Tax Manager

Software Placement Group, SPG; Troy (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Supplemental Health plan

Continuing Education credits covered

401k Match

Job summary

Software Placement Group (SPG) is seeking a Tax Manager in Troy, Michigan to join a well-established public accounting firm. The role involves managing tax compliance and planning for individuals, businesses, and entities, reviewing returns, and advising clients with a collaborative team.

The position offers a hybrid schedule after onboarding, a base salary of $150k–$170k, and a performance bonus, along with health and life insurance, a 401k match, and other benefits.

Qualifications

• Experienced public accounting tax professional with manager-level capability.
• Strong individual and business tax review experience.
• Ability to manage client relationships and mentor/review staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage tax compliance and planning work for individual, business, and entity clients.
• Review tax returns and provide guidance to senior and staff-level team members.
• Serve as a client-facing advisor on tax, accounting, and planning issues.
• Help clients resolve practical bookkeeping/accounting issues that affect tax outcomes.
• Coordinate with assurance staff and other team members on overlapping client needs.
• Support clients across industries, with construction-industry experience considered a plus.

Skills

Tax compliance

Tax planning

Client relationship management

Mentoring staff

Reviewing tax returns

Education

CPA certification preferred

Job description

Location: Troy, Michigan | Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid model available after onboarding | Compensation: $150k-170k base plus performance bonus

Overview

A well-established public accounting firm serving clients across a broad range of industries is seeking a Tax Manager to join its growing team. The firm is known for a consultative, high-touch approach to client service and has a supportive internal culture, with continued growth driving the need for additional hires between tax seasons.

What you'll do

• Manage tax compliance and planning work for individual, business, and entity clients
• Review tax returns and provide guidance to senior and staff-level team members
• Serve as a client-facing advisor on tax, accounting, and planning issues
• Help clients resolve practical bookkeeping/accounting issues that affect tax outcomes
• Coordinate with assurance staff and other team members on overlapping client needs
• Support clients across industries, with construction-industry experience considered a plus

Required qualifications

• Experienced public accounting tax professional with manager-level capability
• Strong individual and business tax review experience
• Ability to manage client relationships and mentor/review staff

Preferred qualifications

• Smaller CPA firm, bookkeeping, or hands-on business accounting exposure preferred
• Construction-industry client experience a plus
• CPA strongly preferred
• Candidates seeking a heavily international tax-focused role are likely not aligned with the firm's current client mix

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: $150k-170k
• Performance bonus
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Health plan
• Continuing Education credits covered
• 401k Match

Why this role

This is a strong, growing firm with a wonderful culture and a supportive, consultative approach to client service, offering a hybrid schedule after onboarding and a comprehensive benefits package.