Staff Tax Accountant

We provide audit, tax and advisory services to private companies, public entities and nonprofits. Our industry groups cover construction, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and financial institutions.

About the role:

We use CCH Axcess Tax and CCH ProSystem fx Engagement. Experience with either helps. The Staff Tax Accountant prepares federal and state returns for individuals, partnerships and S corporations at a regional CPA firm. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Job duties:

• Gather client documents and follow up on missing items
• Handle sales and use tax and payroll tax filings for business clients
• Review K-1s and track basis for partners and shareholders
• Reconcile book-to-tax differences and prepare workpapers
• Calculate quarterly estimated tax payments

Minimum qualifications:

• Solid Excel skills
• Experience with CCH Axcess, UltraTax, Lacerte or GoSystem
• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• Organized with dozens of returns in progress at once
• Comfortable working extended hours from February through April 15
• Working knowledge of individual and pass-through entity taxation
• Progress toward a CPA or EA license, or plans to sit

Nice to have:

• Checkpoint or another tax research tool
• Real estate partnership clients
• Trust and estate returns (Form 1041)

The salary range for this role is $73,000 - $84,000 per year. This range reflects base salary only.

What we offer:

• Health insurance
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid holidays
• Vision insurance
• Paid sick leave
• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Home office stipend

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Southgate Advisors, LLC.