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Senior Tax Controversy Manager (SALT)

Irving, Texas, USFull-time2026-10-02 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United States

Core

Lead SALT tax audits, appeals, and litigation for corporate state and local income, transaction, property, and miscellaneous taxes across multiple jurisdictions.

Role type

Senior Tax Controversy Manager

Builds

Tax positions and documentation for corporate clients and management

Domain

Energy sector, State and Local Tax (SALT)

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

SALT tax audit leadership, tax appeals and litigation management, corporate tax consequence evaluation, due diligence assessment, complex tax advice translation, tax research, written documentation, tax procedural rules knowledge, team training, project management

Preferred skills

Energy sector experience, in-house legal and tax operations knowledge

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Lead SALT tax audits for all jurisdictions including state income, franchise, sales and use taxes, property taxes, gross receipts, fuels and excise taxes; Manage SALT tax appeals and litigation with oversight of tax counsel; Evaluate corporate activities to identify state income and non-income tax consequences; Perform high-level due diligence assessments to determine key tax concerns; Translate complex tax advice into actionable plain language for business clients; Train other tax team members on corporate transactions and assist with integration; Manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively to achieve business results

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC