Tax Manager

R.D. Barnett PLLC; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual office environment

22 Vacation days

10 Holidays

40 Hours sick leave

401k Retirement with contributions

Medical and dental benefits

Optional cell phone coverage

Certification reimbursement

Continuing education opportunities

Paid volunteer days

Job summary

R.D. Barnett PLLC in Seattle is looking for a Tax Manager to enhance client relationships and manage projects effectively. The candidate should have a CPA license or EA certification along with over 5 years of public accounting experience, excelling in tax return preparation. The role offers a salary range of $110,000-$175,000, a flexible working environment, and various benefits, including 22 vacation days, medical, and retirement contributions. This firm values innovation and a proactive approach to taxes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of public accounting experience, including tax return preparation and review.
• Experience reviewing and/or approving tax returns and workpaper files.
• Experience billing clients, time tracking, and justifying value.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fantastic client service and manage projects internally.
• Coach and manage a team of young professionals.
• Continuously weigh the cost/benefit internally and with clients.

Skills

Communicative

Service-minded

Proactive

Organized

Eager

Practical

Valuable

Mentor

Innovative

Self-Aware

Education

BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related degree

Advanced degree in Accounting or Taxation

CPA license or EA certification

Job description

Tax Manager Opportunity

Our team is seeking a tax manager who is excited to deliver fantastic client service as well as manage projects internally. The ideal team member is confident in their ability to manage and maintain successful client relationships as well as develop and coach staff. To excel at our firm and to find lasting satisfaction in doing so, these traits should resonate with you:

• Communicative. You are a confident and transparent communicator in every aspect with expert written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Service-minded. You demonstrate a desire to deliver a superior customer experience and you don't mind taking out the trash, both literally and figuratively.
• Proactive. You're always one step ahead because you're an analytical thinker and can anticipate potential problems and needs, allowing you to be more efficient and provide better solutions.
• Organized. You know how to keep track of multiple projects, tasks, documents, and files, follow up on loose ends, and can readily locate a document or provide a status update.
• Eager. You enjoy working with a growing team of passionate professionals committed to changing the perception of how an accounting firm operates.
• Practical. You are more process driven than code head and can continuously weigh the cost/benefit both internally and with clients.
• Valuable. You are able to quantify the value you bring to clients and you are willing to defend that when questioned.
• Mentor. You take pride in coaching and managing a team of young professionals.
• Innovative. You scour tax articles and other news sources with the intent of discovering and implementing new ideas and solutions.
• Self-Aware. You know your audience and can expertly deliver the right message on the right platform in person, phone, email, Slack, LinkedIn, carrier pigeon, or fax (well only for the IRS).
• Above all else - HUSTLE. We enjoy working hard and reaping the benefits ("work hard play hard" is overused and cliche, but that's us). Let's acknowledge that public accounting is not an easy field, but it can be thoroughly enjoyable and challenging.

Other important things to bring to the table:

• Experience reviewing and/or approving tax returns and workpaper files
• Experience billing clients, time tracking, and justifying value
• CPA license, EA certification, or CPA eligible with 5+ years of public accounting experience, including tax return preparation and review
• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related degree and/or an advanced degree in Accounting or Taxation
• Ability to work up extra hours during tax season and extension season
• References from prior employers/supervisors/clients

What we offer:

• Salary Range: $110,000-$175,000 + signing and/or retention bonus (based on experience and ultimate expectations agreed upon by employee and the company)
• Casual office environment
• Ability to work remotely (though we do love it when people want to come to the office)
• 22 Vacation days established via vacation "bank"—you use it or lose it. We want all employees to take all allotted vacation days every year.
• 10 Holidays (6 scheduled and 4 floating)
• 40 Hours sick leave (same "bank" mentioned above)
• 2 Paid volunteer days (at least 1 of which we do as a team)
• 401k Retirement, with 3% employer contribution and 2% profit share minimum with additional discretionary amounts added for performance exceeding expectations
• Medical and dental benefits
• Optional cell phone coverage
• Certification, licensing, and professional membership reimbursement
• Continuing education and growth opportunities

Who we are. If you were to ask any of us what we do, we would tell you that we do the things that people can't or don't want to do. It might seem a little broad, but if you think about it, it really gets down to the root of who we are and why we're here (taxes). But we're also about more than public accounting--when it comes to serving our clients, we set ourselves apart by going beyond putting numbers on a page. And the three qualities or "uniques" that truly define us are 1. Entreprenurial, 2. Proactive, and 3. No bullshit. Seriously. We are #taxnerds and proud of it!

Sound interesting? Send us your resume!