JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interact with clients demonstrating a deep knowledge of state and local income tax (SALT) compliance and strategies, assist in identifying client issues and conflicts; proactively communicate solution options to clients;
• Demonstrate technical expertise in one or all of the SALT practice areas including gross receipts, income/franchise, sales/use;
• Create and/or review spreadsheets for various SALT projects;
• Identify, design, and implement tax planning strategies to minimize taxes and reduce tax compliance burdens;
• Assist with the preparation and review of Nexus Studies; 
• Update the firm’s apportionment schedule templates and other multi-state charts on an annual basis;
• Draft technical documents/memoranda regarding conclusions in taxability, sales sourcing, and nexus;
• Monitor changes in state laws, including changes in nexus rules, sales tax application, apportionment formulas, sales factor sourcing rules, combined versus separate states, consolidated elections, water’s-edge and worldwide elections, state DRDs, PTET and state rates. 

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change from time to time with notice whenever possible, but not guaranteed.

 Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant advanced degree (MST, JD)
• Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related degree
• CPA, JD or EA certification required or are in progress.
• 3 – 5 years of technical tax experience in public accounting, or related field
• Demonstrated understanding and experience in multi-state tax issues with an understanding of all states’ tax schemes, including differing sourcing rules and the mechanics of each states’ income and franchise tax statutes.
• Property Tax, payroll tax, credits and incentives and other indirect tax experience is a plus.
• Self-starter with the initiative to seek out opportunities and ability to work successfully in a fast-paced, high pressure environment; 
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing both internally and externally;
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to convey technical information to a range of audiences in a convincing manner;
• Ability to work under pressure in stressful circumstances and deescalate situations; 
• Proficient use of applicable technology and research tools.

We are looking for a candidate to work full time. Normal hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with increased hours during our peak season: January through April and August through October. These periods require increasing normal weekly hours, which may include weekends.

Benefits

KLR offers a wide range of benefits including: health and dental insurance, paid time-off and a competitive retirement savings plan with company match. We offer tuition assistance, in-house education programs and offer employees opportunities for community involvement.

Come join a firm who has recently been recognized as a “Best Place to Work” for 17 years by the Providence Business Journal and voted as a Top 100 Firm in the country by Accounting Today!

KLR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.