Tax Consultant 2 - Indirect Tax, Transaction Tax

Are you a strategic and creative Indirect Tax professional who likes solving complex state and local indirect tax issues within sales & use and excise tax? Are you ready to make a greater impact on organizations by combining tax consulting solutions and innovative technology that align the tax function with business objectives? If so, join our team!

Recruiting for this role ends on May 31, 2027.

What you’ll do

As an Transaction Tax Consultant within the Indirect Tax group, you will be a valuable member on tax engagements and provide state and local indirect tax planning, consulting, and compliance services to a diverse client base in various industry sectors. You will continue to grow your technical knowledge in state and local indirect taxation by working on large complex tax projects, have access to exceptional resources, and continue to develop your supervisory/leadership skills. Responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities include

• Researching state and local indirect tax legislation and assisting with drafting client responses and memos.
• Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and streamline work flow.
• Assisting with various state and local indirect tax consulting projects including sales & use and excise tax overpayment reviews, tax implications of sales and purchase transactions, audit defense services, nexus planning, and voluntary disclosures.
• Assisting with engagement workflow management and supervising tax consultants and interns on assigned engagements.
• Assisting with preparation of client billings and account reconciliations.
• Assisting with drafting new proposals for new and existing clients.
• Coordinating with in-house tax preparation team within Deloitte and with the clients’ tax department.
• Performing a detailed technical review of state and local indirect tax returns on select engagements

The Team

Deloitte’s Indirect Tax group is the largest practice in the United States with more than 1,000 professionals nationwide. Our Transaction Tax professionals include former state tax auditors and administrators, industry personnel, tax practitioners, accounting specialists, and technology personnel with numerous years of multistate tax experience. Collectively, our team has significant experience with the requirements and nuances of jurisdictions in all 50 states. Our specific services include state income and franchise tax, indirect tax, business restructuring, credits and incentives, sales and use tax outsourcing, excise tax, property tax, state strategic tax review, and state tax controversy.

Qualifications

Required

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2-3 days per week
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other related field
• 1+ years’ experience in state and local indirect tax (sales & use and excise tax)
• Preparation and review experience of state and local indirect tax returns
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Ability to travel up to 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• One of the following active accreditations obtained, in process, or willing and able to obtain:
• Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
• If not CPA eligible:
• Licensed attorney
• Enrolled Agent
• CMI (Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation Vertex)

Preferred

• Advanced degree such as Masters of Tax or JD and/or LLM
• Previous Big 4 or large CPA firm experience
• Demonstrated experience with state and local indirect tax planning, tax research, and tax analysis
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Supervisory experience

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $58,725 to $120,000.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.