Tax Director, Privately Held Business

About the Firm

At Armanino, you determine your career path. Pursue challenges you are passionate about in industries you care about. Armanino is among the top 20 largest accounting and consulting firms in the nation and one of the best places to work. We offer a supportive community ready to back your ideas, build your skills, and expand your professional network. We believe in integrating all aspects of your life with your career, creating a unique work environment where your passions, work, and personal life can overlap.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical review of engagement work papers and tax returns as it relates to individuals, partnerships, S and C-corporations.
• Provide consultation on business and/or personal transactions, including related tax implications, consequences, and treatment.
• Develop responses to IRS and other regulatory and tax authorities' audits, notices, and inquiries.
• Manage larger and complex engagements and workflow of multiple clients and related deliverables to minimize risk, maximize engagement economics, and meet internal and external deadlines.
• Develop less experienced engagement personnel, primarily managers and supervisors.
• Lead new business development opportunities.
• Identify and pursue potential extended services for existing clients.
• Review or conduct high-level research of complex or emerging tax issues and prepare memorandums to support conclusions.
• Identify assignment resource requirements and ensure the most appropriate resources are assigned to specific roles.
• Stay current with tax law changes and provide updates and training to the firm’s tax practice members.
• Train and develop less experienced individuals responsible for engagement management, including managing budgets, scheduling, staffing, due date management, and client relations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, tax, finance, or related discipline.
• Qualified to practice before the IRS (e.g., JD, CPA, or EA).
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in public accounting in taxation or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 4 years in a managerial role involving clients and team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting or taxation.
• Subject matter expert in a specific area of taxation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• 401K with profit sharing.
• Wellness program.
• Generous parental leave.
• 11 paid holidays.

For positions based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration. For individuals working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in compliance with applicable laws.