Entry-Level Public Accountant – Tax and Audit

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Navolio & Tallman LLP

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Navolio & Tallman LLP, located in Walnut Creek, CA, operating under a hybrid working model. Navolio & Tallman LLP is a public accounting firm that offers a comprehensive range of taxation, advisory, compliance, audit, and accounting services to a diverse client base including securities funds, private-equity and venture capital firms, real estate funds, private foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. This entry-level role is crucial for delivering high-quality services and supporting the firm’s commitment to professionalism, technical excellence, and the highest industry standards. The firm cultivates an engaging environment that supports personal connection, collaboration, and offers opportunities for mentorship from partners and managers, believing that the success of its people directly correlates to its own success. Navolio & Tallman LLP has been recognized multiple times as one of Accounting Today’s “Top 100 Best Accounting Firms to Work for” and a “Best Firm for Women to Work For.”

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid Walnut Creek, CA
• Team: Reports to partners and managers
• Mission: This person prepares tax returns, performs audit procedures, researches accounting issues, and provides financial support to clients under supervision.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Prepare tax returns: Prepare individual, fiduciary, partnership, not-for-profit, and corporate income tax returns, receiving constructive feedback from supervisors.
• Project taxes: Prepare tax projections to assist clients in minimizing taxes and determining quarterly estimated tax payments.
• Research issues: Research tax and accounting issues, then effectively communicate the analysis and conclusion to relevant parties.
• Perform audits: Perform audit, review, and compilation procedures, and prepare financial statements with a general understanding of the underlying standards.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-level position requiring a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Accounting or Taxation.
• Experience: 0-2 years of tax and/or audit experience, with a minimum 3.2 GPA.
• Skills: Understanding of professionalism, technical excellence, and commitment to high industry standards; flexibility in a fast-paced work environment; capability for investigation, analysis, and problem-solving.
• Bonus: Must be working towards or have already met the 150-semester unit requirement for CPA licensure; a CPA license is a plus.