Senior Tax Manager
robert halfRiver Ridge (LA)
Senior Tax Manager
Posted 3 days ago
robert halfRiver Ridge (LA)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
A local accounting firm is hiring a Tax Manager who will also serve as the client-facing lead on audit engagements while a staff team performs most of the testing.
Responsibilities:
- Audit leadership
- Serve as the primary client contact on audit engagements: kickoff, status updates, findings, and delivery
- Direct and review the work of audit staff who perform the bulk of the testing
- Review workpapers for completeness and quality, and manage engagement timelines and budgets
- Communicate audit findings and issues to client management
- Coach and develop staff on audit procedures
- Tax leadership
- Manage a portfolio of tax clients, including small businesses, nonprofits, and foreign-owned entities
- Review business, nonprofit, and individual returns prepared by staff
- Advise clients on tax planning and respond to notices
- Supervise and train tax staff
- FirmWork directly with the firm owner on staffing, workflow, and client relationships
- Help balance workload between tax and audit across busy seasons
Qualifications:
- RequiredActive CPA license
- Experience as a tax manager or senior tax professional, with a record of managing client relationships
- Exposure to audit engagements, including planning, testing, and workpaper review
- Experience supervising, training, and reviewing the work of staff
- Strong client communication skills, in writing and in person
- Comfortable leading engagements without doing all of the fieldwork personally
- PreferredPrior experience leading or managing audits, especially for small businesses or nonprofits
- Familiarity with nonprofit tax and reporting requirements
- Experience with foreign-owned entities and related filings
- Public accounting experience at a small or mid-sized firm
- Based in the New Orleans area
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