Staff Tax Accountant

Launch Tennessee; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting firm is seeking a Staff Tax Accountant to join their remote team. This role involves preparing tax returns, conducting tax research, and ensuring high accuracy in financial documentation. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills. A collaborative, inclusive culture and comprehensive benefits await you in this vibrant workplace.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision

401k with company match

Generous PTO policy

Annual in-person summit

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in accounting and tax preparation preferred.
• Enrolled Agent (EA) or CPA candidate preferred, but not required.
• Proficiency in managing tasks in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tax returns for individuals, corporations, and partnerships.
• Perform tax research and assist with planning projects.
• Respond to IRS notices and manage client communications.

Skills

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Communication

Critical Thinking

Tax Law Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel

QuickBooks Online

Tax Preparation Software-Ultratax

Job description

Accountfully is a full service accounting and tax firm that helps businesses ranging from pre-revenue to over $10million in revenue per year, with all of their accounting needs. At Accountfully we believe "People are Greater than Numbers." We pride ourselves on having an engaging, fun, and collaborative culture for our teams. We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer this role as a remote opportunity.

Staff Tax Accountant’s Embody Accountfully’s Core Values Which Include:

• Growth Mindset: learning and growing as a professional and in their role
• Solutions Oriented: proactively solving problems and earning efficiencies
• Teamwork: working together to accomplish goals
• Integrity: consistent and professional in all interactions
• Accountability: ownership of quality work products

What We’re Looking For in a Staff Tax Accountant:

• Basic financial statement understanding.
• Problem solver, independent thinker, asks thoughtful questions.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Identifies opportunities for efficiencies in day to day workflow.
• Proficiency with time management and meeting deadlines while managing multiple client projects.
• Flexibility to adapt to firm and client specific practices.
• Demonstrates a high level of initiative and self-motivation, thriving in independent work settings to proactively drive tasks and projects to successful completion with minimal supervision.

Our Staff Tax Accountants Are Equipped To Manage The Following Areas Of Responsibility:

• Prepare tax returns and supporting work papers for individuals, C corporations, S corporations, and partnerships.
• Prepare extension calculations and quarterly estimates.
• Perform tax research.
• Assist with tax planning projects.
• Respond to notices from the IRS and other taxing authorities.
• Assist with other ad-hoc tax projects.
• Represent Accountfully with a high-level of professionalism in all communications.

Our Staff Tax Accountants Bring the Following Education and Experience to the Role:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• One to two years experience in accounting and tax preparation in a public accounting firm.
• Enrolled Agent (EA), CPA or CPA candidate preferred, but not required.

Our Staff Tax Accountants Bring the Following Skills to the Role:

• A knack for producing work with a high-level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills.
• Tax Law Knowledge.
• Debit and credit understanding.
• Systems Knowledge (Time Tracking, Excel, QuickBooks Online, Task Organizer and Workflow Management, Tax Preparation Software-Ultratax).
• Ability to manage time and workload in a remote environment.
• Professional, kind and proactive in all client-facing communication (written and on camera).

Accountfully Offers Our Staff Tax Accountants:

• A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, short-term disability insurance.
• A 401k with a company match.
• Twelve company-paid holidays and a generous PTO policy including rollover days.
• A fun, collaborative, and engaging remote-first work environment, including an annual in-person summit.
• A client book of a wide range of company types and sizes, many of them are mission-focused and impact-driven.