Senior Tax Accountant

About the role

A large, well-established Houston-based organization is seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to serve as the sole in-house tax resource and liaison with external tax advisors. This role offers a blend of hands-on tax compliance, partnership and income tax administration, and cross-functional collaboration within a stable, respected company.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the sole internal tax contact, managing relationships and workflows with external tax firm
• Oversee end-to-end tax compliance (federal, state, local, and international) executed by third-party providers
• Prepare and deliver accurate workpapers, data packs, and supporting analyses to enable timely tax return preparation and review
• Partner with external advisors on complex tax areas, reviewing returns, extensions, and estimated tax calculations for completeness and accuracy
• Own key compliance cycles, including return preparation, reconciliations, and issue resolution across applicable tax types
• Lead tax audit and examination responses, coordinating document requests, notices, and communications with authorities and advisors
• Provide tax guidance and research support to Legal, Accounting, Treasury, HR, and Payroll on transactions and ad hoc requests
• Prepare tax-related balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and variance analyses
• Monitor regulatory developments and proactively brief leadership on risks, opportunities, and implementation needs
• Document and refine tax processes, controls, and procedures to strengthen compliance and audit readiness
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, data quality, and control effectiveness across the tax function

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
• CPA certification required
• 7-10 years of progressive tax accounting experience
• Significant partnership taxation experience required (large partnerships, professional service firms, or similar pass-through entities)
• Experience with multi-tax compliance cycles required, including income, franchise, and other applicable tax types
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local tax regulations
• ERP systems experience and tax software applications
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required
• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills

Benefits

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

Pay

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure.

Schedule

Flexible hybrid schedule within a collaborative, team-oriented environment