West Monroe Partners is seeking an experienced Tax Senior Manager with in-depth tax and compliance experience and problem-solving skills to support our rapidly growing organization.  The Tax Senior Manager will be responsible for leading and developing the Company’s tax and compliance function.  This role will report to the Corporate Controller and will have the opportunity to work with other cross-functional team members to deliver decision making support for strategic initiatives and business decisions at West Monroe.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of 10+ years of applicable experience.  Additional responsibilities for this position include:

• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local taxation issues; keep up to date with current tax procedures and legislative developments, both domestically and internationally.  
• Familiarity with international tax law, including transfer pricing concepts and permanent establishment considerations. 
• Primary point of contact for third party CPA firm; ensure the timely filing of federal, state, local, and international tax returns, municipal returns and extensions by third party firm, as well as coordination on federal, state and local audits.
• Ensure registration and compliance with regulations, respond to inquiries and requests by federal, state, and local authorities on all tax matters including payroll and sales tax.
• In conjunction with our third party CPA firm, lead the income tax provision workstream as part of the annual financial statement audit and work directly with our financial statement auditors to ensure its completeness and accuracy. 
• Partner with Corporate Development team regarding potential transactions; understand tax implications, responsible for new registrations and licenses.
• Review financial statements and partner with senior leaders to understand risk, establish tax strategy and best practices.
• Responsible for completing and monitoring all business registrations.
• Coordinate with senior management responsible for executive equity compensation and employee retirement plans, provide tax guidance and additional compliance support.

Qualifications:

• Minimum ten years professional experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting; CPA and/or MST preferred
• Self-motivated, detailed oriented individual with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working within a fast-paced, collaborative, and team-based project environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with ability and comfort level communicating with senior management
• Ability to adapt to changes in environment and prioritize multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously to meet established deadlines
• Demonstrated computer skills, with advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint