Advocacy Manager jobs in the United States

About the Role:

As a Senior Manager, Tax Policy & Advocacy, you will represent the Association's interest in legislative and regulatory based advocacy efforts. Monitor, review, and evaluate tax legislative and regulatory tax issues for assigned technical areas. Work with and motivate assigned technical resource panels (volunteers) to maximize effectiveness, quality and productivity related to advocacy efforts. Develop professionally written advocacy-based positions and communicate those positions with IRS, Treasury, Congressional tax writing committees, other developers and administrators of tax policy, and with members and the public. Collaborate with other AICPA teams, the Congressional and Legislative Affairs teams, and Tax Practice Management and Ethics Teams. You will report to the Director of Tax Policy and Advocacy.

You Will:

Support Tax Policy and Advocacy

• Lead the development of well-written advocacy positions (e.g. comment letters, position papers, testimony for Congressional and Internal Revenue Service hearings, and other advocacy documents) on legislative or regulatory changes in the assigned technical areas.

Manage Technical Resource Panels

• Manage technical resource panels to monitor tax legislative and regulatory issues. Coordinate the review, and submission of approved advocacy positions (e.g. comment letters) in the assigned technical areas.

Manage Outreach and Communications

• Coordinate and help communicate practical information about advocacy efforts related to tax legislative and regulatory developments in the assigned technical areas to help educate members and the public and promote advocacy efforts.

Broader Institute Programs

• Support Association programs by reaching out to other Association teams and state societies.

Relationships

• Develop relationships with individuals in government (e.g. Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury), Congress, state societies, and other organizations to promote tax advocacy positions and stay informed of latest issues.

You Have:

• Bachelor's Degree
• CPA designation or equivalent certification
• Extensive experience in federal tax law
• Knowledge of tax legislative and regulatory processes
• Project management skills
• Desire to work with a diverse group of individuals