Senior Tax Accountant
Job Details
Hybrid Work Schedule
401k w/Profit Sharing
Great Benefits
About the Role
A bit about us: Founded over five decades ago and based in Oakbrook Terrace, with additional offices in Chicago and Joliet, we are a full service accounting and business advisory firm built around one idea, that the numbers only matter because of the people and businesses behind them. We work primarily with family owned and closely held businesses, offering everything from audit and tax to a full slate of consulting services that support a business through its entire life cycle.
Responsibilities
- Engage with clients and staff to drive proactive tax planning
- Prepare and review business, fiduciary, and individual tax returns
- Manage income tax correspondence and build strong, lasting client relationships
- Train and mentor staff to sharpen return preparation efficiency and grow their tax expertise
- Dig into complex technical tax issues to guide client decisions
- Gain exposure to foreign taxation, sales and use tax, and payroll tax
Qualifications
- CPA or EA designation required, or actively pursuing one
- Progressive experience in the tax department of a CPA firm
- Strong background in preparing individual and business tax returns
- Experience reviewing returns prepared by others
- Skilled in tax research across multiple resources
Benefits
Competitive Compensation: Base salary aligned to experience and growth plan, plus an annual bonus tied to goals set within that plan (specific range not provided, worth asking the client directly)
401(k) with Profit Sharing
Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, critical illness, life insurance, short term and long term disability
Generous PTO, Health and Wellness Time, and Paid Holidays
Structured Growth: Quarterly review of your growth plan and performance, with a robust mentoring program built around it
Professional Development: Internal and external CPE, staff development program, and CPA reimbursement
Work Life Balance: Hybrid schedule, with a casual dress environment on non client facing days
Skills
Not specified
Pay
$80,000 - $110,000 per year
Schedule
Hybrid