Director, State & Local Tax- Indirect Tax

Overview

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Job Description:

Baker Tilly invites a Director to join our growing State & Local Tax (SALT) practice in Chicago with a more indirect tax focus. Our SALT practice is made up of 100+ professionals across the U.S., providing a full spectrum of services including Income & Franchise tax, Sales & Use tax, Real & Personal Property tax, Unclaimed Property and Voluntary Disclosure & Remediation by industry needs.

As a member of this team, you will help clients capitalize on strategic ideas and planning techniques that ensure state and local tax compliance, reduce expenses and enhance cash flow.

You Will Enjoy This Role If

• You like working directly with CFOs and owners of middle market clients and SALT leaders of Fortune 500 clients to solve complex state & local tax challenges.
• You want to expand leadership experiences and hone consulting skills as a comprehensive SALT professional in areas such as sales tax nexus, research projects, ruling requests, process review, reverse audit, credits & incentives and property tax. Most work will be consulting focused.
• You seek a leadership opportunity to help build a fast-growing, entrepreneurial State & Local tax practice with opportunities for growth and recognition.
• You thrive in a collaborative, down-to-earth team environment that provides visibility to leadership and strong teamwork.
• You are committed to specialty tax practices and to your long-term success, with resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and career path.

• Be a trusted advisor to middle market and Fortune 500 clients by providing strategic state and local tax consulting services that lower tax rates, ensure compliance and deliver value across the spectrum of state and local taxes. This includes:
• Manage multi-disciplinary, multi-state reviews to analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, value-based taxes, and others to identify optimal filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives, and…