Senior Accountant (Tax)

Sikich•Rockville, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Tax Senior prepares and reviews complex tax returns and related tax accounting disclosures, researches tax planning and compliance issues, and supports consulting engagements for closely held businesses and individual clients. The role also includes coaching junior staff and demonstrating an interest in practice development. The position reports to the Tax Manager and is based in Rockville, Maryland, with a hybrid work arrangement. The role calls for a client-focused professional who can manage multiple engagements, communicate complex tax and financial information clearly, and collaborate across the organization. The position is part of Sikich’s professional services practice, which provides consulting, technology, and compliance services to public- and private-sector clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
CPA or EA certification, or progress toward certification.
2–5 years of current public accounting experience.
Proficiency with computerized tax software and Microsoft Office.
Strong client rapport and project management skills.
Supervisory experience.
Ability to service multiple client engagements simultaneously.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex tax and financial information to clients at all levels.
Ability to engage employees, foster their development, and help build a positive culture.
Ability to identify business problems and develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
Ability to build relationships across organizational levels and business units.
Integrity, consistency, credibility, and follow-through on commitments.
Ability to gain support for ideas and solutions and influence action with or without formal authority.

Nice To Haves

Experience in professional services.

Responsibilities

Prepare complex tax returns, including consolidated or multistate business returns, complex pass-through entities, and complex individual returns.
Review business, individual, and fiduciary tax returns.
Prepare or review income tax accruals and related footnote disclosures.
Identify and research tax planning and compliance issues.
Assist partners and managers in consulting with closely held businesses and individual clients on financial and tax planning matters.
Coach and mentor junior-level staff.
Demonstrate an interest in practice development.
Manage multiple client engagements simultaneously.
Apply servant leadership, develop and implement solutions, collaborate across organizational levels, build trust, and influence others to advance initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible Time Off (FTO), available from the first day of employment.
Paid holidays, including nine paid holidays annually.
The company strives to permit time off during the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
Wellness program with the opportunity to earn gift cards and other rewards.
Flexible work arrangements.
Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options.
Employer HSA contribution.
Paid parental bonding leave covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
401(k) with employer contributions.
CPA bonus, four paid exam days, and four paid study days.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee referral bonus program.
Client referral bonus program.
Pet insurance.
Up to four hours of paid annual volunteer time through the FORCE community volunteer program.