Senior Tax Accountant

Your Talent Team; Town of Deerfield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking experienced professionals for a CPA-focused role in the Chicago area. You will interact regularly with clients, managers and partners, handling tax returns for various entities and conducting in-depth tax research to support structuring decisions.

This position offers significant advancement opportunities, strong compensation and comprehensive benefits. Join a firm known for its growth and the opportunity to advance quickly within a supportive, professional

Qualifications

• BS in Accounting or Taxation, MS in Accounting (MSA) or MST, or equivalent.
• CPA certification.
• Minimum 4 years of public accounting firm experience.
• Strong communication, tax research and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of business, partnership, not-for-profit and trust tax returns on a timely and efficient basis.
• Research tax issues and filing requirements.
• Perform complete and efficient reviews of basic individual, business and not-for-profit tax returns.
• Exhibit an understanding of clients’ business objectives and perform tax research to assist in tax structuring and modeling.
• Accept responsibility for and complete tasks in a timely fashion including managing multiple client projects at a time.
• Exhibit a desire to understand more complex business transactions and issues.
• Develop professional relationship with clients.

Job description

As one of the top CPA firms in the Chicago land area and a Great Lakes Regional Leader (Source: Crain’s Chicago Business and Accounting Today 2020), We are dedicated to helping our clients & people succeed. We offer an outstanding career path, significant growth & income potential and excellent, comprehensive benefits. We are seeking experienced professionals to join our team. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding professional environment where you will have opportunity for advancement and your talent will be respected and developed.

You’ll interact regularly with clients, managers and partners, and enjoy challenges that expand your knowledge. With us, you have the opportunity to gain knowledge and grow professionally at a fast rate.

Job duties include:

• Preparation of business, partnership, not-for-profit and trust tax returns on a timely and efficient basis.
• Research tax issues and filing requirements.
• Perform complete and efficient reviews of basic individual, business and not-for-profit tax returns.
• Exhibit an understanding of clients’ business objectives and perform tax research to assist in tax structuring and modeling.
• Accept responsibility for and complete tasks in a timely fashion including managing multiple client projects at a time.
• Exhibit a desire to understand more complex business transactions and issues.
• Develop professional relationship with clients.

Requirements:

• BS, MSA or MST in Accounting or Taxation
• CPA
• Minimum 4 years public accounting firm experience
• Strong communication, tax research and writing skills

We know what’s important in life:

• Work that is satisfying & rewarding.
• Excellent, competitive compensation & benefits.
• Outstanding advancement opportunities.
• People who are open & supportive.
• Surroundings that give you the freedom & opportunity to succeed.
• A chance to make a difference.
• A great team built on friendships.
• The opportunity to have your opinions heard and respected by management.
• A balance of hard work & fun. Year-round, we host parties & events that celebrate a sense of family & team spirit.
• Leading paperless office & other technology to enhance your efficiency.
• A professional development curriculum designed to continually build your technical & management skills.
• Business casual attire.
• Year-round flexible scheduling and summer Fridays.

We look forward to continued profitable expansion. As a member of the team, you will have many advantages including: a comprehensive, hands-on training program, direct client and Partner contact, diverse work and industry exposure, and outstanding salary and benefits, to name a few. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to become a key player in our firm