Senior Tax Associate

Blue & Co., LLC; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue & Co., LLC in Louisville, KY, is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Tax team. As a Tax Senior, you will lead tax engagements, develop client relationships, mentor staff, and contribute to innovative service delivery.

This role emphasizes advisory mindset and client service excellence, with growth opportunities within a collaborative firm. Ideal candidates have CPA eligibility, 3–6 years of tax experience in public accounting, strong communication skills, and the ability to travel to

Qualifications

• CPA certification or eligibility required or actively pursuing.
• 3–6 years of relevant tax experience in public accounting.
• Proven financial, analytical, technical and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent client service and desire to build business development skills.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and manage engagements, prioritize engagements and supervise/motivate staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel to client locations, mostly day trips; minimal overnight travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and manage all aspects of tax engagements.
• Prepare business and individual tax returns.
• Perform field work and monitor staff in tax engagements.
• Foster teamwork and knowledge sharing to enhance service delivery.
• Training and mentoring Staff Accountants.
• Continually learn and become a subject matter expert in your areas of interest.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Client service

Leadership

Education

CPA certification or eligible

Job description

Blue & Co., LLC, is a dynamic and innovative accounting firm that provides growth-committed entrepreneurial clients with accounting and consulting services.

We are currently seeking a talented Senior Associate to join our Louisville, KY office. As a Tax Senior, you will play a key role leading tax engagements as you begin to establish working relationships with clients, peers, and directors. You will continue to develop supervisory and management skills, benefit from ongoing training and mentoring, and work on a wide variety of challenging engagements. The ideal candidate will be promotable, have an advisory mindset, and possess a strong desire to build a career in client service.

• Plan, schedule and manage all aspects of tax engagements.
• Prepare business and individual tax returns.
• Perform field work to include the preparation of complex work papers along with monitoring the work paper preparation of Staff Accountants.
• Foster teamwork, innovative thinking, and knowledge sharing with team members to enhance service delivery.
• Training and mentoring Staff Accountants.
• Continually learn and become a subject matter expert in your area(s) of interest.

Position Requirements:

• CPA Certification or eligible and actively pursuing certification.
• 3-6 years of relevant tax experience in a public accounting firm.
• Proven financial, analytical, technical and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent client service and the desire to build business development skills.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and manage engagements, prioritize engagements and supervise/motivate staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel to client locations, mostly day trips; minimal overnight travel is required.

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Blue & Co., LLC, is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, veteran status, or any other protected category.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship.

Agency candidates will not be considered for this position.