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Our Perks: Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!) Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave Paid Volunteer Time Off Mental health coverage Quarterly Wellness stipend Fertility benefits Complete list of benefits here

CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced Manager/Director - National Tax Controversy to join our talented National Tax Office (NTO). The National Tax Office supports client-serving teams with technical issues, develops thought leadership, and builds experts within the firm through formal leadership training programs. The position offers growth, opportunities for advancement, flexibility and a collaborative work environment

In this position you should have the following: excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels; strong leadership skills and the ability to manage a team of controversy professionals; problem solving and creative abilities, coupled with sound judgment; ability to manage multiple matters; strategic skills to build a practice; and high level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.

How you'll create opportunities in this Manager/Director - National Tax Controversy role: Help lead and grow the National Tax Controversy team Represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service in examinations and appeals, handle tax account and collection issues, and prepare penalty abatement and relief requests Support client-relationship professionals with tax controversy issues Manage development of controversy-related policies, procedures, tools, and resources Draft internal and external articles/blogs/communications Develop and present tax controversy webcasts for CLA professionals Collaborate with the Managing Principal of Tax Quality and National Tax Office professionals on other projects and firm-wide initiatives

What you will need: Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; JD preferred; LLM or master's degree in taxation preferred Certification/ Licenses: CPA or JD required. EA may be accepted in lieu of CPA certification or JD degree 6+ years of experience serving in a tax role with a public accounting firm, law firm, and/or the IRS required 10+ years of experience in tax advocacy, examination, controversy or account resolution preferred Prior experience at the IRS preferred 2+ years of experience supervising other professionals preferred

The wage range for this position is: $107,000 - $204,000

Factors such as geography, experience, education, skills, and knowledge may impact position of pay within the range.

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Wellness at CLA To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

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CLA is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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