Ascend Group

Tax Manager

Ascend Group

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Prepare and review tax returns for Individuals, Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, Trusts, and Estates.
  • Must be able to work independently as well as within a team.
  • Tax Manager must be professional at all times and will have recurring direct client contact.
  • This position involves critical thinking and attention to detail.
  • The ideal candidate must be able to work rapidly, accurately, and under pressure during tax season to meet tight deadlines.
  • Increased complexity level of projects. Must demonstrate ability to take a messy trial balance and provide AJEs to correct it.
  • Prepare complete and accurate returns. Review others’ returns.
  • Prepare documentation to support tax return calculations.
  • Ability to mentor a team of Associates, Seniors, and Supervisors.
  • Reviewing data input, identifying, and resolving technical issues.
  • Work closely with partners and keep team informed on status.
  • Increased level of client communication while working on their tax return, and potentially throughout multiple years.
  • Understand federal, state, and local tax codes.
  • Show what you know! You have the knowledge—now apply it to real life situations. Thinking outside of the box is encouraged as well.
  • Share your ideas and opinions with your team.
  • Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis and apply what you learn to your assigned tasks.

Requirements

  • Have a Bachelor’s degree; CPA required.
  • You have 5-7+ years of Tax experience
  • You are friendly and professional.
  • You are highly organized and detail oriented.
  • You are willing to embrace moments of pressure and tight deadlines during busy season(s).
  • You take pride in your work.
  • You consider “Client First” the heart of client service.
  • Willingness to learn and desire for personal growth.
  • Professionalism- clock-punchers need not apply; you enjoy working as a valued member of an overall team.
  • You enjoy a challenge and working with multiple types of clients and industries.
  • You enjoy working in a business casual work environment and the opportunity to have a flexible work arrangement.
Benefits
  • Our compensation package includes a competitive base salary (commensurate with experience)
  • Retirement plan
  • Health/dental/vision insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability options
  • EAP benefits
  • Self-managed PTO
  • Experience-based recognition
  • Continuing education and more
  • Incentives for achieving designations/certificates that bring value to the firm

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
tax returns preparationtax return reviewadjusting journal entriesfederal tax codesstate tax codeslocal tax codescritical thinkingattention to detaildata input reviewtechnical issue resolution
Soft skills
independent workteam collaborationprofessionalismclient communicationmentoringorganizational skillsability to work under pressureproblem-solvingcreativitywillingness to learn
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeCPA