DescriptionSenior Tax Manager
Springfield, IL, Decatur, IL or Peoria, IL (US-Hybrid)
Position Summary
Reporting to the Tax Principal, the Senior Manager will...
• Review of tax returns including complex tax returns which may consist of consolidated or multi-state business returns, complex pass-through entities (including tiered partnerships), and complex individuals.
• Prepare or review income tax provisions.
• Ability, experience, and confidence to sign tax returns with supervision of the principal.
• Identify and research tax technical topics, compliance issues, and tax planning opportunities.
• Work with clients to gather information, manage flow of projects, and ensure timely delivery of engagements to clients.
• Oversee the efforts of multiple client engagements, including supervising tax planning and business succession planning engagements with the ability to manage to budget
• Tax return compliance review including forms 1040, 1120S, 1065, and 1041
• Consult with partners, business and individual tax clients on various matters
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key client sponsors and growing client base.
• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all levels of staff.
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff.
• Assist principal and senior leaders with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships.
• Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients with our comprehensive solutions.
• Ensure professional development through ongoing education
• Provide thought leadership and insightful recommendations surrounding a broad range of complex issues by leveraging expertise and experience.
Requirements
• BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 9+ years current public accounting experience.
• 5+ years' experience leading teams, coaching, and mentoring staff.
• 4+ years' experience with tax compliance including review of Form 1040, 1120-S and 1065 tax returns
• CPA or EA certification
• Proficiency with computerized tax software & Microsoft Office.
• Strong client rapport & project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
• Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
In compliance with this state's pay transparency laws, the base compensation range (25%-50%-75%) for this role is (Min) $161,941.17 (Mid) $179,074.22 (Max) $193,722.81. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing.
In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:
- Servant Leader - You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
- Solutions Focused - You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
- Collaboration - You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
- Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
- Impact & Influence Thinking - You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.
Sikich Total Rewards
Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members' health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.
Some examples of our many benefits:
- Sikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.
- Sikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
- Sikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.
We also offer:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
- HSA employer contribution
- Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
- A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
- 401(k) with employer contributions
- CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
- Tuition reimbursement
- Generous employee referral bonus program
- Client referral bonus program
- Pet insurance
- FORCE - Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.
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