Tax Senior

The role

The Tax Senior will run client engagements from start to finish, including planning, executing, and managing budgets. This role involves supervising staff, preparing complex tax returns, and researching tax matters.

What you will do

• Running client engagements from start to finish
• Supervising, training, and mentoring associates and interns
• Reviewing tax returns done by staff
• Preparing tax returns for complex individual, trust, partnership, corporate, and foreign tax clients
• Researching and consulting on various tax matters
• Responding to inquiries from the IRS and other tax authorities
• Recommending new tax strategies
• Determining profitability of potential acquisitions and mergers
• Identifying areas of tax reductions and savings
• Traveling to clients occasionally

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Minimum of 2+ years of progressive tax return preparation and compliance experience
• CPA license or in process of obtaining CPA license
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Tax software, ProSystems Engagement and CCH Axcess
• Proficiency in US GAAP, tax compliance, corporate consolidated returns, consolidated federal tax returns, partnership returns, and combined state tax returns
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, initiative, and leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to meet or exceed time constraints and goals
• Ability to work in a team environment, supervise staff and lead projects
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Maintains a high level of professionalism and consistently demonstrates respect for others

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in accounting, taxation, or equivalent

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Flexible Dress for Your Day dress code
• Telecommuting options
• Flex-time policies
• Summer hours
• Floating Summer Friday’s program
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employer contribution to life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• ESOP
• Client and employee referral bonus program
• Financial assistance toward the achievement of the CPA certification

About the company

Grassi is a leading provider of advisory, tax, and accounting services. It is an employee-owned company through an ESOP.