
Tax Director
Consultative Search Group
- Los Angeles, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide leadership, management, strategic guidance, mentoring, training, and technical expertise to a team of tax professionals across the firm's platform.
- Serve as a key stakeholder in all tax related business needs with the firm, collaborating with Executives and Partners regularly and as needed.
- Partner with clients and stakeholders firmwide to clearly outline our business objectives, and be prepared to provide actionable tax advice and goals.
- Develop key strategies and implement solutions to complex taxation issues, driving progressive changes that positively impact the business needs.
- Provide clear and concise tax guidance, optimizing internal business functionality and client experience.
- Review and sign corporate, partnership, individual and trust tax returns and tax projections, including numerous multi-state returns.
- 10 or more years of current federal tax consulting and/or tax compliance work experience in either a public accounting firm or a professional services firm is required
- 5 plus years of experience leading a tax practice.
- Ability to direct a department at a public accounting firm with tax management in all facets of tax services that include: compliance, human capital services, federal tax services, international tax services, state and local tax services, private wealth services, tax reporting and advisory, partnership taxation, not-for-profit tax, and mergers & acquisition tax services.
- Knowledge of domestic and international accounting and tax guidelines/standards.
- Ability to identify and analyze complex taxation issues and problem solve/implement solutions.
- In-depth knowledge of tax concepts and regulations related to individuals, C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts.
- Proficiency in US GAAP, state tax compliance, partnership returns, joint venture and non-corporate entity tax returns and combined state tax returns, is required.
- Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various firm sites as requested.
- Advanced tax software experience, including knowledge of various tax software packages and technologies is required.
- Bachelor's degree required in Accounting or a related field.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- CPA or JD/active law license required.