Tax Associate - Phoenix

BeachFleischman•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

BeachFleischman is seeking a proactive and self-motivated Tax Associate to join their Tax team. BeachFleischman is Arizona's largest locally-owned public accounting firm and one of the Top 200 largest CPA firms in the United States. With offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as Nogales, Phoenix, and Tucson, Arizona, they provide comprehensive accounting, assurance, tax, and advisory services to domestic and international businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs. The Tax Department Associate completes basic level corporate, individual, partnership and fiduciary tax returns. Under the supervision of a CPA, Associates are expected to exercise independent judgment and discretion when preparing tax returns based on their knowledge of accounting rules.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, or equivalent degree as determined by the management committee, required
0 to 3 years experience in public accounting
CPA-eligible, or has a progressive plan toward passing the CPA exam
Ability to learn complex tax software systems
Must have strong communication, organizational and analytical skills

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Accounting or Taxation preferred
150 credit hours with 30 upper division accounting credits preferred

Responsibilities

Preparation of basic level corporate, individual, partnership, fiduciary and other tax returns, including researching and analyzing tax issues for clients
Learns understands, and applies the rules, requirements, and code of conduct of the AICPA, and the authoritative literature established by the FASB and GASB
Obtains a working knowledge of tax and accounting research techniques and the various research sources, and performs research utilizing those techniques
Provides assistance to senior accounting staff
Performs other tax/accounting services and duties as assigned