Senior Manager/Manager - Quality Assurance & Risk Management - Aquinas Consulting

Aquinas Consulting is currently recruiting a Quality Assurance & Risk Management professional for one of our top tier clients in the public accounting sector.   Senior Manager and Manager titles will all be considered for the right candidate.  This is a full-time, REMOTE role, ideally with the candidate located within a commutable distance to one of client’s national offices.  This will allow for occasional office visits (with scheduled notice) for client work, team meetings, or trainings.  Other locations in the domestic U.S. will also be considered.

This position will support our National Tax Practice. We are seeking someone who will play an integral role in identifying and mitigating tax risks for our organization both prospectively and retrospectively - meaning you would work on some of our most complex clients and issues in real time while the transaction/topic is evolving and also help review closed topics to ensure we are providing exceptional quality and timely service. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation in tax concepts and regulations, be able to participate in prospective transactional planning, as well as have the ability to assist significantly in the firm’s retrospective inspection processes. This is a new role in the National Tax Services Practice and will report directly to the Head of Tax Controversy and Risk.

Responsiblities of Quality Assurance & Risk Management job:

• Be a tax technical resource to the Tax practice
• Research complex federal and state income tax topics
• Draft and/or review technical memoranda and tax alerts
• Assist client teams with complex transactions to identify risk areas prior to transactions being executed
• Review and analyze tax returns and other information to identify risk mitigation items
• Assist with the tax compliance inspection process
• Participate in tax inspection calls and meetings
• Ensure timely handling and identification of technical topics for training tax team members
• Assist with internal and external presentations
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QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CPA, EA, JD or LLM preferred
• IRS or solid controversy experience desirable
• 6+ years of broad, relevant experience in tax compliance, tax accounting, or tax consulting
• Strong technical skills in tax concepts and rules
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills and intuition
• Team player; ability to work effectively and independently with guidance in an environment of deadlines and concurrent projects
• Proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, Power Point and various tax research tools.

This is a high visibility position which offers a great opportunity for advancement.  You will be a key ally of various partners and will develop a strong relationship with the highly regarded National Tax Leader and direct reports.  This client has great work-life balance and is a highly-collaborative environment where all colleagues are valued and respected.

If you are interested in this remote Quality Assurance & Risk Managment job, please apply now to be connected with a member of our team.

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Aquinas Consulting is a woman and minority owned company headquartered in Milford, CT that provides Finance & Accounting, Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing staffing solutions throughout the US. We take pride in 20 years of service to our clients, our hiring managers, our consultants, and our local community. Aquinas is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and committed to considering all qualified applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. www.aquinasconsulting.com