Tax Manager

Rea; Medina (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Short/Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Work From Anywhere option

Wellness Resources

4 weeks PTO

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Rea is seeking a Tax Manager to join our Medina or Independence, Ohio offices. You will advise clients on tax implications, lead a tax team, and manage complex tax engagements while ensuring compliance and strategic planning.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years of taxation experience, CPA certification, and a proven ability to develop client relationships and mentor staff. This role emphasizes leadership, communication, and a proactive approach to tax problems.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in taxation.
• Prior supervisory experience.
• CPA certification required.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Tax, Accounting or related field.
• Ability to lead and mentor teams and manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Ensures clients comply with authorities while minimizing tax and reporting burdens.
• Leads tax team and ensures adherence to firm policies and standards.
• Researches issues and communicates findings clearly.
• Builds relationships with clients to discuss federal tax concerns.
• Develops and implements efficient methods to maximize client benefits.
• Provides tax consultations and communicates high-level tax concepts.
• Maintains ongoing education through tax research and trends.

Skills

Taxation

Leadership

Client relationships

Strategic planning

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Tax/Accounting

CPA certification

Job description

Rea is a growing Top 100 business advisory & accounting firm providing our clients services intax, accounting, and business consulting. We have a ‘People First' culture and we focus on our employees' well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals and locations throughout Ohio, our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance for our team. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan.

Due to continued growth, we are looking to add a Tax Manager to our Medina or Independence Ohio offices. The Tax Manager has the exciting opportunity to join an experienced team of tax professionals and propel their accounting career forward.

The Tax Manager is responsible for advising clients on the tax implications of their business objectives, evaluating and selecting alternative actions to lessen tax burden and cost of compliance, identifying different methods of complying with tax regulations while acting as the primary client contact for complex tax issues. In this role, the Tax Manager is charged with applying knowledge to understand potential tax issues, and recognizing and communicating potential risks and changes in the tax policy. In addition, Tax Manager will be involved in networking and business development.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that clients comply with all applicable authorities, while minimizing tax and reporting burdens
• Ensures tax team complies with all Firm policies and standards
• Identifies when research is needed and clearly frames issues to be researched; concisely reports the analysis of research
• Builds relationships with clients to discuss a variety of federal tax concerns
• Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits
• Advises and provides tax consultations, and communicate high-level tax concepts
• Develops a strong knowledge base through continual education by tax research, reviewing trends, and other practices
• Develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation
• Manages engagement workflow, engagement team resources, and engagement billing
• Leads and provides career guidance for the development and motivation of the tax team
• Provides verbal and written performance feedback to associates and senior associates
• Provides technical tax advice and planning services to a portfolio of projects
• Communicates with the IRS and state and local tax authorities

Requirements

• 5 - 8 years of prior experience in taxation
• Prior supervisory experience
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Tax, Accounting or related field
• CPA certification required
• Experience with federal tax compliance, federal tax accounting and provisions, tax analysis, and tax research
• Ability to be a person of influence utilizing strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Analytical, organizational, and project management skills
• Attention to detail and takes ownership
• Professionalism, integrity, and a positive attitude
• Proven success with business development and ability to challenge clients to reach their potential
• Able to travel up to 25%

Benefits

Rea offers a wide variety of benefits to help support our employees' health, wellness and financial goals.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• 'Work From Anywhere' option
• Wellness Resources
• Four (4) weeks PTO
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, of which three (3) are floating holidays

Rea does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from Rea's Talent team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. Rea will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers.