Sr. Tax Accountant - Public Accounting

Markent Personnel; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Accounting Firm is seeking a Sr. Staff - Tax to manage complex returns for individuals, small businesses, and high-net-worth clients. You will lead tax projects, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with the Managing Partner to optimize client outcomes.

We value work-life balance, flexible scheduling, and a collaborative culture. Active CPA is preferred, with a degree in Accounting and strong expertise in UltraTax, QuickBooks, and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; CPA preferred or pursuing CPA.
• Experience with tax accounting and returns for individuals, small business, S-corps, partnerships.
• Client-facing role with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee tax returns for individuals, small businesses, S-corps, and partnerships.
• Mentor junior staff and coordinate with the Managing Partner.
• Consult on tax strategies and ensure on-time tax payments.
• Direct client-facing engagements and foster relationships.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Client facing

Leadership/mentoring

Tax accounting expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA preferred or pursuing CPA

Tools

UltraTax

QuickBooks

Excel

Job description

SR. STAFF - TAX - Public Accounting

You're an experienced professional tax accountant with depth in small-mid business and high wealth individuals. You love the work and helping your clients address complex tax scenarios.

But the hours are killing you. You're tired of missing personal and family events and you are looking for balance while you develop your career.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Our client is a well established public accounting firm focused on small business, high wealth individuals, and not for profits. They are known for being family friendly, providing flexibility that enables the staff to balance work and personal life.

The Sr. Staff - Tax role encompasses typical tax work: working directly with small business execs and their firms, consulting on tax strategies, overseeing returns, make sure tax payments are made accurately and on time, etc. Work with the Managing Partner to lead and mentor junior and mid level staff in preparing and managing returns. Key is working with clients to help them run their organizations smoothly with a minimum of hassle from a tax reporting and compliance perspective.

WHAT SETS THIS APART:

• Truly a great group of folks to work with. Very collaborative and team oriented environment. Truly no egos or politics.
• Overtime compensation: Time worked in excess of standard hours (37.5) can be paid out as straight time or banked as PTO.
• Managing partners are on site, easily accessible. Very personable.
• Great office environment and accessible location.
• Flexibility and balance with the rest of your life.

WHAT IT TAKES:

A passion for Tax Accounting and deep experience focused on it. A degree in Accounting. Active CPA preferred, but will consider the right experience or working towards a CPA. Experience with Tax Accounting and returns for individuals, small business, family business, S-Corps, partnerships, etc. You'll be in a client facing role a lot of the time, so strong interpersonal and relationship skills are key to success. The ability to dig into records and figure out ways to help the client. Adept at common software like UltraTax, Quickbooks, and Excel.