Tax Manager – CPA

Location: St. Clairsville, OH / Marietta, OH. Job Type: Full-Time. Work Model: Hybrid. Experience: 4+ years.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Tax Manager to join our client's accounting and tax team. This role will work closely with business owners and individual clients across a broad range of tax planning, compliance, research, and advisory matters. The ideal candidate will have strong public accounting tax experience, excellent client-service skills, and the ability to manage complex tax engagements while mentoring and developing junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned tax clients.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships.
• Advise clients on federal and state tax planning, compliance, research, and business tax matters.
• Manage federal and state tax compliance engagements.
• Prepare and review complex individual and business tax returns.
• Research complex tax issues and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Identify tax planning and advisory opportunities.
• Manage multiple client engagements, deadlines, and priorities.
• Stay current with changes in tax laws, regulations, and industry practices.
• Review tax work and provide guidance to less-experienced team members.
• Mentor and support the professional development of junior staff.
• Collaborate with clients and internal team members to resolve complex tax matters.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 4+ years of relevant tax experience.
• Strong experience with individual and business tax returns.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state tax laws.
• Experience with tax planning, compliance, and research.
• Active CPA or currently working toward CPA is required.
• Strong understanding of general accounting principles.
• Familiarity with FASB and Internal Revenue Code (IRC) requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and tax/accounting software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong client-service and relationship-management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of management, supervisory, or mentoring experience.
• Public accounting / CPA firm experience.
• Experience managing multiple tax engagements.
• Experience working directly with business owners and high-value clients.
• Strong tax research and advisory experience.

Skills

• tax
• tax planning
• management
• compliance
• state tax
• accounting
• public
• engagements
• research