We are looking for a Tax Senior Manager to join our Closely Held Business (CHB) Practice group, focusing on Construction. This candidate will oversee the tax preparation and technical review process, as well as other tax consulting matters, for complex closely held businesses ensuring compliance with state and federal tax regulations. Tasks will include leading the tax team, advising, researching and identifying tax issues, and recommending solutions to complex customer issues. In addition, the Tax Senior Manager will delegate and manage tax assignments and perform administrative duties. The Tax Senior Manager is responsible for training, supporting, supervising, motivating, and reviewing the work of the tax team.
Responsibilities
- Developing and sustaining excellent customer relationships with construction and closely held businesses, owning the relationship end-to-end
- Have a thorough understanding of tax matters related to the construction industry to include construction tax accounting methods, lookback calculations, and percentage of completion accounting
- Being anticipatory and consulting on various tax matters
- Actively communicating progress of engagements, problems, and resolutions to customers
- Developing and growing a business network with colleagues, referral relationships, potential customers, and external organizations to attract new business
- Continuously improving specialty area knowledge and professional development
- Holding yourself and others accountable for business development goals
- Recruiting, developing, and motivating team members, creating pools of ready-now leaders
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Law; Masters in Tax/LLM, preferred
- 7+ years of recent public accounting firm experience working with construction and closely held businesses, including managing multiple tax projects and customer engagements
- CPA certification required
- Project/team management skills
- Excellent communication and networking acumen
- Ability to manage and grow strong customer relationships
- Experience with tax software and technology
- Ability to multitask along with demonstration of commitment to continuous learning
