Tax Senior / Supervisor

H.T. Prof Executive Search; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

H. T. PROF Group seeks a Tax Senior to join their growing CPA practice. The role offers a strong work-life balance, robust benefits, potential bonuses, and overtime paid at time and a half. The firm operates on a hybrid schedule with several days weekly work-from-home options, supporting career advancement toward management.

The candidate will handle diversified accounting and tax work, supervise staff, and contribute to tax planning and client communications as part of a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in public accounting with progressive responsibilities.
• CPA license or actively pursuing CPA.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting and strong CPE commitment.

Responsibilities

• Perform diversified accounting and tax assignments under supervision.
• Demonstrate technical skills and adherence to firm standards.
• Direct and train assistants; review working papers and revisions.
• Prepare complex tax returns, including dissolutions/liquidations.
• Suggest client tax planning ideas to supervisors and partners.
• Prepare routine client correspondence and management letters.

Skills

Staff supervision

Client communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Master's degree in accounting

CPA license or in progress

Job description

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.