Tax Services Senior Manager-Corporate

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Job Description:

Job Description – Senior Manager, Corporate Tax Compliance

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager – Corporate Tax Compliance to lead the delivery of corporate tax compliance and advisory services for a diverse portfolio of clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in U.S. corporate taxation, including tax return reviews, tax provisions, taxable income calculations, and multi-state tax compliance. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership capabilities, operational excellence, and the ability to build trusted client relationships while developing high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end corporate tax compliance engagements for a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
• Review complex Federal, State, and Local Corporate Income Tax Returns (Forms 1120, 1120S, and related schedules), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable tax laws.
• Review financial statements from a tax perspective and oversee the preparation and review of ASC 740 tax provisions, deferred tax calculations, effective tax rate analyses, and tax disclosures.
• Review and oversee the preparation of taxable income calculations, book-to-tax adjustments, and supporting tax workpapers.
• Manage multi-state tax compliance, including apportionment, nexus analysis, state tax filings, estimated tax payments, and extensions.
• Provide technical guidance on complex corporate tax matters, including accounting methods, consolidated returns, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring.
• Conduct technical tax research and prepare or review tax memoranda on complex federal and state tax issues.
• Identify tax planning opportunities and advise clients on strategies to optimize tax efficiency while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the primary client contact, building and maintaining strong relationships through proactive communication and high-quality service delivery.
• Lead engagement planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and execution to ensure timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
• Manage tax audits, notices, and inquiries from federal and state tax authorities, coordinating responses and supporting documentation.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, automation initiatives, and the effective use of tax technology to enhance operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with partners and cross-functional teams to support business development, proposals, client pursuits, and practice growth initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and mentor managers, seniors, and associates by providing technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development opportunities.
• Manage team utilization, resource planning, and capacity to ensure optimal staffing, efficient workload distribution, and timely delivery of client engagements.
• Drive team upskilling by mentoring, coaching, and facilitating technical learning initiatives, while monitoring and reporting key operational metrics, including utilization, productivity, and engagement performance to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies, quality standards, and risk management procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA, CA, or equivalent professional certification required.
• 14+ years of progressive experience in U.S. Corporate Tax Compliance, preferably within a public accounting or professional services environment.
• Strong experience with federal and multi-state corporate income tax compliance and tax reporting.
• Extensive knowledge of ASC 740, tax provisions, deferred taxes, taxable income calculations, and corporate tax accounting.
• Experience reviewing financial statements from a tax perspective and managing complex corporate tax engagements.
• Strong understanding of corporate tax regulations, consolidated returns, tax accounting methods, and state tax compliance.
• Proven experience leading client engagements and managing cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality work within deadlines.
• Strong analytical, tax research, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with tax compliance and provision software such as OneSource, CCH Axcess, GoSystem, or similar platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop talent while fostering a collaborative, high-performance team culture.

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

Our Benefits:
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How You Can Grow:
We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

More about Crowe:

Crowe Capability Center – India, operating under the legal entity C3 India Delivery Centre LLP (formerly known as Crowe Horwath IT Services LLP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crowe LLP (U.S.A.), a public accounting, consulting and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe LLP is an independent member firm of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory firms in more than 130 countries around the world.

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