Tax Senior - Chicago/Deerfield

Responsibilities

• Performs diversified accounting and tax assignments under the direction of supervisors, managers or partners.
• Demonstrates competency in technical skills, work quality and application of professional and firm standards.
• Mets time constraints and client deadlines.
• Participates in planning and scheduling client engagements.
• Aids staff, where applicable, in work to be performed.
• Prepares and indexes work papers; performs various procedures to verify client information.
• Prepares complicated tax returns.
• Suggests client tax planning ideas to managers, directors or partners.
• Thinks analytically and understands the "big picture" of each engagement.

Requirements/Qualifications

• CPA certification or working towards obtaining
• Minimum of 3 years of related experience in public accounting
• Bachelors or Master's degree in accounting
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Client (internal and external) service oriented
• Creative and persistent problem solver
• Ability to handle sensitive situations and confidential information
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to coordinate and maintain follow-up on a number of projects simultaneously
• Ability to prioritize changing workloads
• Ability to work independently, exercise good judgment and be resourceful

Benefits

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, veteran status, or any other protected category.

KSM only accepts resumes directly submitted by a candidate and referrals submitted by current KSM employees. Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles sent by staffing agencies and fee-based referral services will not be considered outside of a signed KSM vendor contract. KSM will not pay a fee to recruiters or agencies that do not have a signed KSM vendor contract.