Tax Manager - Public Accounting

Salary: 125000 - 150000

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Posted: October 28 2024

Minimum Degree:

Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Growing CPA firm in North Central Phoenix is looking to add a Tax Manager to their staff.
 

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
  • Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, and other tax requirements.
  • Develop, implement, modify, and document record keeping and accounting systems
  • Demonstrate a high level of technical proficiency and an understanding of business issues relating to complex transactions
  • Conduct research on complex accounting and tax issues, and manage the research activities of assigned staff
  • Identify meaningful trends or patterns in interactions, situations, and technical data that suggest potential problems or solutions
  • Evaluate the costs, benefits, and risks of alternative solutions to clients’ challenges and needs
  • Manage engagement planning process, including budgeting, risk assessment, and strategic development
  • Participate in tax planning
  • Closely manage individual and team productivity, including realization, utilization, and engagement efficiencies
  • Stay current on business, accounting, and tax developments, and articulate potential implications to clients and/or their businesses
  • Prepare complex client correspondence, including recommendations, technical issues, proposals, etc.
  • Build expertise in one or more specialized industries, while also effectively performing as a generalist
  • Comprehend the operations, processes, and other aspects of clients’ businesses and industries, including significant accounting and tax issues
  • Look for value-add billing opportunities
  • Engage in the billing and collection process
  • Recognize value-added billing opportunities
  • Work overtime throughout the year, particularly preceding and during months with tax deadlines
  • Be knowledgeable of the firm’s wide-range of services available to clients, identify cross-selling opportunities, and help grow the firm’s practice and industry teams
  • Develop and maintain strong business relationships with clients, financial officers, referral partners, business leaders, and other professionals
  • Participate in networking, marketing, and business development events
  • Join and be involved with professional and community organizations
  • Generate new business opportunities while effectively managing personal workload
  • Attend training on technical issues and tax law updates
  • Direct and instruct all levels of staff accountants and take lead in client relationship management
  • Supervise staff and manage workflows
  • Lead staff professional training, perform staff reviews, and evaluate staff work product
  • Encourage effective use of firm’s tax and business software and technology
  • Foster an environment of mentoring and team work
  • Serve as a sounding board for staff to answer questions and address concerns
  • Assist with the recruitment of new and experienced accounting staff

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s in accounting or other relevant field required
  • Master’s in taxation preferred; Master’s in accounting beneficial
  • 3+ years public accounting experience with a concentration in small business and individual taxation
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license required


 

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