Tax Manager

KSM Business Services, Inc.

$80K — $110K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of relevant tax experience in a leadership role
  • Strong understanding of various tax disciplines including corporate, individual, and international taxation
  • Proven ability to mentor and develop junior staff within a tax practice
  • Demonstrated success in managing client relationships and engagements
  • Active CPA or similar professional certification required

Responsibilities

  • Foster team growth through coaching, mentoring, and role modeling.
  • Lead performance management efforts including feedback and evaluations.
  • Promote a collaborative office culture aligned with firm values.
  • Oversee staff training and technical coaching for effective delegation.
  • Serve as a key technical resource on complex tax matters for clients.
  • Ensure quality control by reviewing tax documentation and compliance.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships through proactive service.
  • Manage multiple engagements effectively to ensure timely service delivery.
  • Resolve engagement issues and communicate outcomes to clients.
  • Represent clients during governmental tax examinations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Generous paid time off policy including holidays and personal days
  • Support for continued education and professional development
  • Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance
  • Opportunities for community involvement and networking
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Staff Development
  • Serve as a coach, mentor, and role model, fostering the growth, engagement, and success of tax professionals.
  • Actively participate in performance management, including providing ongoing feedback, conducting evaluations, supporting career development, and identifying future leaders.
  • Contribute to a positive, collaborative office culture that reflects the firm's values and promotes accountability, teamwork, and continuous learning.
  • Develop and supervise staff through effective delegation, training, and technical coaching.


Technical Tax Leadership
  • Serve as a technical resource to clients and team members on complex tax matters.
  • Review tax returns, workpapers, tax research, and other client deliverables to ensure quality and compliance with professional standards.
  • Maintain technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: flow-through taxation, corporate taxation, individual taxation, estate and trust taxation, gift taxation, property taxation, multi-state taxation, and international tax reporting.
  • Monitor tax law and regulatory developments and provide guidance on their impact to clients and engagements.


Client Service & Engagement Management
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships through proactive communication and exceptional service.
  • Manage multiple client engagements, including planning, staffing, workflow management, and timely delivery of services.
  • Identify and resolve engagement issues, communicate significant matters to clients and firm leadership, and ensure successful engagement outcomes.
  • Manage governmental tax examinations and represent clients before taxing authorities when appropriate.


Practice Growth
  • Support practice development efforts by strengthening client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand services, and participating in business and community networking activities.

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