Tax Director

Clients range from family-owned businesses to companies with several billion in revenue.

The role:

CG Accounting has an opening for a Tax Director. Good fit for someone with two or three tax seasons behind them who wants to work toward reviewing returns. We use CCH Axcess Tax and CCH ProSystem fx Engagement. Experience with either helps. Our headquarters is in New York City, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Duties:

Handle sales and use tax and payroll tax filings for business clients. Research tax questions and write short memos on the conclusions. Maintain organised workpapers in CCH Engagement or a similar system. Calculate quarterly estimated tax payments. Review K-1s and track basis for partners and shareholders. Train and review the work of seasonal and junior staff. Communicate with clients by phone and email on routine questions.

What you need:

Solid Excel skills. Organised with dozens of returns in progress at once. Experience with CCH Axcess, UltraTax, Lacerte or GoSystem. Working knowledge of individual and pass-through entity taxation. Bachelor's degree in accounting. Comfortable working extended hours from February through April 15.

Salary range: $6,100 - $7,400/month

Benefits:

Monthly internet allowance. Paid time off.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at CG Accounting.