PracticeDen Senior Tax Associate

• Compensation: $80,000-$105,000, depending on experience, credentials, and demonstrated capability
• Team: Tax, with a Practice Den market specialization
• Reports to: Liz Sandstrom, EA, Tax Manager
• Start date: Flexible, as early as September 22, 2026 and as late as January 4, 2027
• Location: Remote within approved U.S. work locations
• Travel: Possible quarterly all-hands meetings and occasional destination CPE, fully reimbursed within firm policy

Sharp tax work. An accounting brain. A soft spot for better systems.

They are often part wish list, part sales pitch, and part collection of phrases no human has ever used in conversation. That does not tell you what the work feels like, who you will work with, or whether you will actually enjoy being here. We would rather be honest, so here is the real story.

Practice Den grew out of R.D. Barnett PLLC, the tax, accounting, and advisory firm Dean Barnett founded to help entrepreneurs and privately held businesses make smarter financial decisions. Years of sitting beside business owners - not just filing returns for them - made one thing clear: independent veterinary practice owners deserved an advisor who understood both the numbers and the wonderfully complicated business behind them.

That is where Practice Den comes in. We connect the entire financial picture, from the operating practice and related real estate to the owner's individual tax situation. We work with veterinary owners as they start, buy, operate, grow, and eventually transition their practices. The goal is bigger than accurate filings. We want our clients to understand their numbers, spot opportunities earlier, make confident decisions, and spend less time wondering what their accountant is talking about.

Practice Den is the veterinary-focused brand of R.D. Barnett PLLC. It is not a separate firm or a tax-only team. This role has a functional home in Tax and works across Practice Den with accounting, advisory, and client-service teammates so the practice, related real estate, and owner return tell one coherent story.

We are looking for an experienced, hard-working, and self-motivated Senior Tax Associate who can prepare a wide variety of returns, hand off thoughtful, reviewer-ready work, and help us make tax season run a little smarter. You will work across entity and individual clients, often following the numbers across a veterinary practice, related real estate, and the owner's personal return.

This role reports to Liz Sandstrom, EA, Tax Manager. Liz leads the tax side of Practice Den and will be your primary coach, reviewer, supervisor, and escalation point. You will own day-to-day execution, workpaper quality, status visibility, and early issue identification. Liz will set technical direction, approve material positions, and help you grow toward greater independence, planning exposure, client leadership, and review responsibility.

Tax preparation is the main event. You will gather information, build work papers, prepare calculations and returns, support planning, handle e-filing and delivery, research unusual issues, and help resolve notices or other technical projects. In other words: you will do real tax work from beginning to end, not spend your days moving numbers from one box to another without understanding why.

This is also not a stay-in-your-lane-forever role. While traditional accounting work won’t be your primary responsibility, a strong accounting brain is essential. You should be able to read a trial balance, understand the financial statements, reconcile important accounts, propose adjustments, and recognize when the accounting needs attention before a return can move forward.…