Senior Tax Accountant

Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Tax Accountant to join our client's public accounting team in Pennsylvania. This position is well suited for a tax specialist who can handle advanced return preparation, support financial reporting activities, and serve as a trusted contact for a diverse client base. The role offers broad exposure to closely held businesses, individual and entity taxation, and advisory-focused client work in a collaborative firm environment.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review complex tax filings for corporations, pass-through entities, individuals, estates, and other applicable client structures while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.

• Work with client accounting records to identify needed adjustments, refine balances, and ensure books are properly aligned before tax work and reporting are finalized.

• Develop and revise financial statements in accordance with applicable regulatory guidance and firm standards.

• Examine operating agreements, loan terms, and related financial documents to determine reporting implications and calculate debt service coverage metrics when required.

• Oversee multiple engagements at once, set priorities effectively, and deliver completed work within established deadlines.

• Build strong client relationships by communicating clearly, resolving questions efficiently, and providing dependable day-to-day service.

• Support month-end and year-end close activities through journal entries, general ledger analysis, account reconciliations, and bank reconciliations as needed.

• Contribute to corporate tax compliance efforts, including federal, state, local, franchise, consolidated, and multi-state tax matters where applicable.

Requirements • At least 7 years of recent public accounting experience with substantial tax preparation and review responsibilities.

• Demonstrated background handling complex tax returns across corporate, pass-through, individual, estate, and related tax areas.

• Strong working knowledge of financial statement preparation, general ledger activity, reconciliations, and adjusting entries.

• Experience managing client-facing work with professionalism, sound judgment, and effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to organize competing priorities, manage multiple assignments, and consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• CPA license, CPA track, or advanced tax education such as a Master’s in Taxation is preferred.

• Familiarity with UltraTax and experience with federal, state, and local tax compliance processes is highly desirable.

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