Senior Tax Manager

About the role

Archer Lewis is a national accounting and advisory firm established in 2024 from local practice mergers, leveraging over 70 years of legacy. With 40+ offices and over 600 professionals, we serve 65,000+ clients. Our approach blends small-firm relationships with national capabilities in bookkeeping, tax, advisory, and growth planning. We adapt to client preferences for in-person or online interactions, ensuring they connect with professionals who understand their specific needs.

Ford Black, LLC is a long-established accounting and advisory firm based in Tigard, Oregon, serving businesses and individuals throughout the Portland metropolitan area and surrounding communities. Founded in 1977, the firm provides a comprehensive range of services, including tax planning and compliance, accounting, audit and assurance, business consulting, and financial advisory support. Over the years, Ford Black has earned a reputation for delivering personalized client service, practical business guidance, and long-term relationships built on trust and professional expertise. As part of Archer Lewis, Ford Black combines its relationship-driven approach with the resources and capabilities of a growing national professional services platform. This partnership enables the firm to continue providing the responsive, local service its clients value while gaining access to expanded expertise, technology, and operational support. Through this affiliation, Ford Black remains committed to helping closely held businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals achieve their financial goals with confidence and clarity.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Management: Provide strategic direction for the tax department or practice area; Supervise, mentor, and develop a large team of tax professionals (managers, seniors, staff), managing performance, resource allocation, and talent retention
• Technical Expertise & Compliance: Serve as the final reviewer and subject matter expert for highly complex federal, state, local, and international tax returns (corporate, partnership, and individual etc.); Ensure strict compliance with applicable tax laws, GAAP/IFRS standards, and internal control policies.
• Tax Planning & Advisory: Develop and implement sophisticated tax planning strategies that minimize liabilities and maximize tax efficiency; Provide high-level advisory services to clients or senior management on complex transactions, restructurings, regulatory developments
• Prepare Complex Tax Returns: Including but limited to corporate, partnership, and individual filings, particularly in high risk or specialized situations; Maintain direct involvement in tax preparation to support workload demands, deadlines, and quality control initiatives; Collaborate with team members to ensure timely and accurate completion of all tax compliance deliverables.
• Business Development (Public Accounting): Lead efforts in identifying new business opportunities, developing proposals, and expanding existing client relationships within the tax advisory space.

Requirements

• Education: A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required. CPA certification is mandatory for this leadership level role. Master’s in taxation (MTax) is strongly preferred.
• Experience: A minimum of 8+ years of progressive tax experience, with significant time spent in management or supervisory capacity, ideally within a large public accounting firm or a corporate tax department of a large multinational company. Minimum of 3+ years of demonstrated leadership and people management experience, with a proven ability to develop, motivate, and lead high-performing teams.

Skills

• Technical Skills: Deep expertise in tax law and reporting requirements. Strong proficiency with enterprise level tax technology platforms such as (CCH Axcess, ONESOURCE, SAP Tax) and advanced data analysis tools.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance (Coverage begins on the first of the month following your start date.)
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) Matching Program