Tax Supervisor

Auburn Chamber; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn Chamber is seeking an experienced Supervisor in Mumbai to help achieve firm objectives. You will supervise project staff, assist with client work, coach team members, and assist in project planning and scheduling.

The role requires CPA certification and a Bachelor’s in accounting with 3–7 years in public accounting. You will contribute to budgeting, training, and client communications while ensuring quality and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• CPA certificate and Bachelor’s degree in accounting are required.
• 3–7 years of experience in public accounting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good research skills and a proactive approach to completing work.
• Ability to understand auditing, accounting and tax concepts and supervise others.

Responsibilities

• Engagement planning and scheduling, allocating resources across projects.
• Managing budgets and flagging budget/timing overruns to partners/managers.
• Supervising staff on projects to meet schedules, budgets, and quality requirements; reviewing workpapers and tax returns.
• Providing on-the-job training to staff and communicating status with partners, managers, clients, and advisors on an ongoing basis.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Research

Auditing concepts

Tax concepts

Proactive work ethic

Education

CPA certificate

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Word

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Position Overview

The Supervisor is responsible for contributing to the achievement of the firm’s objectives including:

• Assisting with existing clients assigned to you by the partners


• Supervising staff assigned to your projects


• Assisting with staff coaching, mentoring and training


• Project planning/scheduling


• Participating in community service and networking opportunities

Position Reports To

Managers and partners

Position Responsibilities

Engagement planning and scheduling

• Assigning adequate resources to projects in light of other scheduling requirements


• Managing budgets for his/her jobs, raising red flags to the partner/manager when a project grows out of scope or is moving toward a budgetary or timing overage


• Supervising staff assigned to his/her projects to ensure that schedules, budgets, and quality requirements are met, including review of workpapers and tax returns


• Providing on-the-job training to staff


• Communicating the engagement status with the partner/manager, the client and their advisors on a timely and ongoing basis

Technical Skills

• Attending Continuing Professional Education seminars as agreed upon with the partners and as needed to stay up to date on current accounting pronouncements and tax law.

Office Administration and Client Service

• Research


• Participating in staff training and mentoring

Preparation of individual and business tax returns and financial statements

Skills And Education Required

The skills and education required for this position are:

CPA certificate and Bachelor’s degree in accounting and an interest in working with small to medium sized businesses

Minimum Of 3-7 Years Of Experience In Public Accounting

• Good written and verbal communication skills


• Good research skills


• Positive, can-do demeanor with willingness to “dig in” and get the work done


• Good understanding, comprehension, and ability to articulate auditing, accounting and tax concepts

Strong Leadership Skills, Ability To Supervise Others.

• Proficiency in Word and Excel and other accounting software used at the firm

Measures of Success

The Supervisor will be deemed to have been successful when he or she has:

• Completed the engagements assigned to him/her within the expected budgets


• Received positive feedback from his/her clients, managers and partners


• Exhibited the actions and positive attitude in participation in the other aspects of firm growth as articulated above


• Cultivated referral opportunities through satisfied clients and professional community contacts