Tax Director - Covington, LA

Mauldin & Jenkins; Covington (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC is seeking a Tax Director to lead the Tax Department. The role emphasizes client service excellence, strong leadership, and the ability to apply tax laws to diverse client situations.

The candidate will manage engagements, supervise staff, and develop client relationships while identifying opportunities for service expansion. CPA is required and 9+ years of tax experience is expected.

Qualifications

• CPA is required.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills are essential.
• Experience researching complex tax issues and applying tax law.

Responsibilities

• Supervise client work to meet time, scope, and budget.
• Manage engagement expectations and communicate with clients.
• Build and maintain client relationships at appropriate levels.
• Identify opportunities for additional services and provide timely responses.

Skills

CPA

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Tax research

Education

Undergraduate degree

Master’s preferred

CPA license

Job description

Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC is seeking a Tax Director for their Tax Department. We are a Top 100 CPA Firm and have been one continuous entity since 1918.

Job Responsibilities

CLIENT SERVICE EXCELLENCE

• Acts as a supervisor to ensure client work is performed within time, scope, budget
• Sees the big picture for the client’s business, objectives, and industry and think creatively to solve business problems as well as team conflict
• Manages engagement and client expectations, ensures satisfaction and communicates upward
• Builds and maintains client relationships through direct contact at appropriate levels of the organization on assigned engagements; consistently provides timely response to client and internal requests
• Additional duties as assigned

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT/RELATIONSHIPS

• Assesses problem/issue materiality and interprets the implications for the client; understands the client’s tolerance for risk
• Leads client meetings
• Builds and maintains client relationships through direct contact at appropriate levels of the organization on assigned engagements; consistently provides timely response to client and internal requests
• Builds knowledge of the firm’s services and effectively presents ideas to clients that result in additional services

EXPERTISE

• Researches and reviews work papers for various book to tax differences
• Ability to apply relevant tax law to particular clients and circumstances
• Demonstrates an understanding of and applies tax planning concepts
• Strong understanding of tax codes, regulations, rulings and case law
• Recognizes industry trends and the potential opportunities for savings & risk reduction applicable to the client’s business and tax burden
• Reviews research findings, tax returns, and client tax work papers ensure conclusions are consistent with firm policies and professional standards and determine implications and the best course of action for the client
• Understands and follows all firm policies, AICPA ethics rules, Circular 230,
• 6694 and other professional standards

PRODUCTIVITY & BUSINESS GROWTH

• Seeks business development opportunities through new or existing contacts
• Understands our business, how we generate profit and has the ability to this tactically and act quickly to capitalize on an opportunity

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required, Master’s preferred
• CPA required
• 9+ years of tax experience is required
• Comprehensive understanding of tax code/rules and implications
• Experience preparing returns and researching more complex tax issues
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills

How You’ll Grow

In addition to on-the-job training, you will also attend industry-specific training. We also provide many hours of cutting edge technology training each year.

Salary:

Competitive

Benefits

At M&J, we don’t ask you to give up your personal life for your career; we encourage a healthy work/life balance by providing you with the tools, compensation, and benefits to achieve a high quality of life.

Mauldin And Jenkins Culture

Your goals and ideas matter at Mauldin & Jenkins - you are an integral part of our team, working with other like-minded professionals in a technologically advanced, dynamic and friendly environment. Our dynamic environment is where employees are eager to succeed. Your voice matters at M&J and we continually listen better the company and its employees.