Tax Senior Manager

About Dean Dorton

Dean Dorton’s team makes up one of the largest advisory firms in the United States. We thrive when you thrive! We are here to help you succeed in every step of your development and career as you work with nationally recognized experts in a recognized best place to work.

Our core values guide how we work, lead, and support one another every day. They are:

• Integrity - We do the right thing, integrity guides our decisions. • Relationships - We value people, relationships drive our impact. • Collaboration - We win as one team, collaboration fuels our success. • Growth - We stay curious, growth is our mindset.

About Tax Services

Dean Dorton's tax team provides comprehensive solutions to our clients, serving a wide variety of entity types and industries. Our team partners with clients to meet their compliance requirements, while also providing the crucial guidance and expertise they need to implement an overall tax strategy covering local, state, national, and international areas. We support clients by minimizing their tax burden and maximizing their business and financial goals.

About the Role

The Tax Senior Manager oversees comprehensive tax compliance and review processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance across all levels of tax returns and workpapers. They play a pivotal role in tax planning activities to optimize client outcomes, manage client relationships, and serve as a mentor to team members. Also, they lead strategic initiatives within the firm, championing process improvements, fostering a positive work environment, and driving business development efforts to support the firm's growth.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The essential duties & responsibilities of the Tax Senior Manager role are outlined below in correlation with Dean Dorton’s performance management impact areas.

Technical

• Conduct review of tax returns and workpapers, ensuring accuracy and compliance for projects you manage and/or sign. • Develop and communicate review comments, suggestions, and tax return changes to tax preparers that meet tax compliance guidelines. • Engage in tax planning activities, identifying opportunities to minimize tax liabilities and optimize financial outcomes for clients. • Interface with taxing authorities and assist in gathering information for federal, state, and local tax audits, as needed. • Expand expertise in identified specialties, including industry and tax return types. Be an internal resource for team members within identified specialty, answering questions and providing support. • Stay up to date on tax laws, regulations, and industry trends, sharing relevant information and insights with internal team members and external clients. • Engage in research and technical discussions. • Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, offering proactive solutions to address their tax concerns and achieve their financial goals. • Manage client relationships, serving as the primary point of contact and addressing client inquiries and concerns. Maintain an advisory and consultative relationship with clients.