Plante Moran is one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms, known for its commitment to a supportive culture. The role involves participating in the development and implementation of tax technology strategies and collaborating with tax experts to enhance technology solutions within the tax department.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the development and implementation of a tax technology strategy/roadmap to automate, streamline, and standardize the firm’s tax operations
- Involvement in developing low to no code technology solutions for the tax department
- Collaborate with Tax Subject Matter Experts to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain tools and templates leveraged by engagement teams
- Work closely with individuals across the tax department to understand their needs and help develop technology solutions
- Apply educational background and experience to collaborate with engagement teams on the utilization of technology tools, including internally developed and 3rd party vendor solutions
- Gain an understanding of the firm's technology stack and usage, along with tax processes
- Analyzing technology vendors and their products to help the tax department make informed investment decisions
- Participating in strategic research projects on advanced technology
- Assist with deployment efforts such as change management and training
- Utilize basic project and process management skills to effectively manage responsibilities associated with multiple complex projects at once
- Bring opportunities for improvement on product development that is in line with the firm’s growth initiatives in tax
- Bring an innovative, outside the box mindset to projects
- Networking to build relationships within the firm as well as outside the firm
- Contributes to establishing internal standards and processes for the practice
Skills
- Meticulous with problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills
- Bachelor's degree or above in accounting, tax, accounting information systems, data analytics, or related field
- Academic success (a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0)
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills required
- Must be pursuing a CPA license
- Working knowledge of Power BI, Power Automate, APIs, and SQL preferred
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- Flexible Time Off
- Various pre-determined holidays
- 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
Company Overview
Plante Moran is an accounting and business advisory firm that offers audit, accounting, tax, and business advisory consulting services. It was founded in 1924, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.plantemoran.com.