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Senior Tax Manager
All, Finance
Los Angeles, CA
$165,000
Location: Remote (U.S.-based) | Schedule: Full-time, 100% remote | Compensation: $140K–$165K+ base salary
Overview
A growing public accounting (CPA) firm is seeking an experienced Senior Tax Manager to serve as a senior technical resource while leading and developing a team. This role offers the chance to stay deeply engaged in technical tax work and people leadership without the demands of a traditional busy season.
What you'll do
- Perform final review of individual and business tax returns
- Prepare more complex returns when needed
- Review California and multi-state returns
- Work extensively with S-Corporations, partnerships and individual taxation
- Assist with tax planning, estimates and technical research
- Serve as a technical resource for other members of the tax team
- Prioritize assignments and keep work moving through completion
- Manage, coach and develop professional staff
- Work closely with remote and offshore team members
- Coordinate tax and accounting/bookkeeping workflow
- Help improve processes, procedures and overall team performance
- Monitor deadlines, quality and budgets
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive public accounting and tax experience
- Recent, meaningful California tax return preparation and review experience with both individual and business returns
- Strong S-Corporation, partnership, individual and multi-state tax experience
- Experience taking tax work from preparation through final review
- Proven direct people-management experience
- Experience coaching, developing and prioritizing work for a team
- Strong understanding of financial statements and underlying accounting/bookkeeping
- QuickBooks Online experience
- Strong communication skills and emotional intelligence
- Stable employment history
- Collaborative, hands-on approach with a low-ego leadership style
- Availability primarily 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Pacific Time, with flexibility to coordinate with an international team
Preferred qualifications
- Active CPA strongly preferred; experienced EA candidates may also be considered
- Direct people-management experience, ideally managing 2–3+ employees
- UltraTax experience is a plus
- Experience working with remote or offshore professionals is a plus
Compensation and benefits
- $140K–$165K+ base salary
- Discretionary annual bonus
- 401(k) with 4% company match
- Health and dental insurance
- Paid CPE and professional license renewal
- PTO and firm holidays
- Direct access to firm leadership
Why this role
This position offers meaningful responsibility for tax quality, planning and team development in a 100% remote environment that does not require traditional public accounting busy-season hours, with direct access to firm leadership and excellent work-life balance.
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