Director of Accounting, Tax Services, CPA

Edge Staffing

Director of Accounting & Tax Services at a modern accounting firm. Leading service delivery for Main Street businesses with a focus on operational excellence and team mentorship.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

**Technical Oversight & Signing:** Review and sign federal/state tax returns and monthly financial statements. Ensure technical accuracy and GAAP compliance across all client work.
**Service Delivery Management:** Oversee tax and accounting engagements for a diverse client portfolio, ensuring all monthly close and tax deadlines are met with consistency.
**People Leadership:** Directly supervise Managers, Seniors, and Staff. Provide coaching and performance management, and play a key role in hiring and capacity planning.
**Operational Excellence:** Monitor team utilization and realization. Identify workflow bottlenecks and implement process improvements to strengthen the firm’s efficiency.
**Risk & Advisory:** Serve as the primary technical escalation point for the team, exercising independent professional judgment to manage risk and solve complex client issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

**Credentials:** **Active CPA license in good standing is required.**
**Experience:** **10+ years of progressive experience** in public accounting, including significant experience as a signing tax preparer.
**Leadership:** Proven track record of supervising, mentoring, and developing accounting and tax professionals.
**Technical Breadth:** Strong working knowledge of both tax compliance and GAAP financial reporting for small and midsize businesses.
**Soft Skills:** A calm, steady presence under pressure and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-financial business owners.

Benefits

Comp & perks

**Compensation/Benefits**
- **Total Rewards:** Performance bonuses tied to delivery quality and service economics.
- **Health & Wellness:** Employer-sponsored health insurance and paid time off (PTO).
- **Retirement:** 401(k) plan with company match.
- **Professional Environment:** A commitment to a sustainable workload and a culture of mutual support and shared responsibility.

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Hard Skills & Tools

GAAP compliancetax compliancefinancial reportingtax preparationperformance managementprocess improvementsworkflow managementrisk managementtechnical oversightservice delivery management

Soft Skills

people leadershipcoachingmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingcalm under pressureteam supervisioncapacity planningclient relationship managementtechnical concept communication

Certifications

CPA license