Senior Tax Accountant

Distinct | North America; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Three weeks PTO increasing with tenure

Paid licensing fees

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Half day Fridays outside busy season

Collaborative office environment

Job summary

Distinct | North America is seeking a Tax Senior Reviewer to join our team in Virginia. You will review work, mentor junior staff, and help build trusted relationships with a diverse client portfolio across tax engagements.

This role offers growth opportunities within a collaborative, practitioner-led environment, focusing on technical excellence and proactive client service. You’ll be part of a firm that values clarity, teamwork, and long-term career development.

Qualifications

• Review work and support junior team members.
• Build strong client relationships and trust.
• Grow within a close-knit firm with proactive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Review work for the tax team and mentor junior staff.
• Develop client relationships and deliver high-quality tax services.
• Engage in technical discussions and contribute to firm growth.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Client relations

Mentoring

Job description

Most Tax Seniors don't leave because they're looking for a completely different job.

They're looking for a different experience.

One where they can keep developing, take on more responsibility and feel like the effort they're putting in is leading somewhere.

Because there comes a point in every public accounting career where preparing returns isn't enough anymore.

You want to review work, solve more technical problems, build stronger client relationships and become the person people naturally turn to when they need help.

The question is whether your current firm is giving you that opportunity.

If not, this might be exactly what you're looking for.

Why they're hiring

The firm has continued to grow through long standing client relationships and referrals, which means they're looking to strengthen their tax team with someone who's already built a solid foundation in public accounting.

This isn't about filling a gap.

It's about bringing in someone who wants to become an important part of the firm's future.

Rather than waiting until workloads become overwhelming, the Partners have chosen to invest in the team now. It's a proactive approach that's helped them build a reputation not only with their clients, but with the people who work there too.

Why this role is different

One of the biggest advantages of joining a smaller firm is that your career doesn't disappear into the background.

You'll work closely with experienced accountants and Partners who know who you are, understand your strengths and genuinely want to see you progress.

That means more opportunities to ask questions, get involved in technical discussions and learn from people who've spent years building successful careers in public accounting.

You're not waiting for an annual review to find out how you're doing.

As your confidence grows, so will your responsibilities.

You’ll review work, support junior members of the team and continue building relationships with clients who value having an accountant they know and trust.

It's the sort of experience that's difficult to find in a much larger firm.

The work itself

The client portfolio is broad, which keeps the work interesting.

You'll gain exposure to privately owned businesses, consultants, restaurants and a variety of other growing businesses, working across individual, corporate, partnership, trust and estate tax.

It's the variety that helps accountants become well rounded rather than highly specialised too early in their careers.

More importantly, you'll be surrounded by people who are happy to share their knowledge.

That's something candidates tell me they're looking for time and time again.

A place where asking questions is encouraged because everyone remembers what it was like to be building their own career.

What makes the firm stand out?

Every firm says they're supportive.

What impressed me here was how naturally that came across when speaking with the leadership team.

There wasn't a rehearsed speech about culture.

Instead, they talked about the people.

About helping each other through busy season.

About celebrating milestones together.

About creating an environment where people enjoy coming to work because they know they're respected by the people around them.

It's professional, without feeling corporate.

Ambitious, without becoming competitive.

The sort of place where people stay because they genuinely enjoy the people they're working with.

The practical bits

Alongside the opportunity itself, you'll also receive:

• Salary between $85,000 and $110,000
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Three weeks PTO, increasing with length of service
• Paid licensing fees
• Flexible spending account
• Disability insurance
• Half day Fridays outside busy season
• A collaborative office environment with flexibility when needed

Who tends to enjoy this role?

Usually someone who's reached the point where they want more than simply preparing tax returns.

Someone who enjoys the technical side of tax but also likes helping others develop.

Someone who's ambitious enough to keep progressing, but understands that finding the right firm matters just as much as finding the right title.

Because whilst they're hiring a Tax Senior Reviewer today, what they're really looking for is someone who wants to keep growing over the years ahead.