Tax Senior Manager

Your Talent Team; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses potential

5% 401(k) employer contribution

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking a Tax Senior Manager to join a well-established regional CPA firm. This hybrid in-office and home-based role can be based in the LA area, Woodland Hills, Oxnard, or Torrance, CA, with a strong path to Partner and generous benefits including a 5% 401(k) employer contribution and large potential bonuses.

Responsibilities include technical tax review, expert guidance, supervising staff, and handling government examinations with clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required; CPA license required.
• Seven to ten years of public accounting experience with tax complexity.
• At least two years' experience representing clients before taxing authorities.
• Minimum one year supervising and directing tax preparers.
• Forty hours of continuing education annually to maintain skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical tax review and approval of returns and examinations.
• Serve as subject matter expert in discipline or industry.
• Oversee large tax returns and delegate to preparers as needed.
• Manage client service responsibilities with partners.
• Delegate and manage governmental examinations; represent before authorities.
• Develop staff through recruiting, evaluations, and training.
• Ensure smooth flow of tax returns through preparation system and timely delivery.
• Oversee billing and collections processes.
• Prepare other reports and projects for partners.
• Research tax software for recommendations to partners.
• Participate in practice development through referrals and industry activities.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Technical tax review

Research skills

Client relations

Mentoring staff

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Master's degree in taxation

CPA license

Continued education (CE)

Tools

Tax software

Tax research software

Job description

Tax Senior Manager

Well established, highly profitable regional CPA firm seeks a Tax Senior Manager to add to their growing staff. The selected individual will work a hybrid in- office and home based schedule, and can base in an office in either L. A., Woodland Hills, Oxnard, or Torrance, CA. We offer a very reasonable work life balance, excellent benefits including large potential bonuses and a 5% employer contribution to your 401K program, and a fast track to Partner!

Responsibilities

• Performs technical tax review and approval of all tax returns and governmental tax examinations of any complexity.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in discipline or industry.
• Assumes full responsibility for larger tax returns and delegates to the various tax preparers as deemed necessary.
• Assumes client service responsibility for clients the Tax Senior Manager works directly with or clients where the responsibility is delegated from the Partner.
• Delegates and manages governmental tax examinations; may represent the client before the appropriate taxing authorities.
• Works to develop responsible, trained staff by assisting in recruiting, performance evaluations, development training aids, and acting as an instructor in professional development programs.
• Assumes responsibility for smooth flow of tax returns through the tax preparation system to assure accurate, complete and timely preparation and delivery of all clients’ tax returns.
• Accurate and timely billing and collection processes are made.
• Prepares other reports and projects as requested from time to time by the partners.
• Researches and evaluates tax preparation and tax research software for recommendation to partners.
• Participates in firm practice development efforts through involvement with referral sources, community and industry activities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of current tax laws.
• Proficiency in use of computer tax preparation, tax research, and tax planning software programs.
• Occasional overtime work required throughout the year. Heavy overtime work required from January 1 to April 15, may be in excess of 55 hours per week.
• Seven to ten years' experience in public accounting, demonstrating a proven progression in tax complexity, scope, and research.
• At least two (2) years' experience representing clients before taxing authorities.
• Minimum one (1) year experience supervising and directing work of tax preparers.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, master’s degree in taxation preferred.
• Minimum of forty hours of continuing education is required each year to maintain and develop technical and business skills.
• A current and valid certified public accountant’s license is required.
• Must be a member in good standing with the American Institute of CPAs.