Tax Manager, Business Tax Services

Cohen & Co Advisory • Akron, OH

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About The Position

As a Manager on Cohen & Co's Closely Held Tax team, you will manage tax planning and compliance for closely held businesses, guide clients through complex transactions, and lead teams to success. You will have the opportunity to build strong relationships with clients while fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, and excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
• CPA license or progress toward CPA strongly preferred
• 5+ years of progressive public accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of corporate and partnership taxation (experience with S-corps, individuals, and tax credits a plus)
• Experience with tax research, compliance, and client advisory across a variety of engagements
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills (client-facing and internal collaboration)
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including coaching and developing team members
• Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Positive, team-oriented mindset with a willingness to learn and take initiative

Nice To Haves

• experience with S-corps, individuals, and tax credits a plus

Responsibilities

• Calculate tax effects of transactions, conduct technical tax research, and manage tax partner expectations
• Handle billing/WIP management
• Review the tax returns and manage tax workflow
• Oversee overall client experiences including deadline management/client expectations
• Stay up to date on current tax laws, regulatory changes, and industry best practices to provide the most accurate strategic advice to clients
• Build and maintain strong relationships with high net worth clients, ensuring ongoing satisfaction and confidence in your services
• Coordinate multiple engagement teams’ schedules and deadlines
• Operate in a dynamic environment, coach staff/seniors/managers, and share your knowledge and experience with the entire team
• Respect and celebrate the value of each of the stories, backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas of each of our team members, building meaningful relationships with all those you interact with
• Be growth oriented and work towards building a leveraged model, when appropriate
• Provide motivation to the team, including developing young leaders via active contribution to training and development
• Exhibit forward thinking, innovation, and delivering an exceptional work product

Benefits

• time off outside of your standard PTO to give back to the community
• annual discretionary merit increases and bonuses
• talent development resources to tap into growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager