Compensation:
Fairfield County Accounting Firm is seekingManager (Tax) who will be responsible for overseeing complex tax activities and clients. The Tax Manager will be a leader and manage multiple tax engagements to deliver quality income tax services for our diverse client base. The Manager is also responsible for overseeing the performance of staff and profitability of team. This individual will be responsible for advising clients on the tax implications of their business objectives, evaluating and selecting actions to lessen tax burden and cost of compliance, identifying
different methods of complying with tax regulations, while acting as the primary client contact for complex tax issues. The Tax Manager should be comfortable with tax compliance on individual, corporate, partnership and trust returns.
Essential Functions:
•Prepare complex corporate, partnership, and individual tax returns and planning with no direct supervision
•Review returns as a whole from a 'big picture' perspective
•Technical Review of individual and business tax returns and planning
•Conduct appropriate and applicable research regarding tax issues to ensure accuracy and implementation of specific tax law and provide guidance to clients and/or suggest alternatives
•Review tax returns and ensure accuracy and completeness
•Assist staff with correcting complex errors on tax forms
•Remain familiar with IRS guidelines and accounting principles
•Oversee various tax audits as necessary
•Interact with IRS and state tax agencies to address inquiries
•Manage daily client workflow and multiple client projects at any given time
•Complete assignments within timeline and budget
•Form 'Trusted Advisor' relationship with clients, primary specialty-area focused
•Hold meetings with clients to discuss strategy and recommendations
•Be active in the consulting and planning of tax strategy and audit defense of income taxes
•Regularly and proactively correspond with clients regarding the status of projects
•Proactively identify areas to help clients and upsell firm services to clients as applicable
•Oversee client engagements
•Seek opportunities to be chargeable
•Seek ways to motivate staff and encourage growth
•Assist staff with development of staff interests, specialties and strengths
•Oversee delegation of work to staff to ensure non-productive time is minimized and excessive overtime mitigated
•Keeps partners informed of all important developments on engagement, analyzes problems and recommends solutions. Works closely with Partners to satisfy the needs with planning compliance.
•Monitor project profitability
•Evaluate staff members and provide constructive and timely criticism of performance
•Identify inefficiencies and share with other staff to improve and affect positive change
•Focus on meeting or exceeding target statements
•Review correspondence to client for approval and signature of a partner
•Travel roughly 15-25%. Geographic area primarily limited to Tri-State area

Other Functions:
•Work with staff on various tasks on an ad-hoc basis
Minimum Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in accounting or Master's degree in accounting or taxation or related field
•Minimum 7 year's tax and management experience required or 2 years' experience as Supervisor with above average performance
•CPA certified or equivalent
•Experience with a variety of income tax filings; e.g., S-Corp, partnership, trust, individual
•Proficiency in use of computers, including use of Microsoft Excel
•Understanding of and sensitivity to confidential information
•Ability to meet time constraints and client deadlines
•Ability to work heavy overtime from January to April 15 (may be in excess of 55 hours per week). Occasional overtime work required throughout the year.
•Ability to effectively and professionally communicate in a team environment
•Ability to multi-task and manage a complex workload to meet reporting deadlines
•Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
•Takes Initiative, takes ownership for actions, and sets examples for others

Preferred Qualifications:
•ProSystems FX a plus, QuickBooks and other accounting programs also a plus