Senior Tax

Ascend Group

Tax Senior preparing and reviewing tax returns for individuals, corporations, and other entities at Ascend Partner Firms. Collaborating with teams and engaging directly with clients during tax season while maintaining high professional standards.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
Senior Tax Associate 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 Tax Associates.
Reviewing data input, identifying, and resolving technical issues.
Work closely with managers and 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

What you’ll need

Have a Bachelor’s degree; Master's degree/CPA preferred, not required.
You have 2+ 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

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

tax returns preparationtax return reviewadjusting journal entries (AJEs)federal tax codesstate tax codeslocal tax codesdocumentation preparationdata input reviewtechnical issue resolutiontax compliance

Soft Skills

critical thinkingattention to detailindependent workteam collaborationclient communicationmentoringorganizational skillsprofessionalismability to work under pressurewillingness to learn

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeCPA