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Grant Thornton is seeking a State and Local Tax - Income and Franchise Manager to join our team in New York, NY. Additional approved locations include Melville, NY.

As the Income/Franchise Tax Manager, you’ll deliver a full range of tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for your multiple clients – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You’ll collaborate with the Income/Franchise team and lead staff on various tax matters, on all phases of project and engagement management, because together is how we succeed.

From day one, you’ll be empowered by high quality tools and resources to thrive in your role to meet client needs and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

Manage, direct, and monitor multiple client services teams on client engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects in a wide variety of industries; provide tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; and manage budget

Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on tax projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews

Deliver a full range of State and Local Tax services including tax return preparation and review, tax research, preparation of technical memorandums, drafting client correspondence, and counseling client in defending against state audits

Manage multi-disciplinary, multi-state reviews that analyze income, franchise, sales and use, payroll, valorem taxes, and others to identify optimal filing options, exemptions, credits and incentives, and corporate structures that can reduce the client's tax burden

Consult, work with, and service client to make recommendations on business and process improvement and serve as a business advisor to client

Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Minimum six years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting

Active CPA license, JD with active law license in good standing , or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Managers are required to manage various project tasks, at the same time

Project managers will be ultimately responsible for the overall project and deliverable

Support business development activities, such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities at clients

Strong computer skills

Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position is between $138,000 and $172,500 Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.