Tax Senior - Commercial

Elliott Davis; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time away

Flexible work schedules

Wellness benefits

Professional coaching

Leadership and career development

Job summary

Elliott Davis is seeking a Tax Senior in Chattanooga to apply advanced tax knowledge to flow-through and individual returns, review engagements, and analyze complex transactions.

You will gather data from clients and third parties, conduct tax research, and direct multiple engagements while mentoring junior staff. This role offers growth within a collaborative, inclusive culture and ample development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Apply tax knowledge to intermediate level flow-through returns and all levels of individual returns.
• Review basic tax return engagements.
• Analyze business transactions.
• Review and guide staff on tax returns.
• Gather data from client, A&A, and third party sources.
• Conduct tax research with alternatives to satisfy client objectives.
• Resolve open items on engagements and manage workload.
• Teach and oversee staff through engagements; delegate tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and professional guidance to staff.
• Collaborate to identify opportunities among existing clients.
• Participate in firm committees and events for professional growth.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA certification or progress towards CPA

Job description

Who We Are

Elliott Davis pairs forward-thinking tax, assurance and consulting services with industry-leading workplace culture. Our nine offices — located in the fastest growing cities in the US — are built on a foundation of inclusivity, collaboration, and collective growth. We work daily to provide exceptional service to our people, customers, and our communities. Audit and assurance services are provided by Elliott Davis, LLC (doing business in NC and D.C. as Elliott Davis, PLLC), a licensed CPA firm.

Who We Are

Elliott Davis pairs forward-thinking tax, assurance and consulting services with industry-leading workplace culture. Our nine offices — located in the fastest growing cities in the US — are built on a foundation of inclusivity, collaboration, and collective growth. We work daily to provide exceptional service to our people, customers, and our communities. Audit and assurance services are provided by Elliott Davis, LLC (doing business in NC and D.C. as Elliott Davis, PLLC), a licensed CPA firm.

Are you the right fit for this Tax Senior opening? If so, we would love to hear from you!

What You’ll Do

• Apply tax knowledge to intermediate level flow-through returns and all levels of individual returns
• Review basic tax return engagements
• Work effectively in analyzing business transactions
• Perform complete & efficient reviews of individual and business tax returns while providing guidance to other staff
• Gather data from client, A&A department, and third party sources
• Perform tax research with view for alternatives to satisfy client’s objectives
• Resolve all open items/issues encountered on assigned engagements
• Direct and control concurrent assignments to successful completion
• Bottom-line management of assigned engagements and individual productivity opportunities
• Teach, develop and oversee staff through engagements; delegate assignments and tasks
• Provide honest, objective and constructive feedback in timely manner to staff
• Collaborate to identify and sell opportunities among existing clients
• Serve as a mentor and role model through active participation in firm committees, departmental matters and events

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2+ years of recent public accounting experience
• CPA certification or significant progress towards certification
• Ability to prepare and/or review complete set of financial statements
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Effective analytical and problem-solving ability
• Strong time and work management skills

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US

We believe that when our employees are able to thrive in all facets of life, their work and impact are that much greater.

That's Right – All Aspects Of Life, Not Just Your Life As An Employee, Because We Understand That There's Life Beyond Your Job. Here Are Some Of The Ways Our Work Works For Your Life, Your Growth, And Your Well-being

• generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
• flexible work schedules
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible)
• first-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
• one-on-one professional coaching
• Leadership and career development programs
• access to Beyond: a one-of-a kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally

Ada Requirements

The physical and cognitive/mental requirements and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Regularly required to remain in a stationary position; use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; and to talk or hear, both in person and by telephone
• Required to have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Cognitive/Mental Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Use written and oral communication skills.
• Read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Observe and interpret situations.
• Work under deadlines with frequent interruptions; and
• Interact with internal and external customers and others in the course of work.