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Tax manager roles in Utah are concentrated in Salt Lake City and Provo, where employers like Pluralsight, Ancestry, and regional offices of Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC regularly hire for senior tax positions. Utah's growing technology and financial services sectors have increased demand for credentialed tax professionals, making it an active market for H-1B visa sponsorship.
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The Core Tax Services Senior Manager is responsible for advising clients on the tax implications of their business objections, evaluating and selecting alternative actions to lessen tax burden and cost of compliance, identifying different methods of complying with tax regulations while acting as the primary client contact for complex tax issues. In this role, Core Tax Services Senior Manager is charged with applying knowledge to understand potential tax issues, and recognizing, communicating potential risks and potential changes in the tax policy and making top-level decisions regarding filing, preparation and resolution of questions from federal/state agencies. In addition, the Core Tax Services Senior Manager will be critical member of the office/region leadership team and actively participate in the marketing, networking and business development within an area of expertise and specialization while maintaining client relationships and acting as the primary contact for complex questions.
Job Duties:
- Tax Compliance
- Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities, while at the same time minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (“TQM”).
- Conducts top level review of T/R and resolves all tax issues with client; involves specialists where appropriate
- Plans for early recognition of material tax and compliance issues and consults with the client and/or partner as appropriate
- Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities, while at the same time minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (“TQM”).
- Research
- Identifies when research is needed; clearly and concisely frames issues to be researched; and clearly and concisely reports the analysis.
- Identifies complex issues to be researched by engagement team and provides research methodology for efficient research process
- Trains managers/staff on research skills and helps to appropriately frame tax issues for analysis
- Involves firm specialists, as appropriate
- Identifies when research is needed; clearly and concisely frames issues to be researched; and clearly and concisely reports the analysis.
- ASC 740 (FAS 109 and FIN 48) Tax Accruals
- Correctly and proactively applies Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (TQM) regarding FAS 109 and FIN 48.
- Applies, correctly and proactively, ASC 740, and Firm policies, standards, and BDO TQM regarding them
- Helps others to learn and apply ASC 740 and Firm policies, standards, and BDO TQM regarding them
- Reviews tax provisions – applies in-depth knowledge of ASC 740 if applicable to practice work
- Reviews prepared workpapers
- Explains and discusses with the client components of the income tax provision and uncertain tax positions as well as other complexities surrounding ASC 740
- Correctly and proactively applies Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (TQM) regarding FAS 109 and FIN 48.
- Tax Consulting
- Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes.
- Applies the combination of tax knowledge and knowledge of business/industry to recommend solutions
- Maximizes client benefits, especially by decreasing client taxes, while managing risk
- Confers with STS specialists to determine applicability of STS consulting specialties to each client. Involves STS when appropriate
- Monitors implementation of work plans (client service plan) if applicable for tax consulting projects to ensure they are efficiently and effectively conducted
- Manages written or phone inquiries from federal and state agencies with little or no assistance
- Provides effective assistance with protests at the appeals level
- Implements applicable Firm strategies
- Manages client expectations
- Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes.
- Tax Specialization
- Develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation, e.g., individual, corporate, property, sales, corporate, pass-through, state and local, international, expatriate, transfer pricing, credits and incentives, compensation and benefits, accounting methods, R&D tax benefits.
- May be required to organize and conduct, or participate in conducting, effective external CPE training sessions in area of specialization, involving Firm specialists, at a minimum of once per year
- May train and mentor managers/seniors/associates on specialization areas
- Develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation, e.g., individual, corporate, property, sales, corporate, pass-through, state and local, international, expatriate, transfer pricing, credits and incentives, compensation and benefits, accounting methods, R&D tax benefits.
- Strategy Development
- Introduces and develops new or improved ideas to improve the position of clients, the Firm, or Firm personnel, e.g., by reducing taxes or expenses or providing non-tax benefits.
- Researches and implements tax strategies, including experimentation with promising new strategies and ideas
- Consistently makes suggestions as to how previous work products or approaches can be improved
- May lead marketing campaigns, if applicable to role
- Presents complex strategies to clients and prospective clients
- Introduces and develops new or improved ideas to improve the position of clients, the Firm, or Firm personnel, e.g., by reducing taxes or expenses or providing non-tax benefits.
- Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Supervises associates and senior associates on all projects
- Reviews work prepared by associates and senior associates and provide review comments
- Trains Associates and Seniors how to use all current software tools
- Acts as a Career Advisor to associates and senior associates
- Schedules and manages workload of associates and senior associates
- Provides verbal and written performance feedback to associates and senior associates
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Education:
- Bachelors degree required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics preferred
- Master’s in Accountancy or Taxation preferred
Experience:
- Eight (8) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience required
- Industry expertise in one or more tax specialty preferred
- Prior supervisory experience required
License/Certifications:
- CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations) required
- Possession of other professional degrees or certifications applicable to role preferred
Software:
- Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite preferred
- Experience with tax research databases and tax compliance process software preferred
Language:
- N/A
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively delegate work as needed
- Strong analytical, research and critical thinking skills as well as decision-making skills
- Capacity to work well in a team environment
- Capable of developing and managing a team of tax professionals
- Ability to compose written tax advice
- Capable of effectively developing and maintaining client relationships
- Executive presence and ability to act as primary client contact for preparation and presentation of issues and resolutions to clients
Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.
California Range: $146,000 - $200,000
Colorado Range: $165,000 - $180,000
Illinois Range: $140,000 - $190,000
Maryland Range: $150,000 - $180,000
Massachusetts Range: $150,000 - $206,000
Minnesota Range: $130,000 - $190,000
New Jersey Range: $155,000 - $200,000
Ohio Range: $125,000 - $200,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $180,000 - $225,000
Washington Range: $158,400 - $215,400
Washington DC Range: $162,000 - $190,000
At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.
Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.
BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.
We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.
Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets
Job Summary:
The Core Tax Services Senior Manager is responsible for advising clients on the tax implications of their business objections, evaluating and selecting alternative actions to lessen tax burden and cost of compliance, identifying different methods of complying with tax regulations while acting as the primary client contact for complex tax issues. In this role, Core Tax Services Senior Manager is charged with applying knowledge to understand potential tax issues, and recognizing, communicating potential risks and potential changes in the tax policy and making top-level decisions regarding filing, preparation and resolution of questions from federal/state agencies. In addition, the Core Tax Services Senior Manager will be critical member of the office/region leadership team and actively participate in the marketing, networking and business development within an area of expertise and specialization while maintaining client relationships and acting as the primary contact for complex questions.
Job Duties:
- Tax Compliance
- Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities, while at the same time minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (“TQM”).
- Conducts top level review of T/R and resolves all tax issues with client; involves specialists where appropriate
- Plans for early recognition of material tax and compliance issues and consults with the client and/or partner as appropriate
- Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities, while at the same time minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (“TQM”).
- Research
- Identifies when research is needed; clearly and concisely frames issues to be researched; and clearly and concisely reports the analysis.
- Identifies complex issues to be researched by engagement team and provides research methodology for efficient research process
- Trains managers/staff on research skills and helps to appropriately frame tax issues for analysis
- Involves firm specialists, as appropriate
- Identifies when research is needed; clearly and concisely frames issues to be researched; and clearly and concisely reports the analysis.
- ASC 740 (FAS 109 and FIN 48) Tax Accruals
- Correctly and proactively applies Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (TQM) regarding FAS 109 and FIN 48.
- Applies, correctly and proactively, ASC 740, and Firm policies, standards, and BDO TQM regarding them
- Helps others to learn and apply ASC 740 and Firm policies, standards, and BDO TQM regarding them
- Reviews tax provisions – applies in-depth knowledge of ASC 740 if applicable to practice work
- Reviews prepared workpapers
- Explains and discusses with the client components of the income tax provision and uncertain tax positions as well as other complexities surrounding ASC 740
- Correctly and proactively applies Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual (TQM) regarding FAS 109 and FIN 48.
- Tax Consulting
- Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes.
- Applies the combination of tax knowledge and knowledge of business/industry to recommend solutions
- Maximizes client benefits, especially by decreasing client taxes, while managing risk
- Confers with STS specialists to determine applicability of STS consulting specialties to each client. Involves STS when appropriate
- Monitors implementation of work plans (client service plan) if applicable for tax consulting projects to ensure they are efficiently and effectively conducted
- Manages written or phone inquiries from federal and state agencies with little or no assistance
- Provides effective assistance with protests at the appeals level
- Implements applicable Firm strategies
- Manages client expectations
- Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes.
- Tax Specialization
- Develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation, e.g., individual, corporate, property, sales, corporate, pass-through, state and local, international, expatriate, transfer pricing, credits and incentives, compensation and benefits, accounting methods, R&D tax benefits.
