CPA Director Of Tax & Practice Operations

An established Southern California CPA firm is conducting a confidential search for an experienced Director of Tax & Practice Operations to join its leadership team.

This is a senior level opportunity for an accomplished CPA who combines strong technical tax expertise with the ability to manage client relationships, supervise professional staff, oversee complex tax engagements, and contribute to the day to day operation and continued development of an established accounting practice.

The Director will work closely with firm leadership and will assume significant responsibility for the quality, timeliness, profitability, and delivery of the firm's tax services.

This position is designed for someone ready to move beyond the traditional Tax Manager role. The successful candidate should be capable of independently reviewing complex tax work, making sound professional decisions, managing sophisticated clients, developing staff, improving internal processes, and taking responsibility for results.

This is a primarily remote position
, but the successful candidate must reside in Southern California and be available for in person client and firm meetings when necessary.

The firm's office presence associated with this position will be in the West Los Angeles / West Hollywood area
.

Because the firm serves Russian speaking clients,
professional fluency in both Russian and English is required
. The successful candidate must be comfortable discussing sophisticated tax, accounting, financial, and business matters professionally in either language.

The firm's identity will be disclosed to qualified candidates during the interview process. All applications and discussions will be handled confidentially.

• Prepare and review complex federal and California income tax returns for individuals, corporations, S corporations, partnerships, trusts, and estates.
• Review Forms 1040, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 1041, and other applicable federal and state filings.
• Perform senior level technical review of tax returns, work papers, supporting schedules, and calculations prepared by professional staff.
• Research and resolve complex federal, California, and multistate tax matters.
• Independently identify tax, accounting, and compliance issues and determine appropriate solutions.
• Identify tax planning opportunities and provide practical recommendations based on each client's circumstances.
• Review extensions, estimated tax calculations, projections, tax notices, and other compliance matters.
• Assist with the resolution of IRS, California, and other state tax notices and correspondence.
• Maintain current knowledge of changes in federal and California tax laws and ensure relevant changes are incorporated into firm procedures and client recommendations.
• Maintain high standards for accuracy, documentation, regulatory compliance, and professional judgment.

• Manage tax engagements from initial planning through final review and delivery.
• Establish engagement scope, responsibilities, timelines, priorities, and deadlines.
• Coordinate preparation and review activities among professional staff.
• Monitor engagement progress and ensure federal, state, and client deadlines are met.
• Identify missing information, technical problems, workflow issues, and potential delays before they affect an engagement.
• Ensure appropriate work papers, documentation, and review procedures are maintained.
• Monitor engagement budgets, time, billing, realization, and resource utilization.
• Identify engagements exceeding expected time or budget and determine the underlying cause.
• Take corrective action when engagements are falling behind schedule, exceeding budget, or failing to meet firm quality…