Business Tax Senior Associate - Private Tax

This position is being recruited for Chene Private Tax, LLC.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Private Tax, the Business Tax Senior Associate prepares and/or reviews the practice's business entity work: corporate, S corporation, and partnership returns for the operating companies, investment, and real estate entities of clients with multi-state income and franchise tax compliance across the states in which those businesses operate.

The role is built for a professional whose experience is in business and corporate taxation - flow through and corporate entity compliance, state apportionment and nexus, fixed assets and book-to-tax adjustments, partner basis and K-1 packages, and tax provision support. The successful candidate will be accurate, organized, and confidential, comfortable working with controllers and finance teams, and able to coordinate with outside advisors on specialty matters.

Duties and Responsibilities
Entity Compliance

• Prepares and reviews federal and state income tax returns for corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and LLCs (Forms 1120, 1120-S, and 1065), including multi-state income and franchise tax filings, apportionment, and nexus analysis for businesses operating across Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and other states.
• Prepares and reviews estimated tax and extension computations for multi-state entities and coordinates payments.
• Maintains fixed asset and depreciation schedules, book-to-tax reconciliations, and Schedule M adjustments; tracks partner basis and capital accounts (tax basis and 704(b)) and prepares K-1 packages for owners.
• Supports income tax provision and financial-statement tax disclosures (ASC 740) for entities that require them, in coordination with the entities' outside accountants.

Planning & Research

• Researches federal and state business tax questions and drafts technical correspondence, including responses to the IRS and state taxing authorities.
• Supports entity structuring, elections, and transaction analysis - acquisitions, restructurings, and distributions - under the direction of the Senior Director.
• Monitors federal and state tax law changes affecting the businesses served and communicates the implications.

Client Relationships

• Assists the Tax Manager with communication among the controllers and finance teams of the businesses served; coordinates with the businesses' outside tax advisors on specialty matters.
• Performs client work on time, in scope, and within budget; keeps organized, reviewable workpapers in CCH Axcess.

Other duties as directed by the Tax Manager or the Senior Director, Private Tax.

Requirements & Preferences
Required

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• Active CPA license or EA credential.
• Three years of business or corporate tax experience in public accounting or industry, focused on corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and LLCs.
• Multi-state income and franchise tax experience, including apportionment and nexus.
• Experience with fixed assets and depreciation, book-to-tax reconciliations, and partner basis and capital-account tracking.
• Proficiency with professional tax software (CCH Axcess preferred), research platforms, and Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain tax matters plainly to clients and their advisors.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality with sensitive financial information.
• Extended hours during the filing season, February through April and September through October; a standard week outside the season.

Strongly Preferred

• Master of Accountancy or Master's degree in taxation.
• Experience with oil and gas minerals, real estate, and closely held operating entities.
• Experience with fixed asset software and CCH Axcess workflow.