Tax Manager – Core Tax Services

Perkins & Co

Tax Manager/Senior Manager for core tax services working with closely held family groups. Join a collaborative team emphasizing work-life balance and people-first culture.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeRemote • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join our core business tax team focusing on closely held family groups and their individual owners.
Work collaboratively with tax and audit teams that may be spread across the country.
Engage with local business leaders in the Portland or Seattle market.
Maintain a people-first culture that supports flexibility and work-life balance.
Meet targets of 1,375 charge hours as a manager and 1,350 as a senior manager annually.
Expect high charge hours during peak seasons while ensuring teamwork and support.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active CPA License
5-7+ years of recent experience in public accounting that includes 2 in a manager/senior manager capacity, working in a paperless environment, reviewing complex returns, researching complex tax issues, managing client relationships, supervising project teams, and collection of accounts receivable
Experience reviewing (not just preparing) business tax returns (primarily forms 1120, 1120S; some 1065 & 1040); provisions; consolidated returns; multi-state returns; ASC 740
Experience with Partnership basis adjustments
Due diligence experience on both buy/sell sides of M&A activity. Well-versed in taxable/nontaxable transactions of reorganizations and mergers, corporate issues of 382/383, E&P, and liquidating distributions.
Familiarity with foreign reporting experience (Form 5471, 5472, FBAR, 8865, 1042) is preferred
Excellent communication skills including a proven ability to give and receive positive and constructive feedback
Organized, detail-oriented, and ability to solve problems (critical thinker)
Collaborative approach to getting work done, shares knowledge, and seeks knowledge of others as appropriate
Embraces new/changing technology; adept at using MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and tax software (preferably CCH Axcess & Engagement)

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) profit sharing plan; immediate vesting of employer contributions
14.5 paid holidays
5 weeks of paid time-off (PTO)
Ample paid leave, including family leave
Incentive plan for sales leads

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Hard Skills & Tools

public accountingreviewing complex returnsresearching complex tax issuesmanaging client relationshipssupervising project teamscollection of accounts receivablereviewing business tax returnsPartnership basis adjustmentsdue diligenceforeign reporting

Soft Skills

excellent communication skillsorganizeddetail-orientedproblem solvingcollaborative approachability to give and receive feedbackcritical thinkingflexibilityteamworksupportive culture

Certifications

Active CPA License