Tax Manager

Sikich•Springfield, IL

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Tax Manager, the Tax Manager will work closely with engagement leaders & other staff to ensure the efficient & timely completion of tax preparations and tax return compliance. You will also provide superior service to our external clients and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
CPA or EA Certification
5 + years’ current public accounting experience.
2 + years’ experience leading teams, coaching, and mentoring staff.
Experience with tax compliance including review of Form 1040, 1120 , 1120-S and 1065 tax returns.
Proficiency with computerized tax software & Microsoft Office.
Strong client rapport & project management skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Comfortable working in a remote environment.
Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

Responsibilities

Oversee the efforts of multiple client engagements, including supervising tax planning and business succession planning engagements with the ability to manage to budget
Tax return compliance review including forms 1040, 1120, 1120S, 1065 and 1041
Consult with partners, businesses, and individual tax clients on various matters
Work with other CPA and Advisory and Technology service team members to provide comprehensive business solutions to middle market businesses and their stakeholders
Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key client sponsors and growing client base.
Develop workforce through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all levels of staff.
Assist principles and senior leaders with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships.
Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients with our comprehensive solutions.
Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining, and training our team of up and coming professionals.
Ensure professional development through ongoing education.
Provide thoughtful leadership and insightful recommendations surrounding a broad range of complex issues by leveraging expertise and experience.

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Insurance options
Wellness programs
Flexible time off policy
Flexible work arrangements
Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
HSA employer contribution
Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
401(k) with employer contributions
CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
Tuition reimbursement
Generous employee referral bonus program
Client referral bonus program
Pet insurance
FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.