Tax Director

Position Statement

The Tax Director is responsible for all aspects of profitability and successful delivery of tax compliance engagements. Effectively leads and supports the growth of other associates. Attracts new business to the Firm. Focuses on four major initiatives established by the Firm:
Profitability, Practice Growth, Client Focus, and Brand Culture/Development.

Director

Exempt

Columbus Office

Tax

• Oversee the majority of high priority, complex, large, and high-risk client engagements.
• Oversee all aspects of tax engagements including tax planning, preparation, and review of primarily partnership tax returns, with oversight of other tax returns as appropriate.
• Develop overall approaches and plans for assigned client engagements and delegate tasks to maximize engagement efficiency and promote the development of associates.
• Primarily prepare complex partnership and other pass-through tax returns and perform necessary tax planning and research.
• Identify complex tax issues and provide tax planning and expertise to a diverse middle-market client base.
• Supervise and review all work of managers, seniors, staff, and interns on assigned client engagements.
• Responsible for supervising, mentoring training and supporting the development of managers, seniors, staff and interns.
• Communicate status of work, problems, and findings to both internal GBQ management and clients.
• Collaborate with firm leaders, other departments and client leadership to identify issues and develop and implement solutions to address issues identified.
• Review engagement profitability and prepare and analyze monthly billing for assigned engagements.
• Develop and deliver executive presentations, summaries of financial information and lead client and internal meetings.
• Oversee significant department initiatives including assignment of work, implementation of cost savings initiatives and realization of project efficiencies.

• Monitor the hours incurred by engagement team members and the progress of assigned client engagements to ensure work is completed within both a defined budget and a defined timeline.
• Achieve charge hour budget and meet hour expectations established by Firm.
• Monitor staff charge budgets to ensure staff and seniors achieve charge hour budgets and hour expectations established by the firm.
• Prioritize and manage multiple engagements and tasks.
• Lead "approved" non-client initiatives to improve firm administration.
• Identify and implement new procedures, processes and policies to improve project and department efficiency and staff satisfaction and engagement.
• Adhere to and ensure department compliance with all firm and department software guidelines and procedures.

• Represent firm and build relationships by attending fundraisers, meetings with prospects/bankers, charitable events, professional organizations, etc.
• Develop, cultivate, and maintain relationships with referral sources and clients.
• Identify new sales opportunities and develop proposals and other activities for securing new engagements with existing clients as well as new clients.
• Assume responsibility for client engagements and demonstrate strong leadership skills while working on client work and firm-related projects.
• Develop industry or technical skill specialization and expertise on specific topics within the department.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Use developed skills in the tax consulting process to effectively diagnose, develop and implement solutions for client problems.
• Analyze transactions, formulate tax-planning strategies and perform tax reviews to satisfy the client’s business and tax objectives.
• Effectively manage competing priorities and…