Senior Tax Associate

Honkamp, P.C.•Cedar Rapids, IA

50d

About The Position

Honkamp, P.C. is a Top 10 Midwest CPA and business advisory group (Accounting Today, 2025). They add value for their clients by providing forward-thinking, effective and timely services and solutions. Inside the firm, the collaborative, people-focused culture encourages mutual respect, open communication and ongoing learning. Honkamp fosters innovation, diversity, ethics, and integrity to strengthen its organization and its people, and to respond to clients' needs. With a wide range of services and clients, employees will work on projects that matter as part of the Honkamp team.

Requirements

Two to four years' related experience and bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in an accounting related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Thorough knowledge of at least one type of income tax (business vs. individual) and working knowledge of the other.
Proficient in Microsoft 365.
Maintain CPE requirements for all applicable licenses.
Keen attention to detail.
Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other applicable certification(s) preferred.
May occasionally be required to attend client meetings, offsite training/seminars and other work-related events, and/or errands. May require use of personal vehicle.

Responsibilities

Provide accurate tax returns in a timely manner and assist in monitoring these returns, audits, notices, and research.
Aid in the training, development, and workload monitoring of tax interns.
Involved in training and delegating projects to interns/staff during tax season and monitoring workload.
Effectively document work.
Master prep of level 1 returns in assigned area. Review levels 2, 3, and 4 returns in assigned area.
Utilize and enhance business writing skills by responding to Federal/State notices, writing department memos, and Teams posts.
Coordinate with the assurance and accounting departments on pre-assigned returns to timely and accurately prepare client returns.
Effectively research tax law, including intermediate and advanced questions.
Demonstrate a general and growing knowledge of client businesses, as well as identify additional services for existing client base and prospective clients.
Develop a general and growing knowledge of firm products and services.
Assist in administrative functions, such as monitoring deadlines, extension, BNA and other workpaper and checklist roll forwards, etc.
Responsible for achieving annual billable hour goals while maintaining high standards of client service and contributing to the firm's revenue, profitability, operational excellence, and other strategic initiatives.