Manager, Tax & Accounting

NACBA; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing bonus

CPE support

Health insurance

Job summary

JWM Tax & Accounting, a newly launched affiliate of JWM Wealth Management, seeks a founding Manager, Tax & Accounting (CPA) to build and run the practice. You will prepare and review returns, stand up operations and technology, and deliver a white-glove experience to affluent clients.

You will work with JWM Wealth Advisors to provide integrated tax and wealth planning, with a defined career path to more senior titles and profits sharing.

Qualifications

• Active CPA license (Ohio permit or able to obtain Ohio practice rights).
• Minimum one year of qualifying tax/public-accounting experience.
• Valid PTIN or ability to obtain one.
• Strong technical judgment and discretion with sensitive client information.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and sign individual and business returns across the complexity range.
• Provide proactive, year‑round tax planning coordinated with the client’s wealth advisor.
• Set up IRS e-file, select and manage tax software and client portal workflows.
• Develop engagement letters, pricing apps, intake organizers, and calendar deadlines.
• Own the firm’s information security plan and data‑handling practices.
• Manage client acceptance, engagement scope, and premium client service.

Skills

CPA license

Public accounting experience

PTIN

Technical judgment

Tools

Tax software

Client portals

Workflow tools

Job description

JWM Tax & Accounting is a newly launched tax and accounting affiliate of JWM Wealth Management. We are hiring our founding Manager, Tax & Accounting — a CPA who will build and run the practice from the ground up: preparing and reviewing returns, standing up the firm’s operations and technology, and delivering a white-glove experience to an affluent client base. This is a rare chance to shape a practice rather than inherit one, with a defined career path to greater scope, a more senior title, and a share of the profits you help create.

Position Summary

In year one you are the practice. The role combines hands‑on technical work with building and operating the business, and you will work alongside JWM Wealth Advisors to deliver integrated tax and wealth planning to shared clients. You report directly to the firm’s owners, Matt Jessup and Mark McEvily.

Key Responsibilities

Tax & Technical

• Prepare, review, and sign individual and business returns across the complexity range — 1040s with investments, K-1s, multi‑state and rental, business owners (S-corp / partnership / LLC), and high‑net‑worth and trust returns.
• Provide proactive, year‑round tax planning coordinated with each client’s wealth advisor.

Practice Build & Operations

• Execute the firm’s IRS setup (EFIN / e‑file) and select, configure, and manage tax software, the client portal, billing, and workflow.
• Develop engagement letters, the pricing application, the intake/organizer, and the deadline calendar.
• Own the firm’s written information security plan and data‑handling practices.

Client Relationships

• Serve as the face of the practice to affluent households and coordinate with each client’s dedicated JWM Wealth Advisor.
• Manage client acceptance, engagement scope, and a premium, responsive service experience.

Compliance & Risk

• Maintain an active CPA permit and CPE; adhere to Circular 230 and the firm’s tax‑and‑accounting (no‑attest) scope.
• Build the case for seasonal or additional staffing as volume grows — a decision made jointly with the partners.

Growth & Compensation

• Base salary range of $75,000–$100,000, commensurate with experience.
• 10% profit‑share bonus on the entity’s annual net profit in profitable years — you share directly in the upside you build.
• Defined advancement: promotion to Senior Manager, Tax & Accounting upon the practice’s first full profitable year.
• Professional development and CPE support.
• Generous firm benefits, including 100% firm‑paid health insurance premiums for the staff member and their spouse (if married).

About the Firm

JWM Tax & Accounting provides tax preparation and accounting / bookkeeping services to JWM Wealth Management clients and to outside clients. It is a separate Ohio entity and is not a CPA firm; it does not perform attest engagements (audits, reviews, or compilations).

Qualifications

Required

• Active CPA license (Ohio permit, or licensed elsewhere and able to obtain Ohio practice rights).
• Minimum one year of qualifying tax / public‑accounting experience (consistent with Ohio CPA licensure), including exposure to complex individual and business returns.
• Valid PTIN, or the ability to obtain one.
• Strong technical judgment, integrity, and discretion with sensitive client information.

Preferred

• A builder / operator mindset — comfortable creating processes and systems, not just executing them.
• Experience serving affluent or high‑net‑worth clients.
• Familiarity with modern tax software, client portals, and workflow tools.
• Bookkeeping / accounting and advisory experience to help grow recurring work.