Job Responsibilities 

• Manage and develop direct reports, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to ensure professional growth and development.

• Implement short-term strategies to achieve departmental goals and objectives.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws and regulations.

• Review Corporate, Partnership, Trust, and Individual tax returns for entertainment industry professionals, athletes, high net worth, and family office clients, and all their related entities.

• Conduct online tax research and provide solutions to complex tax issues.

• Oversee accounting work necessary for tax returns.

• Develop and nurture long-term relationships with clients, serving as their trusted advisor.

• Champion the implementation of innovative solutions to meet client needs.

• Review and confirm assignment objectives, scope, and work plan with clients.

• Identify assignment resource requirements and ensure the appropriate resources are assigned to specific roles.

• Anticipate, identify, and resolve complex assignment issues.

• Seek regular client assessment of assignment progress and overall feedback on performance.

• Manage groups to ensure profitability in the short and long term.

• Support the partner team in identifying and promoting the development of new delivery capabilities and/or channels to satisfy evolving market requirements.

• Assist in the development and planning of practice unit strategy, objectives, and budgets.

• Identify and develop new initiatives to increase retention, meet resourcing needs, utilization, and people development.

• Share and transfer knowledge and skills to the team.

• Engage in ongoing personal development in line with the competency model.

• Work and support tax teams in the Dallas, Irvine, Los Angeles, and New York City areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Active CPA or EA license required.

• Minimum of 5 years of U.S. tax consulting/compliance experience in public accounting.

• Minimum of 1 years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role.

• Experience with a wide variety of entity types.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

• Strong project management and leadership skills, including the ability to successfully coach and mentor talented people.

• Technical proficiency in tax software applications.

• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience in the delivery of quality client service.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters in Taxation

• Experience with Entertainment industry clients

Certain states require us to disclose the pay range and benefits summary for job openings. For Colorado residents, the compensation range for this position: $109,100 - $148,500. For Washington residents, Illinois residents, New York residents, and Southern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $114,000 - $163,400. For Northern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $125,400 - $170,800. Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location. Eligible employees at certain levels can participate in a discretionary long-term financial incentive plan, subject to plan participation rules.

Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including: 

• Medical, dental, vision

• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time

• Flexible work arrangements

• 401K with Profit Sharing

• Wellness program

• Generous parental leave

• 11 paid holidays

For positions based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.  

For Individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance