National Tax Office Manager- Partnership Tax & Transaction Consulting

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Join Plante Moran’s National Tax Office and work alongside advanced technical tax professionals who advise clients and engagement teams on sophisticated federal tax matters. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape a growing partnership tax consulting specialty, with a focus on technical excellence, transaction planning, thought leadership, practice development, and technology-enabled service delivery.

As a National Tax Office Manager focused on partnership tax and transaction consulting, you will advise on complex partnership tax matters involving closely held businesses, private equity funds, portfolio companies, and other flow-through structures. You will also help develop consulting methodologies, AI-enabled tools, internal training, and external thought leadership that strengthen the firm’s partnership tax capabilities across industries.

Technical consulting

• Advise clients and engagement teams on complex partnership tax matters involving closely held businesses, private equity funds and their portfolio companies, and other flow-through structures.
• Consult on partnership allocations, special allocations, capital account maintenance, and other Subchapter K matters.
• Assist with partnership formations, restructurings, recapitalizations, and joint venture transactions.
• Provide technical consulting related to Sections 704, 734, and 743, book-up and book-down transactions, and related partnership tax issues.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions involving partnerships and LLCs.
• Prepare and review technical analyses, memoranda, and client communications related to partnership tax matters.
• Serve clients and engagement teams across industry lines, including manufacturing and distribution, services, investment funds, private equity, and energy.

Innovation and practice building

• Contribute to a forward-looking approach for delivering partnership tax consulting services in a technology-enabled environment.
• Collaborate with tax technology and innovation professionals to develop AI-enabled tools, templates, models, and workflows.
• Help evaluate and implement emerging technologies that enhance technical research, modeling, knowledge management, and client service delivery.
• Help develop and expand Plante Moran’s partnership tax consulting capabilities as a strategic specialty within the National Tax Office.
• Collaborate with industry groups and specialty tax practices to identify opportunities and deliver integrated client solutions.
• Participate in proposal development, solution design, pricing support, and practice development initiatives.
• Develop visibility over time as a subject matter expert in partnership taxation and transaction planning through thought leadership development and delivery of internal and external presentation.

Required

• CPA and/or JD required.
• Four or more years of experience in partnership taxation, federal tax consulting, transaction tax, or related areas.
• Strong technical knowledge of partnership taxation and related federal income tax principles.
• Exceptional analytical, research, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high-quality client service in a consulting-oriented environment.
• Interest in leveraging AI, automation, analytics, or emerging technologies within tax consulting.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to developing deep technical expertise.

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Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.   

Plante Moran is committed to a diverse workplace. We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued. We believe that each person’s ultimate potential begins with first acknowledging their inherent dignity. When we can recognize — and celebrate — our many human differences, we’re able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed. This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work. Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace. 

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of interest in our positions, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Plante Moran.    
 

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We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays, as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.

The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location. Generally, experienced hires are not hired at or near the maximum salary range, as compensation decisions take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to: responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market-based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group. This approach ensures fairness and reflects current industry benchmarks for entry-level talent.

Under Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act, you have the right to redact, from any documents that you submit in connection with your application, information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. Should you wish to exercise your right to redact such information, please redact it prior to submitting documentation.

The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This deadline will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended.