Tax Manager (US)

DeCypher Financials; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybride; USD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DeCypher Financials, a Boston-based tax and accounting firm serving content creators and service-based businesses, seeks a tax lead to own the full tax cycle for a portfolio of clients. You will prepare and review returns, and lead tax recap calls explaining savings and outcomes.

Qualifications include CPA/EA designation, strong experience with 1040s, Schedule Cs, S-Corp and multi-state filings, and proficiency with cloud-based tax software. Leadership of junior staff is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience independently preparing 1040s and Schedule Cs.
• S-Corp / 1120S preparation experience, basis tracking and AAA accounts.
• LLC taxation and multi-state Nexus filing knowledge.
• Cloud-based tax software experience required.
• Bookkeeping literacy: read and reconcile P&Ls, balance sheets, K-1s.
• Active CPA or EA designation.
• Experience overseeing junior tax staff preferred.

Responsabilités

• Tax Preparation & Review for a portfolio of content creator clients.
• Lead tax recap calls to walk clients through savings and outcomes.
• Oversee staff accountant; review work before finalization.
• Provide written feedback to junior preparers when capacity allows.
• Handle client tax questions via TaxDome and resolve independently before escalation.

Connaissances

CPA/EA

1040 & Schedule C

S-Corp basis tracking

Cloud-based tax software

Bookkeeping literacy

Client communication

Staff coaching

Formation

CPA or EA designation

Outils

TaxDome

Lacerte/ProConnect

Description du poste

// TRANSMISSION — A WORD BEFORE YOU READ

Are you an “acting manager”? Doing manager-level work and still getting a senior title and senior pay? This role is for the person who's tired of that.

DeCypher Financials is a Boston-based tax and accounting firm built specifically for content creators and service-based businesses. Our clients are YouTubers, Instagram creators, and digital entrepreneurs; people with complex, fast-moving financial lives who need a firm that actually understands their world.

We're growing and looking to hire a key layer to our tax pod. This person will own the full tax cycle for a portfolio of content creator clients, from preparing and reviewing returns, to leading the tax recap call where you walk clients through what they saved. You'll have the opportunity to be involved in all areas of the client engagement and join key client meetings.

Responsibilities

Tax Preparation & Review

• Prepare and review 1040s, Schedule Cs, and 1120s for a portfolio of content creator clients, primarily under $1M revenue


• Build and use sub-schedules (work papers) to reconcile P&Ls before returns move forward


• S-Corp basis tracking and AAA accounts, must come in knowing this


• Catch prep errors before they reach the review stage


• Provide written feedback to junior preparers on errors when capacity allows

Client Communication

• Handle incoming client tax questions through TaxDome, resolve independently before escalating


• Join tax calls with clients and assist walking through their before/after savings, answer questions.


• Clear, concise written communication is a core part of this job; one message should answer the question, not create three more

Staff Oversight

• Oversee one staff accountant; review their work before it passes to the next stage


• Coach on return quality and provide first-time feedback

Requirements

• Proven experience independently preparing 1040s and Schedule Cs. No training provided


• S-Corp / 1120S preparation experience, specifically basis tracking and AAA accounts


• LLC taxation and multi-state / Nexus filing knowledge


• Cloud-based tax software experience required


• Bookkeeping literacy: able to read and reconcile P&Ls, balance sheets, and K-1s


• Active CPA or EA designation


• Experience managing or overseeing junior tax staff preferred


• Payroll and 401k knowledge (relevant for S-Corp clients on their own payroll) preferred


• Interest in AI tools and how they're changing the prep workflow


• Natural curiosity: this role requires ongoing research and learning, not repetitive execution