Senior Tax Preparer

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Date Published: 3 July 2025

Our client, a well-established accounting and tax company in the auto repair industry is seeking a Senior Tax Preparer.  This is a key leadership-track position designed to evolve into their future Tax Manager. The right person will bring deep tax expertise, leadership skills, and a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to help us continue delivering exceptional service during tax season and beyond.


Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare complex individual and business tax returns (including partnerships, S-corps, and C-corps)
  • Clean up and file multiple years of back taxes for clients when needed
  • Review returns prepared by junior staff and provide guidance, feedback, and support
  • Supervise and support the tax team, helping manage workload and workflow, especially during busy season
  • Conduct research and apply tax law to real-world scenarios
  • Communicate directly with clients to gather documents, explain filings, and answer questions
  • Assist in refining department processes and identifying areas for operational improvement
  • Work closely with the current Tax Manager to learn internal systems and prepare for a leadership transition

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of tax preparation experience
  • Enrolled Agent (EA) or CPA required
  • Proven experience supervising or mentoring tax teams
  • Strong knowledge of both current-year and multi-year filings and resolutions
  • Proficient in tax software
  • Comfortable with a fast-paced environment and a focused industry niche
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Why Join?

  • Clear growth path to Tax Manager within 1–2 years
  • Specialized client base: we know our industry inside and out, and you will too
  • Collaborative, down-to-earth team with a high standard for service
  • Leadership opportunity within a stable, growing firm
Compensation and Benefits 

  • $100k-$120k, depending one experience
  • Cover 100% of the cost of insurance for the employee
  • 401k with match
  • HSA
  • Short-term disability

 

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