- May be required to organize and conduct, or participate in conducting, effective external CPE training sessions in area of specialization, involving Firm specialists, at a minimum of once per year
- May train and mentor managers/seniors/associates on specialization areas
- Develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation, e.g., individual, corporate, property, sales, corporate, pass-through, state and local, international, expatriate, transfer pricing, credits and incentives, compensation and benefits, accounting methods, R&D tax benefits.
- Strategy Development
- Introduces and develops new or improved ideas to improve the position of clients, the Firm, or Firm personnel, e.g., by reducing taxes or expenses or providing non-tax benefits.
- Researches and implements tax strategies, including experimentation with promising new strategies and ideas
- Consistently makes suggestions as to how previous work products or approaches can be improved
- May lead marketing campaigns, if applicable to role
- Presents complex strategies to clients and prospective clients
- Introduces and develops new or improved ideas to improve the position of clients, the Firm, or Firm personnel, e.g., by reducing taxes or expenses or providing non-tax benefits.
- Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Supervises associates and senior associates on all projects
- Reviews work prepared by associates and senior associates and provide review comments
- Trains Associates and Seniors how to use all current software tools
- Acts as a Career Advisor to associates and senior associates
- Schedules and manages workload of associates and senior associates
- Provides verbal and written performance feedback to associates and senior associates
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Education:
- Bachelors degree required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics preferred
- Master’s in Accountancy or Taxation preferred
Experience:
- Eight (8) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience required
- Industry expertise in one or more tax specialty preferred
- Prior supervisory experience required
License/Certifications:
- CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations) required
- Possession of other professional degrees or certifications applicable to role preferred
Software:
- Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite preferred
- Experience with tax research databases and tax compliance process software preferred
Language:
- N/A
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively delegate work as needed
- Strong analytical, research and critical thinking skills as well as decision-making skills
- Capacity to work well in a team environment
- Capable of developing and managing a team of tax professionals
- Ability to compose written tax advice
- Capable of effectively developing and maintaining client relationships
- Executive presence and ability to act as primary client contact for preparation and presentation of issues and resolutions to clients
Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.
California Range: $146,000 - $200,000
Colorado Range: $165,000 - $180,000
Illinois Range: $140,000 - $190,000
Maryland Range: $150,000 - $180,000
Massachusetts Range: $150,000 - $206,000
Minnesota Range: $130,000 - $190,000
New Jersey Range: $155,000 - $200,000
Ohio Range: $125,000 - $200,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $180,000 - $225,000
Washington Range: $158,400 - $215,400
Washington DC Range: $162,000 - $190,000
At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.
Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.
BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.
We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.
Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets
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Search Tax Manager Jobs in UtahTax Manager Jobs in Utah: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies sponsor visas for tax managers in Utah?
Large accounting firms with Salt Lake City offices, including Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, and Ernst and Young, have consistent H-1B sponsorship histories for tax manager roles. Utah-headquartered companies in technology and financial services, such as Pluralsight, Qualtrics, and Ancestry, have also filed H-1B petitions for senior tax positions. Sponsorship activity is strongest at firms with established international hiring programs.
Which visa types are most common for tax manager roles in Utah?
The H-1B is the most common visa category for tax managers in Utah, as the role typically qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or taxation. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify for the TN visa under the accountant category. Candidates with extraordinary ability in taxation may also explore the O-1A, though it requires documented national or international recognition.
Which cities in Utah have the most tax manager sponsorship jobs?
Salt Lake City accounts for the large majority of tax manager sponsorship activity in Utah, driven by the presence of Big Four offices, regional accounting firms, and corporate headquarters. Provo and Lehi, sometimes called Silicon Slopes, have growing clusters of technology companies that hire tax managers as they scale. Ogden has a smaller but active market tied to manufacturing and distribution sector employers.
How to find tax manager visa sponsorship jobs in Utah?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for roles with visa sponsorship, making it easier to identify tax manager positions in Utah without sorting through employers unlikely to sponsor. You can narrow results by location and role type to focus on Salt Lake City, Provo, and other Utah markets. Migrate Mate's database includes postings from both large accounting firms and corporate tax departments actively seeking sponsored candidates.
Are there state-specific considerations for tax managers seeking sponsorship in Utah?
Utah's prevailing wage requirements for H-1B petitions are set at the federal level using Department of Labor wage data for the Salt Lake City and Provo metropolitan statistical areas, which reflect local market rates rather than national averages. Utah's university pipeline, particularly from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University, produces strong local accounting talent, meaning sponsored candidates should emphasize specialized expertise in areas like international tax, transfer pricing, or state and local tax that may be harder to source locally.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored tax manager jobs in Utah?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.