Senior Manager, State Tax

Job Overview

This role involves independently managing state and local income and franchise tax compliance for a large, multi-entity organization. As a senior individual contributor, the position serves as the primary execution partner for state tax matters, overseeing outsourced compliance, advising on tax impacts, and collaborating with various departments.

Responsibilities

• Manage state income and franchise tax filings across multiple entities and jurisdictions for corporate and pass-through entities
• Oversee outsourced compliance and review workpapers and returns
• Advise on state impacts related to business restructuring, intercompany transactions, and tax planning strategies
• Maintain, track, and document state NOLs, credits, and other state attributes
• Lead the collection, validation, and consolidation of state apportionment data
• Support state components of the ASC 740 income tax provision
• Prepare and manage quarterly estimated tax payments and forecasting
• Assess nexus, research technical issues, and monitor state tax law changes
• Provide timely response to all taxing authority notices and examinations
• Participate in developing protests and appeals to income tax audit assessments
• Partner with accounting, finance, legal, and operations departments on state tax matters
• Identify process improvements and leverage tax technology tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• CPA (active or eligible)
• 7–10+ years of state and local income tax experience
• Strong technical knowledge of multi-state income and franchise tax
• Experience with complex multi-entity structures and ASC 740
• Ability to independently review complex state tax work
• Experience in managing state tax audits

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ONESOURCE, Alteryx, Power BI, or similar tools

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical, analytical, research and writing skills
• Excellent organization and communication
• Ability to manage deadlines independently
• High ownership, accuracy, and judgment