Tax Managers

Employers

Tax managers are employed at large corporations as in-house tax managers. Those who work for large companies may be employed by the Big Four, the major accounting firms in the U.S.: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and KPMG. They may also work for business and financial consulting companies such as Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, and Oliver Wyman, among others. Tax managers also work at small- and medium-sized tax management companies, managing the taxes for companies' clients. They also work for government organizations and nonprofits. Others are independent consultants who provide tax management services for their own client base. Approximately 1.44 million accountants and auditors and 698,000 financial managers are employed in the United States, according to the Department of Labor.

Starting Out

Many tax managers get a foot in the door through an internship at an accounting or financial management company while in college. Your school's career services office can help you locate opportunities. Also search the career sections of tax management and financial consulting companies for current employment openings. Professional associations also offer career development resources and job listings for tax managers; many have sections specifically geared to students. For example, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has a career path section that students where high school students can find helpful resources: https://www.startheregoplaces.com. Tax managers also find job listings through Web sites like Robert Half, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, Indeed, Monster, and SimplyHired, among many others, and through LinkedIn.