Tax Senior / Supervisor

Calqulate; Oxnard (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Overtime pay

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Calqulate seeks a Tax Senior/Supervisor to join a well-established regional CPA firm. The role offers a balanced work-life, strong benefits, and potential bonuses.

Hybrid schedule allows several days weekly remote work with overtime paid at time and a half and a fast track to management. Responsibilities include handling diversified accounting and tax work under supervision, supervising staff, and preparing complex tax returns including dissolution or liquidation scenarios.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of public accounting experience with growing complexity in accounting and tax work.
• Requires Bachelor's (or Master's) in accounting; CPA path preferred.
• Active CPA license or progress toward CPA exam; licensed members in good standing with AICPA if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Performs diversified accounting and tax assignments under supervision of supervisor/partner.
• Directs assistants; reviews work and instructs as needed.
• Prepares and indexes working papers per GAAP to verify accuracy of client matters.
• Prepares complex tax returns, including dissolution or liquidation scenarios.
• Suggests client tax planning ideas to supervisors/partners.
• Supervises staff accountants and assistants; assigns tasks and ensures revisions are completed.

Skills

Accounting proficiency

Tax knowledge

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Master's degree in accounting

Job description

TAX SENIOR / SUPERVISOR

Well established, highly profitable regional CPA firm seeks a Tax Senior to add to their growing staff. We offer a very reasonable work life balance, excellent benefits including large potential bonuses, overtime paid at time and one half, and a fast track to management.Hybrid work schedule with several days weekly working from home if preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs diversified accounting and tax assignments under the direction of supervisor, manager or partner.
• Demonstrates competency in technical skills, work quality, and application of professional and Firm standards.
• Directs and instructs assistants, where applicable, in work to be performed and working paper review.
• Prepares and indexes working papers; performs various procedures established under generally accepted accounting principles to verify accuracy and validity of client’s financial matters.
• Prepares complicated tax returns and returns on dissolution or liquidation.
• Suggests client tax planning ideas to supervisor, manager, or Partner.
• Prepares routine correspondence to client for approval and signature of a Partner; writes comments for management letters.
• Supervises staff accountants and assistants with assignments, instructs them in work to be performed, reviews work done and directs necessary revisions.

Qualifications

• At least three to five (3 to 5) years’ experience in public accounting, demonstrating a progression in complexity of accounting tasks and tax knowledge.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or master’s degree in accounting.
• Minimum of forty (40) hours of continuing professional education is required each year.
• Either hold a current and valid CPA’s license or be working toward obtaining the license by taking and passing the applicable state CPA exam.
• If licensed, should be a member in good standing with the AICPA.