Tax Manager (Remote)

present of AI; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fondo is seeking a Tax Manager to own federal and state tax compliance for a portfolio of startups, primarily C Corps, in the San Francisco area. You will consult, review returns, and liaise with outside agencies to ensure accurate filings.

Ideal candidates have several years of hands-on corporate tax work, with ProConnect, QuickBooks Online, and Excel. You will balance deadlines while maintaining organized client records in cloud tools and delivering insightful tax guidance.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on corporate tax work.
• ProConnect, QuickBooks Online and Excel proficiency.
• Ability to juggle multiple client deadlines.
• Experience reviewing returns and researching complex tax questions.
• Strong cloud-based record-keeping and file organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Own federal and state tax compliance and consulting for a portfolio of startups.
• Serve as the bridge between clients and outside tax agencies.
• Review returns, research tricky questions, and ensure timely delivery.
• Keep client projects and records organized in cloud tools.
• Provide tax research and problem solving to support clients.

Skills

Corporate tax

Deadline management

Client communication

Tools

ProConnect

QuickBooks Online

Excel

Job description

This role owns federal and state tax compliance and consulting for a portfolio of early stage and high growth startups, mostly C Corps, while acting as the bridge between clients and outside agencies. A strong candidate brings several years of hands on corporate tax work, comfort with ProConnect, QuickBooks Online and Excel, and the ability to juggle many client deadlines at once. Reviewing returns, researching tricky questions, and keeping client projects and records organized in cloud tools are central to the day to day.

How it fits the AI era

Much of the routine data entry, return review and filing tracking runs through software, so the manager spends less time on manual steps and more on judgment calls, research and client advice. The human side stays central: explaining positions to founders, handling unusual international questions, and deciding how to resolve problems that software flags. The role suits someone who can work alongside automation and check its output rather than compete with it.

How it builds AI experience

Working here means gaining exposure to a proprietary app that tracks client projects alongside established tax and bookkeeping tools, which builds fluency in automated finance workflows. A candidate can prepare by getting comfortable with cloud accounting platforms and learning how automation fits into return review and deadline management. Understanding how tax credits and compliance data move through software would be a practical edge for this team.

Worth showing

• Corporate tax returns C Corps
• ProConnect and QuickBooks Online
• International tax basics
• Tax research and problem solving

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About Fondo

An AI plus CPA bookkeeping and tax service for startups that automates monthly books and finds R&D tax credits, backed by a dedicated human accountant.