Tax Manager

Frederick Fox; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Partnership path

Performance bonus

Licensure support

Professional dues coverage

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Continuing professional education

Job summary

Frederick Fox in Dallas–Fort Worth, TX, seeks an experienced Tax Manager to lead the tax practice. This role reports to the Managing Partner, with ownership potential and responsibility for reviewing deliverables and mentoring the tax team.

The Tax Manager will design workflows, oversee engagements from planning to delivery, and collaborate on tax technology and automation initiatives, including AI-enabled tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive public accounting tax experience.
• Demonstrated technical expertise across business tax compliance.
• Prior experience reviewing tax deliverables and providing constructive feedback to preparers.
• Team management or supervisory experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a small-firm environment with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident (no sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical reviewer and final quality gate for all tax deliverables prior to client release.
• Manage, mentor, and develop the firm’s tax team, including remote staff operating on U.S. Central Time.
• Build and refine tax workflow, standard operating procedures, and quality control processes.
• Oversee tax engagements from planning through delivery, including scoping, staffing, and client communication.
• Review business tax returns and related individual returns for a portfolio of small to midsize business clients across multiple industries.
• Serve as a technical resource to staff on complex compliance and planning matters.
• Partner with firm leadership on tax technology and automation initiatives, including AI-enabled tools.
• Respond to inbound client opportunities, scope engagements, and prepare proposals (no outbound business development required).

Skills

Public tax experience

Tax technical expertise

Reviewing tax returns

Team management

Strong communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Work authorization

Education

CPA credential

EA credential

Tools

TaxDome

Job description

Tax Manager

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | Hybrid

About the Client

We are partnering with a growing, founder-led CPA firm headquartered in DFW Metro, Texas, with a strong audit practice and a scaling tax function. Our client serves small to midsize business clients across a range of industries and are known for a culture of technical excellence, sustainable work-life balance, and long-term investment in the team.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Tax Manager to lead the tax practice. This is a newly created position reporting directly to the Managing Partner, with meaningful ownership of a growing book of business and a defined path to partnership for the right candidate. The Tax Manager will lead all review work, manage and develop the existing tax team, and design the workflow and processes that will support the practice as it continues to scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical reviewer and final quality gate for all tax deliverables prior to client release
• Manage, mentor, and develop the firm’s tax team, including remote staff operating on U.S. Central Time
• Build and refine tax workflow, standard operating procedures, and quality control processes
• Oversee tax engagements from planning through delivery, including scoping, staffing, and client communication
• Review business tax returns and related individual returns for a portfolio of small to midsize business clients across multiple industries
• Serve as a technical resource to staff on complex compliance and planning matters
• Partner with firm leadership on tax technology and automation initiatives, including AI-enabled tools
• Respond to inbound client opportunities, scope engagements, and prepare proposals (no outbound business development required)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive public accounting tax experience
• Demonstrated technical expertise across business tax compliance
• Prior experience reviewing tax deliverables and providing constructive feedback to preparers
• Team management or supervisory experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a small-firm environment with an entrepreneurial mindset
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident (this position is not eligible for sponsorship)

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or EA credential
• Experience managing distributed or offshore teams
• Familiarity with cloud-based tax platforms such as TaxDome
• Interest in tax technology, automation, and AI-enabled workflow
• Experience with nonprofit tax compliance is a plus but not required

What We Offer

• A predictable 40-hour work week for approximately 80% of the year, with peak season generally limited to 45 to 48 hours per week
• No weekend work, including during peak season
• Hybrid work arrangement with 2 days per week in our DFW office
• Defined and accelerated path to partnership for the right candidate
• Performance-based bonus structure tied to client work and practice growth
• CPA licensure support, including reimbursement of exam fees and paid study time
• Flexible sabbatical and extended leave policy
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Continuing professional education and professional dues coverage
• No travel required