Grant Thornton (US)

International Tax Manager - Internal Tax Group

Grant Thornton (US)  •  $104k - $179k/yr  •  Downers Grove, IL (Onsite)  •  18 hours ago
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Grant Thornton is seeking an International Tax Manager to join the Internal Tax Group. Approved office locations can be found below.

The internal tax group is responsible for the firm’s tax matters. As the International Tax Manager, you will oversee aspects of the firm’s U.S. tax compliance and tax provision processes while coordinating closely with Grant Thornton member firms around the world. You’ll work directly with senior leadership and collaborate with teams across multiple jurisdictions to ensure the firm meets its tax obligations, maintains a strong control environment, and executes high‑quality tax reporting in a consistent, efficient, and globally aligned manner.This role requires handling highly confidential information related to the firm and its partners, and maintaining strict confidentiality is essential.

From the start, you’ll have access to formal training, on‑the‑job learning, and deep technical resources across the Grant Thornton network, helping you build a broad and sophisticated skill set that strengthens both your technical expertise and your business acumen. Success in this role also comes from showing genuine enthusiasm for learning, growing, and supporting teammates — including those focused on Federal, state, and other tax areas — to help elevate the entire tax function.

Your day-to-day may include:

  • Managing the firm’s U.S. tax compliance and tax provision processes, including internal tax positions, filing requirements, and co-sourced engagements supporting provision and compliance needs
  • Planning and executing U.S. tax projects while coordinating with global member firms to ensure alignment on cross‑border tax matters
  • Advising on the U.S. tax implications of international operations, including the interaction of U.S. and foreign tax rules to support efficient global tax strategies via transfer pricing and capital structures, among others
  • Reviewing complex U.S. tax returns and related workpapers to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to quality standards
  • Collaborating with partners, managers, and teams across the network, demonstrating a desire to learn from others and proactively support colleagues working in Federal, state, and other tax disciplines
  • Performing additional responsibilities as needed to support the firm’s tax function and global coordination efforts

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • Minimum five to seven years of progressive tax consulting experience, preferably with at least three years focused on international taxation
  • Experience with a large accounting firm, law firm, or corporate tax department of a multinational company
  • CPA or JD/active law license required
  • Excellent analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in U.S. tax compliance and consulting
  • Strong computer expertise including knowledge of tax software and technology
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s Chicago, IL, Downers Grove, IL, Denver, CO, Reno, NV, Cleveland, OH and Baltimore, MD offices only is between $104,000 and $156,000 per year.

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s Washington, DC, Bellevue, WA, Los Angeles, CA, Newport Beach, CA San Diego, CA, Boston, MA, Iselin, NJ and New York, NY offices only is between $112,300 and $168,500 per year.

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s San Francisco, CA and San Jose, CA offices only is between $119,500 and $179,400 per year.


At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

Grant Thornton (US)

About Grant Thornton (US)

Forget what you think you know about professional services. We go beyond what’s expected and help others do the same.

Grant Thornton is the brand name for Grant Thornton LLP and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC the U.S. member firms of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading independent audit & assurance, tax and advisory firms. That means our network has more than 73,000 professionals in more than 146 countries who are ready to help public and private organizations of all sizes take on today’s challenges. But what sets us apart isn’t just what we do – it’s how we do it. Here, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result. We’re collaborators – obsessed with quality and ready for anything – who understand the value of strong relationships. It’s how we challenge the expectations of business and empower our people and clients to do it, too.

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Industry
Accounting & Tax
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Year Founded
1924
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