Tax Senior Manager, Professional Services
About the role
We are seeking a Tax Senior Manager to join our Professional Services team. As a leader, you should be able to manage the people who support you and the engagements you own. You can juggle multiple projects to a high degree of efficiency and demonstrate advanced technical skills in various tax and accounting areas. You’ll help business leaders look around corners, go beyond the numbers, and do something different by developing rapport with clients and making a difference. Whether you intend to specialize or gain exposure across many service lines, you won’t be limited at Geffen Mesher.
Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate tax compliance and advisory work for our business clients.
- Review Federal, C-Corporation, S-Corporation, and Partnership tax returns.
- Lead client relationships on day-to-day tax matters supporting partners with service execution and development of extended services.
- Research and consult on technical matters and special projects.
- Build and manage client relationships while developing and maintaining business development leads.
- Serve in a leadership role on client projects, including planning and project management, resulting in the successful completion of tax planning, advisory, accounting, and compliance projects with exceptional client service.
- Perform reviews of reports and other client deliverables to ensure the highest quality, while balancing firm risk and compliance with appropriate professional standards.
- Identify and communicate internal business improvement opportunities.
- Solve strategic issues requiring analytical skills and an in-depth understanding of tax regulations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, accounting or a similar discipline.
- 7 plus years recent experience in public accounting.
- Demonstrated supervisory experience in accounting.
- CPA certification strongly preferred.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficient in MS Office technology suite.
Qualifications
- Experience managing and coordinating tax compliance and advisory work.
- Experience reviewing Federal, C-Corporation, S-Corporation, and Partnership tax returns.
- Experience leading client relationships on day-to-day tax matters.
- Experience researching and consulting on technical matters and special projects.
- Experience building and managing client relationships.
- Experience performing reviews of reports and other client deliverables.
- Experience identifying and communicating internal business improvement opportunities.
- Experience solving strategic issues requiring analytical skills and an in-depth understanding of tax regulations.
Skills
- Advanced technical skills in various tax and accounting areas.
- Effective communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office technology suite.
Benefits
Compensation & Benefits:
- The estimated salary range for this position is $150,000-$200,000.
- 401(k) with a 3% employer contribution.
- Discretionary profit sharing of up to 4.5% annually.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance. We cover 100% of the individual medical premium!!!
- Generous PTO, plus 12 Paid Holidays, 8 hours of Volunteer Time and Paid Parental Leave.
- Hybrid work options.
- Flexible working hours in the summer, Fridays are optional!
- Incentive plan for sales leads.
- Generous Employee Referral Program.
Company Overview
Geffen Mesher & Company proudly stands as one of Portland's foremost locally owned accounting firms, with a distinguished history of over 90 years dedicated to serving clients throughout the Northwest. We owe our enduring success to our client-centric ethos and unwavering commitment to our team members. We provide a full suite of professional services, including Accounting, Assurance, Business Consulting, Business Valuation, Data and Analytics, Litigation Support, Family Office, Transaction Services, and full-service Tax planning, spanning several industries.