Tax Manager

Sherwood Staffing Partners; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Discretionary bonus

Profit sharing

10% new-client commissions

Job summary

Sherwood Staffing Partners in Woodland Hills, CA, seeks a Tax Manager for a CPA firm focused on tax, reviews and compilations. You will review returns, prepare more involved filings, and work directly with clients and partners.

Base salary ranges from $130,000 to $180,000 with discretionary bonus, profit sharing, and 10% new-client commissions. A 60-hour busy season is followed by a quieter year; 401(k) is available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years tax experience in public accounting.
• Active CPA license preferred.
• Experience with a mix of entity types, individuals and closely held businesses.
• Comfortable with both review and preparation.
• Direct client relationships and partner level access.

Responsibilities

• Review and prepare individual, partnership, corporate, and trust/estate returns.
• Work on financial statement engagements, mostly reviews and compilations.
• Handle tax planning and research for a varied client base.
• Serve as a main point of contact for clients.
• Mentor and review the work of staff and seniors.

Skills

Tax expertise

Public accounting

Client relationships

Mentoring staff

Review & prep

Education

Active CPA license preferred

Job description

Tax Manager | Woodland Hills, CA | $130K-$180K + Bonuses, Profit Sharing and New Client Commissions

About the Firm

Our client is a CPA firm in Woodland Hills that does tax work along with financial statement work, mostly reviews and compilations. Their client base is wide: real estate partnerships, small and mid sized businesses, service companies, online sellers, tech companies, high net worth individuals, and trust and estate clients.

Something worth knowing about this firm: they turn away more work than they take on. They would rather keep the client list manageable and do the work well than chase volume, and you can feel that in how the year is paced. Busy season runs January through April at roughly 55 hours a week. The rest of the year is relaxed, and people actually have their evenings and weekends back.

The Role

They are hiring a Tax Manager. The work is a mix of review and preparation, so this is not a pure review seat and it is not all prep either. You will review returns and financial statements, prepare the more involved returns yourself, and work directly with clients and partners.

What You'll Be Doing

• Reviewing and preparing individual, partnership, corporate, and trust and estate returns
• Working on financial statement engagements, mostly reviews and compilations
• Handling tax planning and research for a varied client base
• Serving as a main point of contact for clients
• Mentoring and reviewing the work of staff and seniors

What They're Looking For

• 5 or more years of tax experience in public accounting
• Active CPA license preferred
• Comfortable with both review and preparation
• Experience across a mix of entity types, individuals and closely held businesses
• Someone who wants direct client relationships and partner level access

Compensation and Benefits

• $130,000 to $180,000 base salary
• Discretionary bonus, historically in the range of $10,000 to $25, 000
• Profit sharing
• 10% of fees on any new clients you bring in, which continues while the client stays with the firm
• 401(k)

Why This One Is Different

Two things stand out. First, the pace: 60 hour busy seasons and a genuinely quiet summer and fall, with total overtime for the year usually staying under 200 hours. Second, the upside: if you have a book or you develop business over time, you get paid on it at 10%, which is unusual at a firm this size.