Tax Manager

Cherry Bekaert; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance bonus

Career development

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert is seeking a Tax Manager in the Fort Lauderdale/Coral Gables area to act as a trusted advisor for clients, manage complex tax engagements, and lead tax teams. You will drive planning opportunities, ensure high-quality delivery, and mentor Tax Associates and Seniors while delivering exceptional client service.

The role requires CPA licensure, a strong public accounting background, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; Master’s degree in Accounting or Taxation preferred.
• Active CPA license required.
• 4+ years of public accounting experience, including experience managing client engagements and leading teams.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Strong project management, organizational, and client relationship management abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a commitment to delivering superior client service.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, managing relationships, communications, deadlines, and engagement deliverables.
• Manage clients’ tax compliance needs, anticipate tax and business issues, and identify tax planning opportunities that support their strategic goals.
• Lead tax engagements from planning through delivery, ensuring quality, accuracy, and timely completion.
• Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and ongoing professional development to Tax Associates, Seniors, and other team members.
• Deliver regular performance feedback and help foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment.
• Leverage your technical tax knowledge, project management skills, and business acumen to solve complex client challenges.
• Collaborate with colleagues across service lines to provide integrated solutions and outstanding client service.

Skills

CPA license

Leadership

Client relationships

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Master's degree in Accounting or Taxation

Job description

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative advisory, assurance, and tax services to clients across a variety of industries. Our Core Tax Services team is seeking a Tax Manager to support our Fort Lauderdale / Coral Gables market. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to clients, managing complex tax engagements, identifying planning opportunities, and developing high-performing tax professionals while delivering exceptional client service.

As a Tax Manager, You Will

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, managing relationships, communications, deadlines, and engagement deliverables.
• Manage clients’ tax compliance needs, anticipate tax and business issues, and identify tax planning opportunities that support their strategic goals.
• Lead tax engagements from planning through delivery, ensuring quality, accuracy, and timely completion.
• Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and ongoing professional development to Tax Associates, Seniors, and other team members.
• Deliver regular performance feedback and help foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment.
• Leverage your technical tax knowledge, project management skills, and business acumen to solve complex client challenges.
• Collaborate with colleagues across service lines to provide integrated solutions and outstanding client service.

What You Bring To The Role

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; Master’s degree in Accounting or Taxation preferred.
• Active CPA license required.
• 4+ years of public accounting experience, including experience managing client engagements and leading teams.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Strong project management, organizational, and client relationship management abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a commitment to delivering superior client service.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Our shared values that foster inclusion and belonging including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust, and mutual respect
• The opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you
• A collaborative environment focused on enabling you to further your career growth and continuous professional development
• Competitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing
• Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work
• Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures

Benefits Information

Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The salary range for this position is included below. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

Pay Range

$105,000 - $171,600

About Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. https://careers.cbh.com/legal-disclosures/ contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States.Cherry Bekaert will not provideworksponsorship for this position.

Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at https://careers.cbh.com/ and follow us onLinkedIn,Instagram, Twitterand Facebook.

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