Director of Tax

Offices in Lugano and more than 20 other cities share a national tax and technical resources team. We provide audit, tax and advisory services to private companies, public entities and nonprofits. We started in 1957 and have grown to about 390 people. Remote work is fine outside busy season, and most people come in two or three days a week.

The position

Gerber & Koch serves business owners and high-net-worth individuals. Busy season runs January through April 15, with a second push in September and October. This role is fully remote within Switzerland. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Job duties

• File extensions and track deadlines in the practice management system.
• Assist with year-end tax planning projections.
• Handle sales and use tax and payroll tax filings for business clients.
• Calculate quarterly estimated tax payments.
• Prepare Forms 1040, 1065, 1120-S and related state returns.
• Train and review the work of seasonal and junior staff.

Minimum qualifications

• 10+ years of tax preparation experience in public accounting or corporate tax.
• Working knowledge of individual and pass-through entity taxation.
• Comfortable working extended hours from February through April 15.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Clear written communication for client emails and memos.
• Experience with CCH Axcess, UltraTax, Lacerte or GoSystem.
• Organised with dozens of returns in progress at once.

Preferred qualifications

• Checkpoint or another tax research tool.
• Trust and estate returns (Form 1041)

Why work with us

• Company pension scheme.
• Holiday pay.
• Learning budget.
• Childcare allowance.
• Christmas bonus.
• 30 days of annual leave.

This posting may close early if we receive enough applications.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Gerber & Koch GmbH.