Tax Senior / Supervisor

H.T. Prof Executive Search; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Large potential bonuses

Overtime pay 1.5x

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

H. T. PROF Group in Torrance, CA, is seeking a Tax Senior for its growing team. The role features a hybrid schedule with several days weekly working from home if desired and strong benefits including potential bonuses and overtime pay.

The candidate will handle diversified accounting/tax work, supervise staff, prepare complex tax returns, and contribute to tax planning discussions, with a clear track to management.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of public accounting experience with increasing responsibilities.
• Maintains at least 40 hours of continuing professional education annually.
• Either holds a CPA license or is pursuing licensure.

Responsibilities

• Performs diversified accounting and tax assignments under supervision.
• Directs and instructs assistants and reviews working papers.
• Prepares and reviews complex tax returns and dissolution/liquidation returns.
• Suggests tax planning ideas and drafts client communications.

Skills

Public accounting

Tax knowledge

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Master’s degree in accounting

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.