Principal - Tax

Serving Clients

Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients, fostering long-term relationships.
Understand client needs and translate them into actionable strategies and solutions.
Manage client expectations, resolve escalations, and ensure consistent value delivery.
Conduct executive-level presentations and facilitate strategic discussions.
Develop and execute account strategies to increase revenue and client impact.
Oversee engagement profitability, resource utilization, and overall client portfolio health.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in a relevant field, required, master’s degree, preferred
• Ten (10) plus years of experience in professional services, consulting, or a related field, required
  CPA certification, required for accounting Principals; and other relevant industry certifications, preferred
• Proven track record of leading client engagements and business development
• Recognized expertise in working with government contractor clientele
• Deep understanding of professional services delivery models and client lifecycle
• Experience in managing engagement budgets, expenses, and performance management
• Ability to articulate complex financial data and review significant findings
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to collaborate, influence, negotiate, and effectively coach employees and managers
• Familiarity with industry trends, regulatory environments, and competitive landscapes
• Exceptional leadership and team management capabilities
• Prominent business acumen and strategic thinking
• Proven capability to engage senior stakeholders and facilitate consensus effectively
• Demonstrated capacity to develop innovative solutions tailored to the unique challenges presented by individual clients

Qualifications

• Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
• Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

Benefits

In addition to the salary range mentioned, Sikich offers:

• A Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• Paid holidays during the year
• A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children
• A 401(k) with employer contributions
• CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days
• Tuition reimbursement
• A generous employee referral bonus program
• A client referral bonus program
• Pet insurance
• FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.