Tax Principal
About The Position
Frazier & Deeter is a rapidly growing Top 50 accounting and advisory firm with offices in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Charlotte, Las Vegas, London, Nashville, and Tampa. The firm serves clients across the United States and globally, and emphasizes training, mentoring, staff development, inclusion, and investing in relationships. The Tax Principal serves as a strategic leader within the tax practice, partnering with clients and firm leadership to drive growth, deliver exceptional client service, and develop tax professionals. The role provides tax planning, consulting, and compliance services to help clients minimize tax liability while complying with changing tax laws. Services include advice on stock option planning, international taxation, investments, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and liquidations. The position involves leading complex client engagements, building executive-level client relationships, developing business, mentoring professionals, and contributing to the practice’s strategic direction and operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree in Accounting.
- Active CPA license.
- 12 or more years of progressive tax experience in public accounting.
- Expertise across corporate, partnership, individual, fiduciary, and state and local taxation.
- Proficiency with tax preparation software, such as CCH Axcess, and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Expertise overseeing complex client engagements and delivering high-quality client service.
- Ability to develop tax planning strategies for clients.
- Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local tax regulations.
- Experience supervising, training, developing, and reviewing the work of staff and senior associates.
Nice To Haves
- Strong business development skills, including experience cultivating client relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and contributing to practice development.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor, providing proactive tax planning, consulting, and compliance solutions across diverse industries and entity structures.
- Review and advise on complex individual, partnership, corporate, S corporation, fiduciary, and other tax engagements.
- Develop and maintain executive-level client relationships and identify opportunities to expand services and deepen client engagement.
- Lead multiple client engagements, ensuring quality, profitability, and timely delivery.
- Collaborate with Partners and firm leadership on strategic growth, practice development, and market expansion.
- Drive business development through networking, referrals, speaking engagements, industry involvement, and client relationship management.
- Mentor, coach, and develop tax professionals at all levels.
- Stay current on federal, state, and local tax developments and communicate their implications to clients and internal teams.
- Participate in recruiting, retention, succession planning, and operational improvement initiatives.
- Identify emerging service opportunities, market trends, and client needs to help shape the practice’s strategic direction.
- Lead client presentations, executive meetings, and proposal discussions.
- Monitor engagement economics, including budgeting, billing, collections, and client profitability.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
