Senior Tax Associate

Company: Professional. Career Match Solutions
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Senior Tax Associate Research & Development Tax Credit- Chicago, IL MUST HAVE R&D credits/tax background for this role Salary depends on experience, full benefits, 5-10% bonus, PTO, an extra week of paid vacation from Christmas to New Years, and a hybrid work schedule. Position Summary: The Tax Senior Associate in the Research & Development Tax Credit group researches tax issues, conducts fieldwork, and supports sales and marketing efforts. The R&D group consists of regional teams directed by a national leader. A Senior Associate’s primary role will be to drive projects from beginning to end and to ensure the development of their staff. They will be tasked with developing and maintaining client relationships as well as delivering a quality work product. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct fieldwork - Staff will conduct fieldwork specific to consulting projects. Field work could include visiting the client location, touring client facilities, investigating relevant facts, analyzing accounting information, preparing cost lead schedules and cost summary schedules, completing appropriate tax computations, and preparing written reports summarizing the findings. Sales & Marketing – Staff can often assist in the procurement of business. Seniors will be made available to address technical questions as well as create relevant marketing content. Travel - Some travel may be required. However, most fieldwork can be completed from the office. Legal research - Tax consulting by nature requires that staff become "experts" in a particular field of the tax law. Staff will conduct research both in general and client specific. Personal development - Staff will be required to read and study relevant tax material related to the specific line of business. In this way staff will become experts" in the related field. Manage workload - Staff will be required to "multi-task" and manage various project tasks at once. Project managers will be ultimately responsible for the overall project and deliverables. Staff are expected to initiate internal communication regarding status of tasks, relevant technical issues discovered, status of workload, expected due dates, etc. Required Skills and Experience: Bachelor's degree Two to four years of experience with respect to conducting research credit studies. Good communication skills (both written and verbal). Basic understanding of income tax theory. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office Suites. Proficient in basic tax concepts. Preferred Skills and Experience: Advanced degree is a plus. Additional Information: Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites.

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