Tax Director - Houston, TX

Mauldin & Jenkins; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthy work/life balance

Technology advanced environment

Team-oriented culture

Job summary

Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC seeks a Tax Director for its Tax Department in Houston, TX. This role requires leadership in client service, expertise in tax codes, and the ability to manage relationships effectively.

The ideal candidate will have a strong tax background with at least 9 years of experience and comprehensive understanding of tax implications. The company offers a competitive salary and emphasizes a culture that values employee input and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of tax experience is required.
• Comprehensive understanding of tax code/rules and implications.
• Experience preparing returns and researching complex tax issues.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a supervisor to ensure client work is performed within time, scope, budget.
• Leads client meetings.
• Researches and reviews work papers for various book to tax differences.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Business development

Education

Undergraduate degree

Master's degree

CPA certification

Job description

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

Job Location

Houston, TX 77056

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 thinks 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 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 to ensure conclusions are consistent with firm policies and professional standards and determines implications and the best course of action for the client.
• Understands and follows all firm policies, AICPA ethics rules, Circular 230 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

• We encourage a healthy work/life balance by providing tools, compensation, and benefits to achieve a high quality of life.
• Technology advanced, dynamic and friendly work environment.
• Your goals and ideas matter – you are an integral part of the team.
• Dynamic environment where employees are eager to succeed.
• Your voice matters and we listen better at the company and our employees.

Company 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.