Your Future Team MPW Partners & Co LLC is a full-service accounting firm located in Wilmington, North Carolina, with more than 25 years of experience helping individuals and businesses navigate their accounting, tax, and financial needs. The firm provides tax preparation and planning, accounting and bookkeeping, QuickBooks consulting, fractional CFO support, and business and financial advisory services across a variety of industries. At the heart of MPW Partners is a commitment to meaningful, long-term client relationships and personalized service
What You'll Do The Senior Tax Manager provides strategic leadership for the tax practice and serves as a trusted advisor to clients, firm leadership, and team members. This role oversees complex tax engagements, ensures compliance with evolving tax regulations, drives tax planning initiatives, and develops high-performing tax professionals. The Senior Tax Manager plays a key role in practice growth, client retention, and delivering innovative solutions that help clients achieve their financial and business objectives.
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for tax services, client engagements, and practice operations.
- Lead, mentor, and develop tax professionals at all levels, including managers, seniors, and staff.
- Review and oversee complex federal, state, local, and international tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations, trusts, and other entities.
- Ensure compliance with applicable tax laws, regulations, professional standards, and firm policies.
- Serve as the firm's technical resource on complex tax matters, regulatory updates, and tax law changes.
- Develop and implement sophisticated tax planning strategies that help clients minimize tax liabilities and achieve business objectives.
- Advise clients on complex transactions, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and other strategic tax matters.
- Manage federal, state, and local tax audits, examinations, and tax controversy matters.
- Serve as the primary liaison with taxing authorities and oversee the resolution of audit findings and tax disputes.
- Oversee income tax provision and reporting processes, including ASC 740 compliance, when applicable.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships while serving as a trusted business advisor.
- Identify opportunities to expand client relationships and develop new business opportunities.
- Participate in proposal development, networking activities, and practice development initiatives.
- Drive process improvements, technology adoption, and operational efficiencies across the tax function.
- Collaborate with firm leadership to support strategic growth initiatives and practice development goals.
What You'll Bring - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- Active CPA license required.
- Master's degree in Taxation, Accounting, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive tax experience.
- Significant leadership experience managing tax professionals and client engagements.
- Extensive experience in public accounting, corporate tax, or a combination of both preferred.
- Strong expertise in federal, state, local, and international tax regulations.
- Advanced knowledge of tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advisory services.
- Experience managing complex tax audits, examinations, and controversy matters.
- Knowledge of ASC 740 and tax provision reporting requirements preferred.
- Proficiency with tax software such as CCH Axcess, ONESOURCE, or similar platforms.
- Strong analytical, strategic-thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Demonstrated business development and client relationship management experience.
- Exceptional leadership, coaching, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with executives, business owners, and stakeholders.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, engagement teams, and client deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Opportunity to transition to a hybrid work arrangement after training is completed.
- Eligible for an annual performance-based bonus of up to 15% of base salary, based on individual and company performance. #LI-Hybrid
Compensation Range
$134,000-$167,000 USD
