Senior Tax Manager - WW Advisors

About the role

Your Future Team WW Advisors is a Jacksonville-based accounting and advisory firm known for its personalized approach and strong client relationships within the local community. With a focus on delivering tailored tax, accounting, and business advisory services, the team has built a reputation for helping individuals and businesses navigate financial complexities with confidence and clarity. As part of its continued growth and commitment to expanding client services, WW Advisors joined Archer Lewis, a national accounting and advisory firm formed in 2024. This partnership brings together WW Advisors' trusted local expertise with Archer Lewis' broader national platform, enhanced resources, and expanded service offerings. By joining Archer Lewis, WW Advisors can maintain its relationship-driven approach while providing clients with deeper insights, greater capabilities, and access to a wider network of professionals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic leader responsible for overseeing all aspects of the tax function, including compliance, reporting, planning, and advisory services.
• Lead complex client engagements, provide technical expertise on sophisticated tax matters, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, value-driven solutions.
• Guide and mentor a team of tax professionals, drive operational excellence, and strengthen client relationships by serving as a trusted advisor to business owners, executives, and key stakeholders.
• Leverage deep technical knowledge and leadership capabilities to identify tax-saving opportunities, optimize tax strategies, and support business growth while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and client service.
• Provide strategic direction for the tax function or practice area, ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of tax professionals, including Senior Tax Associates and staff, with oversight of performance management, resource planning, and talent retention.
• Foster a collaborative, growth-oriented environment that prioritizes technical excellence and continuous professional development.
• Ensure compliance with applicable tax regulations, GAAP/IFRS standards, and internal control requirements.
• Stay current on evolving tax laws and regulatory changes, providing guidance to ensure accurate application across engagements.
• Develop and implement advanced tax strategies designed to minimize liabilities and enhance overall tax efficiency.
• Provide high-level advisory services on complex transactions, restructurings, regulatory changes, and key business initiatives.
• Partner with senior leadership and clients to deliver insights that inform strategic decision-making.
• Lead federal and state tax audits, serving as the primary liaison with taxing authorities, including the IRS and state agencies.
• Defend tax positions, negotiate resolutions, and guide stakeholders through audit and controversy processes.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities within the tax practice.
• Lead proposal development, client presentations, and efforts to expand existing relationships.
• Build trust and demonstrate deep technical expertise with prospective and current clients.
• Oversee quarterly and annual tax provision processes in accordance with ASC 740.
• Ensure accurate reporting, documentation, and disclosure of income taxes within financial statements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance and accounting teams to support audit requirements and close financial timelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA license required.
• Master’s degree in taxation (MTax) or related field preferred.
• 7–10+ years of progressive tax experience, including leadership or management responsibilities.
• Prior experience in public accounting or within the tax function of a multinational organization strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in business tax and accounting across multiple entity types, including S corporations, partnerships, and C corporations.
• Deep and current knowledge of tax laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Proficiency with enterprise-level tax technologies such as Thompson Reuters, UltraTax, and advanced data analysis tools.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead teams, influence stakeholders, and drive strategic initiatives.
• Strong business judgment with an entrepreneurial mindset and experience managing profitable engagements or departmental operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to senior leaders and high-value clients, while building strong internal and external relationships.

Skills

• Technical Expertise & Compliance:
• Final reviewer and subject matter expert for highly complex federal, state, local, and international tax filings across corporate, partnership, and individual entities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable tax regulations, GAAP/IFRS standards, and internal control requirements.
• Stay current on evolving tax laws and regulatory changes, providing guidance to ensure accurate application across engagements.
• Tax Planning & Advisory:
• Develop and implement advanced tax strategies designed to minimize liabilities and enhance overall tax efficiency.
• Provide high-level advisory services on complex transactions, restructurings, regulatory changes, and key business initiatives.
• Partner with senior leadership and clients to deliver insights that inform strategic decision-making.
• Audit Management & Controversy:
• Lead federal and state tax audits, serving as the primary liaison with taxing authorities, including the IRS and state agencies.
• Defend tax positions, negotiate resolutions, and guide stakeholders through audit and controversy processes.
• Business Development:
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities within the tax practice.
• Lead proposal development, client presentations, and efforts to expand existing relationships.
• Build trust and demonstrate deep technical expertise with prospective and current clients.
• Tax Provision Oversight (Corporate):
• Oversee quarterly and annual tax provision processes in accordance with ASC 740.
• Ensure accurate reporting, documentation, and disclosure of income taxes within financial statements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance and accounting teams to support audit requirements and close financial timelines.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance (Coverage begins on the first of the month following your start date.)
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) Matching Program
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Unlimited Flexible Time Off
• 7 Company-Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Pay

$140,000 - $150,000 base salary plus discretionary bonus (exact base salary amount will be dependent on experience)

Schedule

Full-time