Downtown Law firm seeking candidates for Tax Manager. 

Responsibilities include:

Coordinate the Firm’s year-end tax process, which includes reviewing and/or preparing tax schedules that are sent to the Firm’s outside tax preparers, reviewing draft Schedule K-1s and tax returns for accuracy and completeness, and preparing communications to partners that accompany the Schedule K-1

Respond to tax-related questions from partners and/or their tax advisers promptly

Respond to information requests and notices from various taxing agencies

Prepare and/or review various federal, state, city and local tax returns; mail or file these returns on-line with required payments to include income, property and use tax returns

Coordinate the planning and completion of any tax audits by federal, state, local, and foreign revenue authorities

Must be proactive and aware of changing tax legislation and the effects on the Firm; recommend any actions to be taken

Act as liaison with the Firm’s outside tax preparers to obtain their advice on complex tax issues and questions

Assist with analyzing proposed business transactions to evaluate tax consequences

Coordinate the state composite election process with partners; this will include distributing election forms to all partners, evaluating their responses, and providing information to the Firm’s outside tax preparers

Calculate income taxes that the Firm pays on behalf of partners and provide the information to Accounting so that amounts are deducted from partner draws

Coordinate the abandoned property process by identifying applicable property and the filing of applicable returns

Streamline tax related processes to improve productivity and documents processes and procedures

Develop and implement ideas to make tax reporting to partners comprehensive and easy to understand

Selected candidate will have CPA, public accounting experience, at least 10 years of experience in Tax.

Send resumes to jhyer@babich.com