Tax Manager

Distinct | North America; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct in Irvine, California, seeks a Tax Manager with 5+ years in public accounting to review and sign 1040s, 1120S and 1065s and run engagements. Hybrid work with an office in Irvine; compensation aligns with the OC band at $171k–$209k, above statewide ranges.

You’ll own client relationships, plan conversations with business owners, and mentor seniors while delivering high-quality tax work during a busy season.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in public accounting with review behind you.
• Comfortable being the client's first call.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and signing 1040s, 1120S and 1065s
• Running engagements from information request to delivery
• Planning conversations with owners, not just compliance
• Bringing on the seniors underneath you

Skills

Public accounting

Client relationships

Review of returns

Job description

Orange County pays its tax managers more than the rest of California does, and almost nobody who works there has checked.

The county band runs $171k to $209k. Statewide it's $139k to $169k. Same title, same returns, same busy season, somewhere between 30 and 40 grand between them. If you're a manager in Irvine or Tustin on a number that starts with a 1 and a 4, that gap is yours to go and get.

Hybrid, and the work is what a manager in a small to mid firm actually does. Reviewing the 1040s, 1120Ss and 1065s the seniors have prepared, running the engagements, holding the client relationships and being the person the owner rings in March rather than the partner.

The honest part: at that money you're expected to keep the clients, not just the returns. If you've been kept away from the relationships and handed the review file, the first 6 months will be a step up and it won't feel comfortable.

Why this firm

• $171k to $209k, against a statewide manager band of $139k to $169k
• Hybrid, with the office in Irvine
• Owner managed businesses and the families behind them
• You hold the client, not just the workflow
• Small to mid sized, so the partner is a person you know rather than a name
• The catch: relationship responsibility comes with the money

What you'll be doing

• Reviewing and signing 1040s, 1120Ss and 1065s
• Running engagements from information request to delivery
• Planning conversations with owners, not just compliance
• Bringing on the seniors underneath you

What you'll have

• 5 years or more in public accounting, with review behind you
• Comfortable being the client's first call