Senior Tax Accountant

Senior Tax Accountant

Cheshire, CT, US

Experience: Mid Level

Salary: $90,000 - $115,000 per year

• Tax return preparation and tax planning analysis and projections.
• Overall management of client accounts, including handling routine client questions and working with clients to obtain necessary information for financial and tax return completion.
• Communicate improvement and business growth opportunity ideas regarding clients to management.
• Research IRS and state notices, and represent clients before the IRS and CT Department of Revenue.
• Prepare accurate tax work papers.
• Conduct tax research for all situations.
• Assist other staff with software & support in tax and accounting areas.
• Analyze income statements and balance sheets, communicating findings to management; include journal entries for monthly, quarterly, and year‑end clients, bank and General Ledger reconciliations, fixed asset maintenance.
• Supervise the annual closing process, including assisting personnel with maintaining accurate information by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, and resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare and record asset, liability, revenue, and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Build organization finance and accounting infrastructure and internal controls.
• Conduct specific client internal control audits.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 3–8 years of previous tax work‑related experience.
• CPA earned or in progress.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products and Quick Books.
• Drake software experience is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and budgets.
• Perform complex financial analysis.

• Integrity, intellectual strength and agility.
• Passionate learner who welcomes opportunities to be stretched.
• Entrepreneurial mindset toward the Senior Tax Accountant role.
• Energetic professional seeking greater responsibilities and more autonomy with clients.
• Passion and curiosity to explore financials and identify opportunities for client gain; engaging and thriving in building relationships internally and externally.

We are a local accounting firm looking to bring on an experienced CPA. The Senior Tax Accountant is a full‑time position available at a dynamic, fast‑growing, intimate local CPA firm with potential to advance and possible ownership opportunities. If a candidate is looking to play a major role in their next career move, this is it.

• Eligible for Profit Sharing Bonus Plan.
• Simple Retirement Plan eligible after 3 months of employment (includes 3% company match).
• Pay for networking memberships with approval.
• Pay for 40 CPE hours towards seminars/webinars with approval.
• Health insurance, dental and vision coverage eligible after 3 months of employment.
• CTCPA society dues paid for by firm.