Tax Principal

6 Degrees Group; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

6 Degrees Group seeks a Tax Practice Leader in Atlanta, GA to guide tax engagements for closely held businesses and high-net-worth clients. You will manage planning, multi-state filings, consolidated returns, and advise on complex tax methods while mentoring a team of professionals.

The role offers hands-on leadership, ownership of engagement economics, and the opportunity to advance toward equity partnership in a people-focused firm.

Qualifications

• Active CPA license and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; Master of Taxation is a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting, including recent time at a mid-sized local or regional CPA firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead tax engagements for privately held businesses and high net worth individuals across C corps, S corps, partnerships, individuals, and trusts and estates.
• Develop tax planning strategies and handle complex areas like multistate filings, consolidated returns, and accounting methods.
• Stay hands-on reviewing work, while leading, training, and coaching staff, seniors, and managers.
• Own your engagement economics, including billing and realization, and build relationships with bankers, attorneys, and other referral sources.

Skills

Tax planning

Multistate filings

Consolidated returns

Staff coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Master of Taxation

Job description

One of our clients is looking to hire a Tax Practice Leader in Atlanta, GA. Our client is a well-established, CPA and consulting firm, and they are looking for a strong leader. They serve privately held businesses and the families who own them. You’d come in as the tax lead on client teams, sign returns, and act as the trusted advisor for a portfolio of sophisticated clients, and you’d be handed an existing book of business with no selling required. It’s a hybrid role at a people-focused firm that isn’t metrics-driven, with a real path to equity partnership.

Responsibilities:

• Lead tax engagements for privately held businesses and high net worth individuals across C corps, S corps, partnerships, individuals, and trusts and estates
• Develop tax planning strategies and handle complex areas like multistate filings, consolidated returns, and accounting methods
• Stay hands-on reviewing work, while leading, training, and coaching staff, seniors, and managers
• Own your engagement economics, including billing and realization, and build relationships with bankers, attorneys, and other referral sources

Qualifications:

• Active CPA license and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Master of Taxation a plus)10+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting, including recent time at a mid-sized local or regional CPA firm
• Strong command of business and individual tax, with experience on multistate and consolidated returns