportunities, technology initiatives, as well as developing and mentoring staff.

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:
* You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry
* You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance
* You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards
* We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions
* We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation
* Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work
* Numerous Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts

What Work You Will be Responsible For:

* Building a Financial Services State and Local Tax group
* Multistate consulting and compliance services, including:
- Technical review of partnership and corporate state and local tax returns, with attention to multistate tax issues such as allocation, apportionment, modifications, nexus, unitary filings, and flow-through taxation
- Residency issues
- State tax consulting, including nexus and taxability studies
- Audit defense
- Research and writing
- Due diligence
- Coordinating and collaborating with other in-house tax professionals, as well as clients
- Reviewing and consulting on pass-through entity issues including estimated payment, withholding and composite tax calculations as well as investor packages including state K-1s and grids and related filings
- Researching and analyzing state tax legislation and analyzing the impact to clients
- Assisting with various tax consulting projects including research and writing projects related to tax planning, restructuring, and accounting for income taxes

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent field
* CPA, EA, or JD
* 10+ years of experience in state taxation
* 5+ years of supervisory experience

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

* Financial Services and Asset Wealth Management client experience within SALT
* Master’s degree in Accounting or equivalent field
* State income tax experience
* Experience with state tax planning, tax research, and tax analysis
* Experience with tiered flow-through entities and investment vehicles

We strongly believe in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, EisnerAmper is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.

About Our Tax Team

As the largest service line within the firm, EisnerAmper’s Tax Group doesn’t only provide trusted and innovative tax solutions to its clients, but it creates new opportunities for employees to grow, both personally and professionally. With a range of specialties based on location and industry, employees have the flexibility to focus on the work they want to do and the autonomy to shape their careers in a fulfilling way. A hybrid between a general tax practice and a hyper-specialized firm, our culture is based on collaboration, innovation and transparency. For us, success is defined by working together, sometimes across specialties, to provide the best tax solutions to meet our clients’ unique needs. Tax regulations and procedures are always changing, and so are we. All EisnerAmper tax employees are empowered to challenge the status quo by thinking outside the box and bringing new ideas to the table. Because when we can identify creative ways to reduce filing turnarounds or streamline compliance work, we're able spend more time conducting impactful business advisory services for our clients.

About EisnerAmper

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax and business advisory firms in the U.S., with nearly 4,500 employees and more than 450 partners across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today, and position them for success tomorrow. Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers and investors who serve these clients. Should you need any accommodations to complete this application please email: talentacquisition@eisneramper.com

Preferred Location: New York