Property Tax Senior - Multistate

Company: Deloitte
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: June 19, 2022

Job Description:

Are you a strategic and creative Senior Tax professional who enjoys working on complex state and local tax issues within the Property Tax industry? Are you ready to make a greater impact on organizations by combining tax consulting solutions and innovative technologies to align the tax function with the business objectives?

We are looking for sharp, Senior Tax Consultants to join our Property Tax team, take on new challenges, and grow with one of the largest multistate tax practices in the United States.

The Team

Deloitte's Multistate Tax Services (MTS) group is one of the largest State and Local Tax (SALT) practices in the United States with more than 1,000 professionals nationwide. Our Multistate Tax professionals include former state tax auditors and administrators, industry personnel, tax practitioners, accounting specialists, and technology personnel with numerous years of multistate tax experience. Collectively, our team has significant experience with the requirements and nuances of jurisdictions in all 50 states. Our specific services include state income and franchise tax, indirect tax, business restructuring, credits and incentives, sales and use tax outsourcing, excise tax, property tax, state strategic tax review, and state tax controversy.

Deloitte's Property Tax services group helps clients plan for and manage personal property tax compliance efforts in a more streamlined, seamless, and tax-efficient way. We bring together deep tax and industry knowledge, a national network of property tax specialists, and proprietary technology capabilities to help our clients explore new approaches, resourcing models, and possible savings opportunities.

Work you'll do:

As a Property Tax Senior Consultant within the Multistate Tax Services group, you will be a valuable member on tax engagements and provide state and local property tax planning, consulting, and compliance services to a diverse client base in various industry sectors. You will continue to grow your technical knowledge in property taxation by working on large, complex tax engagements, have access to exceptional resources, and continue to develop your supervisory/leadership skills.

Responsibilities will include:

• Researching state and local property tax legislation and assisting with drafting client responses and memos.
• Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and streamline workflow.
• Making recommendations on engagement workflow management and mentoring tax consultants and interns on assigned engagements.
• Reviewing and/or preparing client billings and account reconciliations.
• Assisting with drafting proposals for new and existing clients.
• Liaising between the Firm's in-house tax return preparation team and the clients' tax department.
• Performing a detailed technical review of property tax returns on select engagements.
• Assisting with providing guidance to clients on a range of property tax issues including complex, commercial, real, and personal property tax.
  Qualifications
  
  Required
  
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or another related field.
  • CPA certification, if qualified to sit for the CPA; if not qualified, CMI, licensed attorney, CRE, MAI, CAE, PPS, ASA, CCMI, CREA, or a Senior Property Tax Consultant licensed by the Texas Board of Licensing and Regulation (or be willing and able to obtain the same).
  • One of the following accreditations obtained, in process, or willing able to obtain:
    • Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
    • If not CPA eligible:
      • Licensed attorney
      • Enrolled Agent
      • 2+ years experience working in property tax and/or with property tax assessors.
      • 2+ years experience preparing state and local property tax returns.
      • Experience with one or more of the following: property tax compliance, planning, analysis, and/or property tax research.
      • Ability to travel 20%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
      • Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
        Preferred
        
        • Advanced degree such as Masters of Tax or JD and/or LLM.
        • Previous consulting experience from a large property tax organization.
        • Thorough understanding of OneSource Property Tax.
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