Tax Senior

About the role

Withum’s Tax Services Group is made up of a brilliant team of tax specialists that work to ensure tax reporting obligations are met in an accurate and timely manner and minimize or defer the payment of taxes. Their comprehensive understanding of international, US federal, state, and local regulations, counting our affiliation with HLB international, allows them to help develop economical tax strategies anywhere. Their services include Business, Individual, State & Local tax, R&D Tax Credit, as well as International and Private Client services.

Responsibilities

• Prepare complex individual, trust, partnership and corporate tax returns
• Review mid-level complexity individual, trust, partnership and corporate tax returns prepared by tax staff for accuracy
• Research and draft memorandum involving complex tax matters
• Identify tax planning opportunities
• Handle and resolve tax controversies
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines
• Provide supervision, training and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement partner and manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Licensed CPA, or working towards CPA certification
• Masters of Science in Taxation is preferred but not required
• 3-5 years of prior experience working in the tax department of a public accounting

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical and technical tax skills
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to client’s management
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, and strong attention to detail
• Ability to travel as needed

Pay

Chicago – $70,000 – $115,000

New Jersey – $80,000 – $105,000