Partner CPA

Scion Staffing; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Senior leadership role

Book of business growth

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Scion Staffing, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina, seeks an established Partner-Level CPA to lead the tax practice, oversee complex engagements, and mentor a team of 3–4 professionals. The role emphasizes client relationship management and growth of a significant book of business.

The candidate should be a licensed CPA with deep public accounting experience and strong advisory capabilities, with hybrid work flexibility and opportunity for senior leadership influence.

Qualifications

• Active CPA license required.
• Lacerte Tax Software experience along with strong technical knowledge of federal and state taxation.
• Significant public accounting experience with demonstrated expertise managing complex tax engagements and substantial client relationships.
• Proven ability to lead and develop accounting and tax professionals while collaborating effectively with firm leadership.
• Strong business development capabilities and client relationship skills; an established book of business is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex individual and business tax engagements, including tax planning, compliance, advisory services, and review of federal, state, and local tax returns.
• Manage a substantial client portfolio, serving as a trusted advisor and ensuring exceptional communication, service, and delivery.
• Identify strategic tax planning opportunities and provide thoughtful recommendations tailored to clients' financial and business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to a team of approximately 3 to 4 tax and accounting professionals.
• Contribute to firm leadership, strategic planning, and the continued development of the tax practice.
• Drive business development through client relationships, networking, referrals, and an established book of business, with the ability to contribute toward approximately $1.5 million in annual client revenue highly valued.

Skills

CPA License

Lacerte Tax Software

Tax planning & advisory

Client relationship management

Leadership & mentorship

Tools

Lacerte Tax Software

Job description

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an established family office with a growing tax practice to find an experienced Partner-Level CPA to join their team in Raleigh, North Carolina.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Partner-Level CPA will serve as a senior leader within the office's tax practice, taking ownership of a substantial client portfolio while helping drive continued growth. This individual will oversee complex tax engagements, advise clients on strategic tax matters, and lead and mentor a team of tax and accounting professionals. The ideal candidate is an established CPA who combines deep public accounting expertise with exceptional client relationship management, leadership, and business development capabilities.

PERKS

• Competitive compensation of $185,000 to $240,000 annually, depending on experience, book of business, and overall qualifications.
• Hybrid work arrangement offering flexibility while maintaining strong collaboration with the Raleigh-based team.
• Senior leadership opportunity with meaningful influence over the growth and direction of an established tax practice.
• Opportunity to manage and expand a significant portfolio of individual and business tax clients.
• Comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to play an integral role in the firm's continued growth and success.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead complex individual and business tax engagements, including tax planning, compliance, advisory services, and review of federal, state, and local tax returns.
• Manage a substantial client portfolio, serving as a trusted advisor and ensuring exceptional communication, service, and delivery.
• Identify strategic tax planning opportunities and provide thoughtful recommendations tailored to clients' financial and business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to a team of approximately 3 to 4 tax and accounting professionals.
• Contribute to firm leadership, strategic planning, and the continued development of the tax practice.
• Drive business development through client relationships, networking, referrals, and an established book of business, with the ability to contribute toward approximately $1.5 million in annual client revenue highly valued.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Active CPA license required.
• Lacerte Tax Software experience along with strong technical knowledge of federal and state taxation.
• Significant public accounting experience with demonstrated expertise managing complex tax engagements and substantial client relationships.
• Proven ability to lead and develop accounting and tax professionals while collaborating effectively with firm leadership.
• Strong business development capabilities and client relationship skills; an established book of business is highly preferred.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position offers an annual salary of $185,000 to $240,000, depending on experience, qualifications, book of business, and potential revenue contribution. The position also includes a comprehensive benefits package and hybrid work flexibility.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.