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Tax Professional - Franchise Location

H&R Block

ARNOLD, MDSeasonal$20–45/hrSeen 4w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$20–45/hr
Location
ARNOLD, MD
Schedule
Seasonal
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Tax Professional serves clients with diverse tax needs, builds client relationships, and receives advanced tax training. The role includes preparing tax returns, providing IRS support, growing business and client retention, and mentoring teammates. The franchise office makes its own hiring decisions. Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field, CPA or Enrolled Agent certification, and five or more years of relevant experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Tax Interviewing, requiredTax Return Preparation, requiredBusiness Growth, requiredClient Retention, requiredIRS Support, requiredTax Notice Services, requiredAudit Representation, requiredMentoring, requiredTax Planning, nice to haveAudit Support, nice to haveSales, nice to haveMarketing, nice to haveVirtual Tax Interviews, nice to haveAccounting, nice to haveFinance, nice to haveBookkeeping, nice to haveIndividual Tax Returns, nice to haveFast-Paced Work, nice to haveVirtual Tools, nice to haveCommunication, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting or Related, nice to haveCPA or Enrolled Agent Certification, nice to have5+ Years Accounting, Finance, Bookkeeping or Tax, nice to haveTax Knowledge Assessment, requiredContinuing Education Requirement, requiredHigh School Diploma or Equivalent, required

Full job description

About the Role

As you inspire people to make confident, informed decisions about their lives, careers, and money, you’ll build client relationships that will grow stronger every year.

Joining H&R Block 1 as a seasonal, experienced Tax Professional means you’ll serve clients with diverse tax needs with the support of an expert team, dedicated to providing you with advanced tax training you’ll need to be successful.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

  • CPA or Enrolled Agent certification

  • Experience completing complex returns (individual, trust, partnership)

  • 5+ years of experience in accounting, finance, bookkeeping or tax

  • Experience conducting virtual tax interviews

  • Experience with tax planning and audit support

  • Sales and/or marketing experience

1 - This office is an independently owned and operated franchise office operating under an agreement with H&R Block. Franchisees make their own hiring decisions and any questions regarding employment at this office should be made directly to the franchisee.

2 - Enrollment in or completion of the H&R Block Income Tax Course or Tax Knowledge Assessment is neither an offer nor a guarantee of employment.

Required Qualifications

  • Conduct tax interviews with clients face to face and through virtual tools – video, phone, chat, email

  • Prepare complete and accurate tax returns

  • Generate business growth, increase client retention, and offer additional products and services

  • Provide clients with IRS support

  • All certification levels can provide tax notice services

  • Circular 230 associates can provide audit representation

  • Mentor and support teammates

Your Expertise:

  • Successful completion of the H&R Block Tax Knowledge Assessment 2

  • Experience in accounting, finance, bookkeeping or tax

  • Experience completing individual returns

  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment

  • Comfort working with virtual tools – video, phone and chat

  • Ability to effectively communicate in person, via phone and in writing

  • Must complete continuing education requirement and meet all other IRS and applicable state requirements

  • High school diploma / equivalent or higher

Pay Range

$20.00 - $45.00/Hr.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,882 open Tax Professional jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20–45/hr
  • US median$16–80/hr1,570 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $32.50/hr, is 32% below the US median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Tax Professional hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 21 open Tax Professional jobs in Maryland and 4,882 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Tax Professional postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 4,843 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,764 of the 4,882 open Tax Professional jobs (98%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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