Senior Tax

SingerLewak LLP

Tax Senior handling accounting, auditing, and tax assignments at SingerLewak. Requires experience in public accounting and CPA licensure for diverse client engagement.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeOxnard • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $41 - $47 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Performs diversified accounting, auditing, and tax assignments under the direction of supervisor, manager or partner.
Directs and instructs assistants, where applicable, in work to be performed and working paper review.
Determines the extent of test-checking required in an audit and selects the transactions to be tested.
Prepares and indexes working papers; performs various procedures established under generally accepted accounting principles to verify accuracy and validity of client’s financial matters.
Prepares complicated tax returns and returns on dissolution or liquidation.
Suggests client tax planning ideas to supervisor, manager, or Partner.
Prepares routine correspondence to client for approval and signature of a Partner; writes comments for management letters.
Supervises staff accountants and assistants with assignments, instructs them in work to be performed, reviews work done and directs necessary revisions.
Occasional overtime work required throughout the year. Heavy overtime work required from January 1 to April 15, may be in excess of 55 hours per week.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least three to five (3 to 5) years’ experience in public accounting, demonstrating a progression in complexity of auditing and accounting tasks and tax knowledge.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or master’s degree in accounting.
Minimum of forty (40) hours of continuing professional education is required each year.
Either hold a current and valid CPA’s license or be working toward obtaining the license by taking and passing the applicable state CPA exam.
If licensed, should be a member in good standing with the AICPA.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Overtime is paid at time and a half of hourly rate.

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountingauditingtax preparationfinancial analysisworking paper preparationtest-checkingtax planninggenerally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)client correspondencestaff supervision

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsinstructionreview and feedback

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