Tax Senior Associate [Corporations]
CohnReznick · Houston, TX · 1 mo ago
AccountingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The description includes many paragraphs. We need to identify sections: About the role (maybe intro), Responsibilities, Requirements/Qualifications/Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections if posting has real specific content. Let's extract.
Job description text:
"As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia. We currently have an exciting career opportunity in our commercial tax team for a Tax Senior based out of our Houston office in a remote capacity. CohnReznick is a hybrid firm most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to alternate time between both remote and office. At CohnReznick, we believe in creating the conditions in which everyone can do their best work, collaborate, learn, and build community. This results in our ability to create opportunities for our people, make a difference for our clients, and strengthen our internal and external communities."
That's about the firm and role. Could be "About the role" or "About the firm". We'll use "About the role".
Next: "YOUR TEAM. This position will support our Corporations Tax team. You will work on a team with other Associates, Senior Associates, Managers, Senior Managers, and Partners. This team has a passion for what they do and a focus on consistently delivering value to our clients."
That could be part of About the role or separate "Team". But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can embed team info under About the role.
Next: "WHY COHNREZNICK? At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm. We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer."
That's Benefits (Total Rewards). So we can create Benefits section with list items: generous PTO, flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, paid time off for employees to volunteer.
Next: "YOUR ROLE. Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To Prepare and review complex business tax returns (Forms 1065, 1120S, 1120)Conduct tax research and provide recommendations on business tax mattersManage and train junior staff, providing guidance and quality reviewCommunicate directly with clients to gather information and resolve issuesMaintain awareness of federal, state, and local tax law changesSupport the team with project management and prioritizationMust be proficient in using various department software platforms"
That's responsibilities list. We'll make
- each.
Next: "Your Experience. The successful candidate will have: Bachelor's Degree required; Master's in Accounting/Taxation preferredCPA, JD or EA preferredMinimum 3-5 years of relevant tax experience in a public accounting firmExceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationshipsStrong tax research and writing skillsProven technical skills with MS Office to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OutlookCompetence with tax compliance and research software to include GoSystems, BNA portfolio and projection, CCH, RIASolid project management and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task.Flow through experienced preferred"
That's qualifications/requirements/skills. We can split into Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (technical). But we can combine under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have Requirements (including education, experience, certifications) and Skills (technical). But we might just have one Requirements section covering all. However we have separate headings allowed: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide.
We have content: Bachelor's Degree required; Master's in Accounting/Taxation preferred; CPA, JD or EA preferred; Minimum 3-5 years of relevant tax experience in a public accounting firm; Exceptional client service and communication skills; Strong tax research and writing skills; Proven technical skills with MS Office; Competence with tax compliance and research software; Solid project management and organizational skills; Flow through experienced preferred.
We could put education/experience/certifications under Requirements, and technical/soft skills under Skills. That seems reasonable.
Benefits we already have.
Pay and Schedule: Not mentioned specifically. The posting mentions hybrid remote capacity, but not explicit schedule. It says "This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to alternate time between both remote and office." That's schedule info (hybrid). Could be considered Schedule. However the rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state hybrid expectation, which is schedule. So we can include Schedule section with that detail.
Pay: No mention of salary, so omit Pay.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings
for each section. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed that. We need to ensure we keep all details: The intro about firm, team, why CohnReznick, responsibilities list, experience/qualifications, benefits list, schedule hybrid. Let's craft sections:
About the role
As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia. We currently have an exciting career opportunity in our commercial tax team for a Tax Senior based out of our Houston office in a remote capacity. CohnReznick is a hybrid firm most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to alternate time between both remote and office. At CohnReznick, we believe in creating the conditions in which everyone can do their best work, collaborate, learn, and build community. This results in our ability to create opportunities for our people, make a difference for our clients, and strengthen our internal and external communities.
YOUR TEAM. This position will support our Corporations Tax team. You will work on a team with other Associates, Senior Associates, Managers, Senior Managers, and Partners. This team has a passion for what they do and a focus on consistently delivering value to our clients.
But we might split team into same About the role. Next responsibilities:Responsibilities
- Prepare and review complex business tax returns (Forms 1065, 1120S, 1120)
- Conduct tax research and provide recommendations on business tax matters
- Manage and train junior staff, providing guidance and quality review
- Communicate directly with clients to gather information and resolve issues
- Maintain awareness of federal, state, and local tax law changes
- Support the team with project management and prioritization
- Must be proficient in using various department software platforms
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Master's in Accounting/Taxation preferred
- CPA, JD or EA preferred
- Minimum 3-5 years of relevant tax experience in a public accounting firm
Skills
- Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
- Strong tax research and writing skills
- Proven technical skills with MS Office to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Competence with tax compliance and research software to include GoSystems, BNA portfolio and projection, CCH, RIA
- Solid project management and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi‑task
- Flow through experience preferred
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- Flexible work environment
- Expanded parental leave
- Extensive learning & development
- Paid time off for employees to volunteer
Schedule
This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to alternate time between both remote and office.
We must ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed. Check that we preserved all substantive info: The intro includes mention of Nexia, remote capacity, hybrid, etc. We included that. The team paragraph included. The "WHY COHNREZNICK?" paragraph we turned into benefits list but we lost some narrative about mission, balancing work, enjoyment, fun. The benefits list captured some but not the mission statement. The rule: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The mission statement and work-life balance statements are substantive. We should keep them perhaps in About the role or a separate section like "About the firm". But we only have allowed headings; we could incorporate that narrative into About the role into About the role paragraph. Let's add that content to About the role after the team paragraph. We have to keep the mission statement: "At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm. We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun." We can incorporate that into About the role paragraph after team. Thus About the role will be longer. Let's rewrite About the role to include all that. We'll produce:About the role
As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick