Senior Manager, Tax

Carr, Riggs & Ingram; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 PTO days

9 paid holidays

Company-paid long-term disability

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

A prominent accounting firm in Houston is seeking a Senior Manager, Tax to lead a team of tax specialists, ensuring accurate tax returns and providing strategic guidance. This role requires a CPA, EA, or JD, with a minimum of 10 years in public accounting. Candidates should possess strong leadership and decision-making skills. Benefits include 21 PTO days, medical coverage, and a 401(k) retirement plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of public accounting experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Well-developed decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of tax specialists and ensure timely tax returns.
• Research tax issues and provide strategic recommendations.
• Manage client communications and achieve their best interests.
• Oversee billing functions and performance monitoring.

Skills

Leadership ability

Decision-making skills

Organizational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

CPA, EA or JD

Job description

Senior Manager, Tax

We are seeking a senior tax professional to lead a team of tax specialists, ensuring accurate and timely tax returns and providing strategic tax guidance for our clients.

Essential Functions

• Provide a final technical review on tax returns and documents for the majority of client base
• Research tax issues and resolutions/recommendations for those issues
• Stay abreast of developments and changes in tax law and accounting procedures
• Direct, coordinate, schedule and exercise functional authority for planning, organizing, coordinating and interfacing with clients to ensure all deadlines are met
• Communicate and interface with clients to ensure the clients’ best interests are achieved
• Direct and support subordinates’ activities to achieve objectives and set budgets by providing necessary resources and creating an enjoyable work environment to ensure quality and high performance
• Facilitate the monitoring of the quality of our product and the performance of our personnel
• Assign, track and manage tasks/projects that are sent to staff/supervisors to prepare
• Take an active role in developing staff and supervisors
• Continually build and nurture an internal and external network and leverage effective relationships to develop new business opportunities
• Manage and oversee real-time and monthly billing functions and collections, and monitor additions to WIP, aging and write-downs
• Facilitate and participate in 'in-house' CPE and training activities

Qualifications

• CPA, EA or JD required (CPA preferred)
• Minimum 10 years of public accounting experience
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Well‑developed decision‑making skills and initiative to make those decisions
• Work calmly and effectively under pressure
• Prioritize a heavy work load and remain organized

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment‑based visa sponsorship now or in the future. CRI will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this position or future positions (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment‑based visa).

Benefits: 21 PTO days, 9 paid holidays, company‑paid long‑term disability and life insurance. Employees also have access to Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurance, dental, vision, short‑term disability coverage, parental leave, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) retirement plan.