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Crowe Cannabis Tax Manager in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here:
At Crowe, you have the opportunity to deliver innovative solutions to today's complex business issues. Crowe's accounting, consulting, and technology personnel are widely recognized for their in-depth expertise and understanding of sophisticated process frameworks and enabling technologies, along with their commitment to delivering measurable results that help clients build business value. Our focus on emerging technology solutions along with our commitment to internal career growth and exceptional client value has resulted in a firm that is routinely recognized as a "Best Place to Work." We are 75 years strong and still growing. Come grow with us!
Job Description:
Crowe has proudly worked with cannabis companies since 2014 and was the first national public accounting firm to work with U.S. cannabis companies. We have since been voted the "Best Cannabis Accounting Firm" by Benzinga Cannabis. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your leadership skills and contribute to the success of the firm in the cannabis industry. Join our highly talented and dedicated tax team in this critical role. Our purpose is to uphold our core values: Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship in Shaping Your Better Tomorrow. Together. Today. It's the standard we live by and reflects what we hold important as both a firm and as individuals. We are driven by passion, deep understanding, and integrity. We work together as a team to serve the needs of our people and our communities. We embrace and celebrate collaboration, growth, and learning. We strive to provide an excellent client experience and have a highly interactive team environment. We are looking for you to help us continue our success.
One of Crowe's differentiators is our people are encouraged to specialize in both industry and tax technical knowledge by tax entity type. As a Manager at Crowe, we look to you to decide what discipline you would like to specialize in so you can build your career in the area you find most interesting.
As a Cannabis Tax Manager, you will have the opportunity to:
Deliver professional services to clients, including consulting, tax planning, compliance, and research to a diver client base in the cannabis industry
Develop high-level relationships with clients, prospects, and referral sources, while performing detailed tasks on engagements
Manage, direct, and monitor multiple client engagements as well as serve as a business advisor to the client
Tax research and consult on complex tax matters
Work with state-of-the-art equipment to assist clients with implementing tax-efficient strategies across all operations
Work directly with clients, partners, and tax engagement teams
Lead, mentor, and coach interns, staff, and senior staff members
Manage multiple projects and priorities while meeting client deadlines
Deliver excellent client service and manage client relationships
Actively participating in recruiting and the development of staff in a highly interactive team environment
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; Masters in Taxation or LLM is a plus
Active CPA license or CPA eligibility required
A minimum of five (5) years of experience in tax from a public accounting firm and/or corporate blend
Proven leadership skills in managing client service teams and multiple projects in a fast-paced and interactive team environment
Exceptional client service and communication skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
Strong knowledge of general tax principles, with a deeper knowledge of the 300, 700, and 1500 sections of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations
ASC 740 (income tax provisioning) experience is a plus
Previous experience with the cannabis industry is preferred
Effective writing, com