Tax Accountant Job Description

Job Title: Tax Accountant Job Summary: The Tax Senior is responsible for reviewing individual, trust, partnership, and corporate tax returns; developing and supervising staff, preparing more complex tax returns; and assisting in client management and practice development activities. Salary Range & Benefits: Commensurate with experience Hours Required: 40 hrs + OT

Major Responsibilities & Duties:

• Implement client’s engagements from start to finish (planning, executing, directing, and completing tax projects).

• Manage engagements budgets.

• Supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns on tax projects.

• Review tax returns prepared by staff and make recommendations regarding accuracy and tax

• savings opportunities.

• Prepare more complex tax returns for individuals, trusts, partnerships, and corporations.

• Proactively interact with key client management to gather information, resolve tax-related

• problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.

• Assist partners on proposals and business development calls.

• Gain understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives.

• Possess an understanding of state and foreign tax issues.

• Perform other job-related duties as necessary. Requirements & Qualifications: The successful candidate will possess the following basic qualifications:

• Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication

• skills. • Strong experience in staff and tax management.

• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills.

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic team environment

• Professionalism, dependability, integrity and trustworthiness combined with a cooperative  attitude.

• Highly motivated self-starter with ability to multitask and complete assignments within time

• constraints and deadlines.

• Dedicated to superior client service.

• Strong organizational skill and attention to detail