State & Local Tax Manager (Income Tax & Residency)

Location: New York City, United States; must be located near a hirify.global office

Salary: $112,600–$219,610 annually; California range: $123,860–$219,610

Company

Global accounting, tax, assurance, and business advisory firm with a large U.S. State and Local Tax practice.

What you will do

• Advise high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, executives, and family offices on state residency, domicile, and multistate income tax matters.
• Develop strategies for establishing, maintaining, or terminating residency and explain related tax implications and documentation requirements.
• Lead state residency and individual income tax audits, controversies, protests, appeals, and negotiations with state taxing authorities.
• Research complex state tax issues and contribute to technical memoranda, client communications, presentations, webinars, and thought leadership.
• Coordinate with Private Wealth, federal, estate and gift, trust, business tax, and other specialists to provide integrated advice.
• Manage client engagements, business development activities, budgets, deadlines, billing, collections, and associate coaching.

Requirements

• Four-year degree and at least five years of professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; a master’s or advanced degree is preferred.
• CPA, CMI, or JD/LLM required.
• Experience in state and local tax, individual taxation, tax controversy, or a related area, including knowledge of residency, domicile, income sourcing, and tax credits.
• Experience advising private clients and handling state tax audits or controversy matters is strongly preferred.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship and be located near a company office.

Culture & Benefits

• Client-facing consulting role focused on responsiveness, technical advice, relationship management, and exceptional client service.
• Collaboration across State and Local Tax, Private Wealth, and other specialty tax practices.
• Opportunities to coach associates and support professional development through the Care and Teach philosophy.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package for eligible employees.