Senior Tax Associate

Distinct | North America; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay or extra PTO

Job summary

Distinct in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a tax professional with public accounting experience to prepare and review tax returns during the busy season.

The firm offers flexible options for extra hours: you can take overtime pay or additional PTO, based on your preference. They trust staff to get the job done without micromanagement and encourage independence.

A CPA is a plus, but not required; as the firm grows, there are opportunities to progress toward leadership roles, including Partner.

Qualifications

• Someone with public accounting experience who can prepare and review tax returns.
• A CPA would be great, but they're not going to dismiss someone just because they haven't got one.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review tax returns.

Skills

Public accounting experience

Tax return preparation

Tax return review

CPA preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

CPA license (preferred)

Job description

If you're going to work extra hours during tax season, you might as well get something for them.

That's the thinking at this firm, anyway.

Anything over 40 hours during busy season can be taken as extra pay or additional PTO.

And you get to decide which you'd prefer.

I know that won't sound particularly groundbreaking, but having spoken to enough people in public accounting, I also know it's not something every firm offers.

They're also pretty relaxed about how people work. They don't want to be checking up on you all day, and they're not interested in making everything more complicated than it needs to be.

If you're good at your job, they'll trust you to get on with it.

The firm is growing quite quickly, which is another reason I'm recruiting for them.

There's room to progress, including to Partner if that's what you're aiming for. But if it isn't, that's absolutely fine. They're not expecting everyone to have the same career ambitions.

What are they looking for?

Someone with public accounting experience who can prepare and review tax returns.

A CPA would be great, but they're not going to dismiss someone just because they haven't got one.

That's pretty much it.

Now, I'm not suggesting you should leave a job you're happy in just because another firm offers a few extra benefits.

But perhaps you're doing the same hours every tax season and getting nothing extra for it. Or you've been wondering whether there's somewhere you'd have a bit more freedom, or a better chance of progressing.

If that's the case, I'd be happy to tell you a bit more.

You don't need to have made your mind up about leaving. In fact, most people I speak to haven't.

And please don't overthink the application.