Tax Director

Gaines & Associates, PC.; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Comprehensive benefits package

Vacation/PTO

CPE development support

Performance-based bonus

Job summary

Gains & Associates, PC (GAPC) seeks a Tax Director to shape a growing, multidisciplinary tax function and drive strategic growth within a dynamic advisory platform.

You will partner with CFO advisory, M&A, valuation, and legal affiliates to design and implement scalable tax structures, standards, and client experiences for fast‑moving entrepreneurial clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting or tax advisory.
• Deep knowledge of federal, state, and pass-through taxation.
• Strong proficiency with high-net-worth and entrepreneurial clients.
• Experience with tax planning for growing businesses (entity choice, restructuring, M&A).
• Strong technical review skills and ability to manage complex engagements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and client relationship management.
• CPA required.
• Experience building or improving a tax function is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the firm’s tax strategy, processes, and service delivery model.
• Oversee all tax planning, compliance, and advisory engagements.
• Establish standards for quality, workflow, review, and risk management.
• Mentor and develop staff; grow a high-performing tax team.
• Collaborate with leadership on service-line integration and firm growth strategy.
• Serve as primary tax advisor for high-growth entrepreneurial clients.
• Provide tax planning, structuring, and optimization aligned with business goals.
• Lead tax strategy for clients experiencing scaling, acquisitions, restructurings, and exits.
• Work closely with GAPC’s CFO and M&A teams on transactions, modeling, and diligence.
• Support specialized advisory areas (trusts & estates, entity structuring, multi-state issues).
• Manage and review federal, state, and local tax returns (individual, corporate, partnership).
• Oversee tax research and technical memorandums.
• Monitor changes in tax law, proactively advising clients & firm leadership.
• Strengthen workflow, quality controls, and tax documentation practices.
• Oversee the adoption of technology and workflow tools to increase efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Tax planning

Client advisory

People management

Business advisory

Education

CPA certification

Job description

GAPC (Gaines & Associates, PC) is a fast-growing CPA–Business Advisory and Consulting firm serving clients nationwide. We offer a collaborative, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment where talented professionals can grow their expertise, make an impact, and build long-term client relationships.

Why This Role Matters

Gaines & Associates, PC (GAPC) is entering a new phase of growth. What began as a boutique CPA firm has become a multidisciplinary financial and advisory platform serving fast-growing entrepreneurial businesses across the U.S. — combining CPA services, CFO advisory, M&A support, business strategy, legal integration, and operational consulting.

We are now building a next-generation tax practice that integrates tax strategy with our broader CFO, business advisory, IT and transactional services. This isn’t a maintenance role, it’s a build, lead, and elevate role.

We are looking for a Tax Director who is excited to shape the tax function of a firm that is doubling in capabilities, expanding into new verticals, and preparing for future-scale growth.

If you’re a senior manager or principal-level tax professional who wants to escape the assembly-line feel of larger firms and step into a high-impact leadership role, this is the opportunity.

The GAPC Advantage

As Tax Director, you will:

• Build a modern tax practice - You will design structure, standards, processes, and client experience from a clean foundation as we scale strategically.
• Be part of an integrated advisory platform - You will work hand-in-hand with our CFO advisory, M&A, valuation, legal affiliates, and strategic planning teams.
• Become a key partner to fast-growing, entrepreneurial clients - Our clients look to us as full-spectrum advisors, not just annual preparers.
• Grow into a larger leadership role as the firm expands - This position is structured to scale in responsibility and influence as GAPC continues to grow, with increasing leadership authority, strategic involvement, and firmwide impact over time.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Direction

• Lead and evolve the firm’s tax strategy, processes, and service delivery model
• Oversee all tax planning, compliance, and advisory engagements
• Establish standards for quality, workflow, review, and risk management
• Mentor and develop staff; grow a high-performing tax team
• Collaborate with leadership on service-line integration and firm growth strategy

Client Advisory & Relationship Management

• Serve as primary tax advisor for high-growth entrepreneurial clients
• Provide tax planning, structuring, and optimization aligned with business goals
• Lead tax strategy for clients experiencing scaling, acquisitions, restructurings, and exits
• Work closely with GAPC’s CFO and M&A teams on transactions, modeling, and diligence
• Support specialized advisory areas (trusts & estates, entity structuring, multi-state issues)

Technical & Compliance Oversight

• Manage and review federal, state, and local tax returns (individual, corporate, partnership)
• Oversee tax research and technical memorandums
• Monitor changes in tax law, proactively advising clients & firm leadership
• Strengthen workflow, quality controls, and tax documentation practices
• Oversee the adoption of technology and workflow tools to increase efficiency

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting or tax advisory
• Deep knowledge of federal, state, and pass-through taxation
• Strong proficiency with high-net-worth and entrepreneurial clients
• Experience with tax planning for growing businesses (entity choice, restructuring, M&A)
• Strong technical review skills and ability to manage complex engagements
• Excellent leadership, communication, and client relationship management
• CPA required
• Experience building or improving a tax function is a plus

Who Will Thrive in This Role

• Someone who wants to lead, not just execute
• Someone who feels under-leveraged or siloed in a larger firm
• Someone who enjoys entrepreneurial clients and fast-moving decision cycles
• Someone who wants to be part of building something ambitious — not just maintaining status quo
• Someone who sees tax strategy as part of the broader business strategy
• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus.
• 401(k) plan and comprehensive benefits package.
• Vacation/PTO.
• Continuing professional education and development support.
• Full-time (40+ hours/week).