Senior Tax Leader — CPA/EA/JD, 10+ Years Experience

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 21 days

Paid holidays

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Short-term disability

Parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C. in Nashville seeks a senior tax professional to lead review of complex tax returns, advise clients, and develop staff. This role demands strong leadership, deep public accounting expertise, and a proactive approach to evolving tax law.

Ideal candidate holds a CPA/EA/JD with 10+ years in public accounting, and excels at client relations, team development, and billable performance in a dynamic firm setting.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Work under pressure

Client communication

Organizational skills

Education

CPA, EA or JD

Job description

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C. in Nashville seeks a senior tax professional to lead review of complex tax returns, advise clients, and develop staff. This role demands strong leadership, deep public accounting expertise, and a proactive approach to evolving tax law.

Ideal candidate holds a CPA/EA/JD with 10+ years in public accounting, and excels at client relations, team development, and billable performance in a dynamic firm setting.