
Tax Manager – Commercial
Elliott Davis
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Greenville • North Carolina • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Possess thorough knowledge of all facets of the customer’s business to ensure customer understanding of engagement economics and to provide frequent updates
- Actively communicate the progress of engagements, problems, and resolutions to customers
- Continuously improve specialty area knowledge and educate the team on new audit practices and processes
- Manage billable hour budgets and follow up when the team is over/under to determine the cause
- Perform technical tax review of assigned tax returns simultaneously and of varying complexity
- Research and identify complex tax issues and recommend creative solutions with the input of key stakeholders
- Build challenging developmental plans for all team members and evaluate the results
- Delegate and manage tax and research assignments to achieve accurate and efficient product
- Manage billable hour budgets and follow up when the team is over/under to determine the cause
- Assume responsibility for and provide direction and coaching to the tax team
- Generate new business for the firm through community involvement, networking, and professional events/committees
- Develop and sustain excellent customer relationships, owning the relationship end-to-end
- Celebrate individual and team accomplishments and be part of recruiting new and experienced staff
- Provide effective performance feedback and on-the-job training
- Contribute to performance management to help assess readiness for promotion of staff and senior levels
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; Master’s degree in Tax preferred
- 5+ years of recent accounting firm experience, including managing multiple tax accounting projects and customer engagements, directing, scheduling staff, and managing workflow. Additional industry experience is a plus.
- Significant experience working with all types of entity taxes
- CPA certification
- Ability to multitask
- Excellent communication skills
- Travel up to 15% of the time may be required
Benefits
- generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
- flexible work schedules
- 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible)
- first-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
- one-on-one professional coaching
- Leadership and career development programs
- access to Beyond: a one-of-a kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
tax reviewtax accountingbudget managementresearchproblem solvingperformance managementproject managementmultitaskingaudit practicescustomer engagement
Soft Skills
communicationcoachingteam managementrelationship buildingdelegationfeedbacktrainingnetworkingleadershiporganizational
Certifications
CPABachelor's degree in accountingMaster's degree in Tax