State & Local Tax Manager, Income/Franchise

Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Salary: $123,860–$185,820 per year in Houston, TX and Denver, CO

Company

hirify.global is a professional advisory, tax, and assurance firm with a large U.S. State and Local Tax practice.

What you will do

• Advise middle-market and Fortune 500 clients on state and local tax compliance, planning, risk management, and tax reduction.
• Manage multistate income and franchise tax compliance engagements, including returns, estimates, extensions, and workpapers.
• Review apportionment calculations, state modifications, pass-through entity tax calculations, sourcing, and filing requirements.
• Research nexus, taxability, liabilities, ruling requests, voluntary disclosures, due diligence, credits, and incentives.
• Support state and local tax controversy matters, audits, client correspondence, and technical memoranda.
• Manage engagement staffing, deadlines, billing, collections, client communication, and team development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; a master’s or advanced degree is preferred.
• CPA, CMI, or JD/LLM required.
• 3+ years of experience in state and local tax; professional services firm experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of multistate income and franchise tax, including nexus, state modifications, apportionment, and sourcing.
• Experience reviewing associate work, providing technical guidance, leading teams, and managing multiple engagements and deadlines.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship is highly preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with CCH Axcess Tax and Thomson Reuters GoSystem Tax RS.
• Master’s or other advanced degree.
• Professional services firm experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, entrepreneurial State and Local Tax practice with opportunities to develop leadership and consulting skills.
• Firm-wide learning and development programs support ongoing professional growth.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package for eligible employees.
• Focus on coaching, technical feedback, and career development for team members.