Corporate Tax Senior Associate

Corporate Tax Senior Associate

**Location:** San Jose, CA 95113 (Hybrid – Minimum 3 days/week in-office)

**Position Type:** Full-Time / Direct Hire (Backfill)

**Base Salary Range:** $101,200 – $129,030 / year (Commensurate with experience)

**Additional Compensation:** Annual performance-based bonus

**Visa Sponsorship:** Not Available

Position Overview

We are seeking a **Corporate Tax Senior Associate** to join a growing corporate tax practice. In this role, you will lead and execute business income tax planning, corporate compliance, and end-to-end ASC 740 income tax accounting projects (including provision preparation, review, and audit support).

As a Senior Associate, you will manage client engagements for middle-market to large corporate clients, mentor staff, and serve as a primary technical resource across complex corporate tax functions.

Key Responsibilities

• **Engagement Management:** Plan, execute, direct, and complete corporate tax projects from start to finish while managing engagement budgets and timelines.
• **Tax Compliance & Review:** Conduct primary reviews of federal and state tax returns (specifically **Form 1120**) for corporate clients with revenues ranging from $50M to $1B. Identify tax savings opportunities and ensure high accuracy.
• **ASC 740 Provisions:** Perform primary preparation, review, and audit support for complex ASC 740 income tax provision engagements.
• **Team Leadership & Development:** Supervise, train, and mentor staff associates and interns. Perform in-charge duties on engagements and provide constructive feedback during performance reviews.
• **Tax Research & Consulting:** Research complex federal, state, and local tax matters; leverage industry-standard tax software to process returns and analyze client data.
• **Authority & Client Representation:** Prepare responses to inquiries and notices from the IRS, state, and local tax authorities.
• **Client Relationship Management:** Build and maintain strong working relationships with client leadership and financial management teams to gather information, understand business goals, and deliver seamless tax services.

Key Performance Goals (First 90–120 Days)

• Maintain a personal utilization target of **80%**.
• Successfully integrate into ongoing corporate engagements and assume primary review/prep responsibilities for active tax provisions and compliance filings.
• Establish effective communication loops with internal teams, staff, and assigned client contacts.

Key Qualifications & Requirements

**Must-Have Requirements:**

• **Experience:** Minimum **1–2 years** of experience specifically at the **Senior Associate level**.
• **ASC 740 Expertise:** Hands-on, end-to-end experience with **ASC 740 tax provisions** (preparation, review, and audit support).
• **Compliance Background:** Demonstrated experience with corporate/federal compliance (**Form 1120**) for entities with revenues between **$50M and $1B**.
• **Work Authorization:** Must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship.

#### **Education & Certification:**

• **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• **Licensure:** **CPA preferred** (Active CPA license or active JD/Attorney license is required for future promotion to Tax Manager).

#### **Additional Technical & Professional Skills:**

• **Total Experience:** 2 to 4+ years of progressive tax compliance and/or consulting experience, ideally within public accounting.
• Strong working knowledge of tax software, return preparation tools, and research databases.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with strong analytical capabilities and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to travel periodically as client or business needs require.