Tax Manager

Egreenservices; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 103,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Business Excellence Partners in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Tax Manager who can defend numbers to auditors and persuade a board. The role blends technical tax work with strategic storytelling, offering base pay of $103,000 to $150,000 and freelance flexibility.

You will turn raw ledgers into forecasts, clean the chart of accounts, support close with variance commentary, and stand in for the Tempe controller when needed.

Qualifications

• Forecasts from raw ledgers.
• Readable chart of accounts from messy data.
• Cost-accounting layer under every finance product line.
• Stand in for Tempe controller when close cannot wait.
• Build variance commentary for executives.

Responsibilities

• Turn raw ledgers into forecasts the finance team can actually plan against.
• Convert a messy chart of accounts into something a newcomer can read.
• Run the cost-accounting layer beneath every finance product line.
• Stand in for the Tempe controller when close cannot wait.
• Build variance commentary executives actually read top to bottom.

Skills

Forecasting

Chart of Accounts

Variance Analysis

Tax Compliance

Financial Reporting

Auditor Communication

Tools

Tax Software

Job description

A Tax Manager who can defend a number to an auditor and sell it to a board is rare; Business Excellence Partners is hiring exactly that. Everything about this Tax Manager post says trust — $103,000 - $150,000, freelance flexibility, and 6 years rewarded with real say.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn raw ledgers into forecasts the finance team can actually plan against
• Convert a messy chart of accounts into something a newcomer can read
• Run the cost-accounting layer beneath every finance product line
• Stand in for the Tempe controller when close cannot wait
• Build variance commentary executives actually read top to bottom

What You'll Bring

• A Tempe grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly
• Proven follow-through, measured in shipped things rather than good intentions
• Proven Account Reconciliation results, ideally seasoned in Tempe, AZ
• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter
• Hands-on experience with modern Tax Preparation workflows and tooling

Plenty of firms claim to do finance; Business Excellence Partners actually does it, and from Tempe no less, with a detail-loving stubbornness about quality. Burnout is treated as a system bug at Business Excellence Partners, not a badge of hands-on honor.

Beyond the $103,000 - $150,000 base, Business Excellence Partners invests in your growth through paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time.