The Corporate Tax Manager will oversee partnership tax returns, manage sales and use tax compliance, and ensure tax obligations are met accurately.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
Position Overview
Conservice is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Corporate Tax Manager with deep expertise in
partnership tax matters and multi-state sales and use tax compliance. This is a highly visible role focused
on leveraging the candidate’s technical proficiency to ensure the organization’s tax obligations are met
efficiently and accurately. This role will play a critical part in overseeing the review of complex
partnership tax returns prepared by external tax advisors, as well as managing the in-house preparation
and filing of sales and use tax returns across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
Partnership Tax Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external tax preparers, coordinating deliverables,
deadlines, and addressing technical questions - Oversee, manage, and review partnership tax returns prepared by external tax preparers (both
Federal and State), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with current tax laws and
regulations - Manage the distribution of partner K-1s
- Collaborate with internal and external advisors to optimize tax positions and minimize risk
- Analyze partnership agreements and allocations to ensure proper tax reporting under complex
multi-tier partnership structures
Sales and Use Tax Compliance
- Lead the in-house preparation and filing of multi-state sales and use tax returns, ensuring timely
and accurate submissions for all applicable jurisdictions - Maintain compliance with evolving state and local sales tax laws, including monitoring legislative
changes and updating processes as needed - Reconcile sales and use tax accounts and resolve discrepancies in coordination with other
finance team members - Respond to state and local tax notices and manage audit requests, providing supporting
documentation and explanations as necessary - Develop and implement process improvements for sales tax reporting and filings to increase
efficiency and reduce risk, including optimizing NetSuite and other system reporting
General Corporate Tax Support
- Support the tax department with research on complex tax issues related to partnerships and
sales tax - Assist with special projects, including mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other
transactions affecting partnership or sales tax positions - Collaborate with legal, finance, and operations teams to ensure tax compliance and planning objectives are met
- Maintain tax calendars to ensure all deadlines are met
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- Minimum of 5-10+ years of experience in corporate tax, with a strong focus on partnership tax
and sales/use tax compliance - In-depth knowledge of federal partnership tax rules, including multi-tier structures and K-1
reporting - Experience overseeing and reviewing the work of external tax advisors or preparers
- Hands-on experience managing state and local sales/use tax compliance and audits across
multiple jurisdictions - Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical tax matters to non-tax
professionals - Highly organized, detail oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects independently.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google suites of applications
- Experience with major ERP systems, preferably NetSuite
Top Skills
Google Suite
MS Office
NetSuite
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