Tax Experienced Associate

Summary of Role

At GHJ, our Tax Practice is comprised of nearly 100 professionals, the majority of whom have post-graduate degrees in tax, law or business and have previously worked with “Big Four” accounting firms. Our dedicated tax team is specifically trained in dealing with complex tax issues for privately held businesses, including federal, state and local tax strategies, tax credit maximization, estate planning and international matters. We work with our clients to find appropriate solutions to maximize tax benefits and savings, providing sophisticated advice tailored for each client.

Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate clients’ tax data for the accurate, timely completion of tax returns.
• Reviews tax information submitted by client for completeness.
• Possesses knowledge of tax regulations in order to answer clients’ questions.
• Prepares personal tax returns of various complexities through utilization of computer software.
• Prepares corporate, partnership, and S-corp returns not requiring advanced expertise.
• Prepares amended returns of any variety and complexity.
• Prepares personal tax projections through utilization of computer software.
• Responds to tax notices of any sort and does initial drafts of any letters required.
• Performs tax research projects requiring minimal expertise.
• Makes adjusting entries and completes trial balances in order to prepare a tax return.
• Maintains a good understanding of depreciation and depreciation computer software package in order to set up clients and read and understand depreciation reports.
• Prepares tax accruals as may be required in preparing corporate tax returns.
• Works with confidential client matters; requires ability to keep matters confidential.

Requirements

• Assist with responses to notices from the IRS and other reporting agencies.
• Absorb and project year-end filings.
• Ability to compute quarterly estimates and other computations as needed.
• Ability to operate a computer, calculator and other general office equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or related equivalent.
• At least one year experience preparing individual, corporate, and partnership tax returns.
• Work with tax software applications to complete tax returns for review.

Skills & Experience

• Seven decades, overriding focus: our people and our clients.

Benefits

• Collaboration and maintaining strong relationships are the cornerstones of our success.
• We are also an independent member of HLB International, a worldwide organization of over 250 member professional accounting firms and business advisors.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $76,000 - $82,000.

Schedule

With our commitment to anytime/anywhere work, our support of flexible work environments and our passion for health and wellness, our Firm wants people who live their best lives, for themselves, their family and GHJ and its clients.

Company Information

GHJ was founded in 1953, making us one of the oldest independent firms in the Los Angeles area. Ranked as a top 20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, the firm has 22 partners and approximately 200 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. Our firm is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), Public Company Accounting Oversite Board (PCAOB), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CAN).

EEO Statement

GHJ is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including Department Heads and co-workers. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.