Tax Accountant

Job Description

Tax Accountant | Jobot

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at a client of Jobot, located in one of their multiple office locations with hybrid flexibility. The client is a financial strategic partner that helps entrepreneurs and investors shape their communities by providing clarity, confidence, and purpose through financial insights. This Tax Accountant role is crucial for transforming complex financial data into actionable strategic advice, helping businesses minimize tax exposure, and building stronger financial foundations for long-term wealth and resilience for clients in sectors such as oil and gas, construction, and real estate.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Client’s Multiple Office Locations
• Pay: $65,000–$80,000 yearly
• Team: Collaborates with clients and a supportive, collaborative internal team.
• Mission: This person transforms financial data into strategic insight, ensuring clients operate with clarity and confidence, minimizing tax exposure, and building resilient businesses.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Tax Preparation: Prepare and review federal, state, and local tax returns for individuals, partnerships, and corporations, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Tax Planning: Assist with the development and implementation of tax planning strategies aimed at minimizing client tax exposure and maximizing available financial opportunities.
• Compliance Research: Conduct thorough research on complex tax issues and continuously ensure full compliance with current and evolving tax laws and regulations.
• Client Collaboration: Collaborate directly with clients to gather all necessary financial information and provide clear, comprehensive explanations of tax requirements and outcomes.
• Project Support: Support the broader team with various accounting and consulting projects as needed, contributing to the firm’s strategic partnership approach.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Recent college graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field such as tax or accounting.
• Experience: A relevant internship in tax or accounting for recent graduates, or 3 to 4 years of professional tax experience demonstrating a solid foundation in tax practices.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of tax regulations and compliance requirements; excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills to interact effectively with clients and team members; comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Bonus: CPA designation is preferred for experienced candidates, while recent graduates will be supported in working toward CPA licensure.