Tax Manager

Distinct | North America; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Overtime paid out or banked as PTO

5% profit sharing to 401(k)

Employee health insurance fully? — 7?

2–3 weeks vacation

6 sick days

9 holidays

Job summary

Distinct | North America in West Chester is seeking a Tax Manager to lead client engagements, manage a personal portfolio, review work, and mentor junior staff while contributing to the firm’s strategic direction. The firm offers hybrid schedule, flexible overtime options (paid or banked as PTO), and a clear path toward growth, including a Non Equity Partner track. Expect balanced, client‑facing work and collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Own client portfolio management responsibilities.
• Review work and mentor junior staff.
• Interest in and exposure to partnership track and firm strategy.

Responsibilities

• Look after your own clients and review work.
• Help the more junior people in the team.
• Get involved in bigger conversations about where the firm is heading.

Job description

Imagine finishing busy season with an extra few weeks of PTO. Or a nice chunk of extra money in your pocket.

That's essentially what this CPA firm in West Chester offers.

Any hours you work over 40 a week can either be paid out or taken back as PTO. And when you're putting in 55 to 60 hours during busy season, that can add up pretty quickly.

I actually think it's a really good way of doing things. You're probably going to work the extra hours anyway, so why shouldn't you get something back for them?

I've been speaking with the firm about a Tax Manager position, and there are a few other things I really like about it.

They're around 50 people with 10 Partners, so big enough to have some seriously interesting clients, including businesses with revenues up to $3 billion, but small enough that you'll actually

know the people you're working with.

And you won't be stuck in the office five days a week either.

Some people go in once or twice a week, others prefer a little more time in the office. They're pretty relaxed about it, provided the work gets done.

As a Tax Manager, you'd be looking after your own clients, reviewing work, helping the more junior people in the team and getting involved in the bigger conversations about where the firm is heading.

They're growing through acquisitions too, so there's a lot happening, and they've recently introduced a Non Equity Partner track for people who want to keep progressing.

A few things worth knowing:

• Hybrid working, with some people only in the office 1 or 2 days a week
• Overtime paid out or banked as additional PTO
• 5% profit sharing contribution to your 401(k)
• Employee health insurance fully covered
• 2 to 3 weeks vacation, 6 sick days and 9 holidays

Now, I appreciate that if you're already a Tax Manager, you're probably not short of recruiters telling you about great opportunities.

And I'm sure plenty of them sound exactly the same.

But I think the combination of flexibility, getting compensated for your extra hours and having a clear route to Partner makes this one worth a look.

Especially if you've been at a larger firm for a while and you're starting to miss actually knowing your clients, having a say in decisions and being able to pick up the phone to a Partner without booking three meetings first.

Or maybe you're a Tax Senior who's already doing a lot of the Manager level work and wondering when the title and salary are going to catch up.

Either way, I'd be happy to tell you a bit more.

And you really don't have to be actively looking. In fact, some of the best conversations I have are with people who are perfectly happy where they are, but just want to know what's out there.

Because there's a difference between being happy in your job and knowing you couldn't be happier somewhere else.