Tax Manager

Ascendo Resources; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendo Resources is seeking a highly motivated Tax Manager for a leading regional CPA practice in the Miami area. The role focuses on tax strategy, compliance, and post-tax profitability while supporting partner-level advancement.

The ideal candidate will review returns for various entities, manage engagements, and ensure high-quality work with strong client relationships. CPA licensure or eligibility is required, with a bachelor’s degree in accounting or taxation and an optional master’s in

Qualifications

• CPA license required or eligibility to take CPA exam.
• Bachelor’s in Accounting or Taxation; Master’s in Taxation is a plus.
• Proven analytical and technical skills.
• Strong communication, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work across cross-functional, entrepreneurial teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Client service orientation and relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Review tax returns for individuals, partnerships, and corporations.
• Review tax adjustments to financial statements to prepare returns.
• Contribute high-quality work through technical expertise, compliance, and business acumen.
• Manage engagements, resources, people, and client expectations.
• Handle complete client engagement and relationships.
• Ensure clear expectations with clients on deadlines and milestones.
• Oversee engagement budgets and due dates; deliver on time and on budget.
• Handle firm administrative functions such as time, billing, collections, and change orders.

Skills

CPA License

Analytical and technical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Taxation

Master’s Degree in Taxation

Job description

Our client, a leading regional CPA practice is seeking a highly motivated Tax Manager to join it's dynamic Tax Services division. This role is focused on helping businesses with tax strategy, ensuring tax compliance, increasing post-tax profits, and providing application support to achieve the best corporate tax practices. If you are looking for career advancement with a clear path to Partner-level, and want to be part of an environment where you can learn, develop, and contribute, this role is for you!

Company

Mid-size regional CPA firm headquartered in Miami with with offices across South Florida. One of thepremier boutique firms in South Florida with 80+ years of service including planning and tax compliance services for domestically and internationally based clients in diverse industries.

Role Responsibilities

• Review tax returns for individuals, partnerships, and corporation
• Review tax adjustments to financial statements to prepare returns
• To contribute the highest quality work product through rigorous development of technical expertise, compliance assurance, and business acumen.
• Confidently and effectively manage engagements, resources, people, and client expectations to achieve the results required to maintain profitable and lasting client relationships.
• Consistently handle the complete client engagement and relationship.
• Ensure expectations are clear with the Client Ambassador on deadlines and expectations.
• Employs a reliable system for fulfilling responsibility for overall client engagement workflow of a particular client or clients.
• Establish engagement project budgets and due dates
• Completes engagements on time, on budget, with highest quality.
• Effectively handle firm administrative functions and projects as assigned by partners. This includes time, entry, billing, collections, change orders, and utilizing firm metrics to measure performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Taxation; Master’s Degree in taxation is a plus
• CPA License or eligibility to take CPA exam
• Experience using tax preparation software and applications.
• Excellent analytical and technical skills
• Great communicator with the ability to convey both analysis and findings to management and external clients (verbal and written)
• Ability to work in cross-functional, entrepreneurial atmosphere to achieve measurable results and improve existing processes.
• Ability to work on multiple projects at a given time.
• Motivated to meet client deadlines and provide superior client service
• A team player with strong relationship skills