Tax Senior Manager or Manager, Manufacturing

Tax Senior Manager or Manager, Manufacturing

Geffen Mesher | Posted Aug 16 | Full‑time | Portland | Unknown

Geffen Mesher & Company is one of Portland's oldest locally owned accounting firms, with more than 90 years of experience serving clients throughout the Northwest. We provide a full suite of professional services, including Accounting, Assurance, Business Consulting, Transaction Services, and full‑service Tax planning across multiple industries.

Base salary ranges from $108,000 to $200,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Additional benefits include: 401k with a 3% employer contribution, discretionary profit sharing up to 4.5% annually, full medical, dental, and vision coverage, generous PTO plus 12 paid holidays, volunteer time and paid parental leave, hybrid work options, flexible summer hours, an incentive plan for sales leads, and a generous Employee Referral Program.

• Manage and coordinate tax compliance and advisory work for commercial clients.
• Review Federal, Multi‑National, Multi‑State Corporate and Partnership tax returns.
• Lead client relationships on day‑to‑day tax matters, supporting partners with execution and development of extended services.
• Research and consult on technical matters and special projects.
• Build and manage client relationships while developing and maintaining business development leads.
• Serve in a leadership role on client projects, including planning and project management, ensuring successful completion of tax planning, advisory, accounting, and compliance projects with exceptional client service.
• Perform reviews of reports and other client deliverables to ensure high quality, while balancing firm risk and compliance with professional standards.
• Identify and communicate internal business improvement opportunities.
• Resolve strategic issues requiring analytical skills and an in‑depth understanding of tax regulations.
• Collaborate with team members to share knowledge and contribute effectively to complete tasks and develop ideas and processes across organizational boundaries.
• Adhere to the core values and standards of the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting or a related discipline.
• Five plus years recent experience in public accounting, with demonstrated supervisory experience.
• CPA certification strongly preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Construction‑related experience with contractors, subcontractors, and home developers.
• Understanding of IRC Section 460, long‑term contract accounting, accounting method changes, tax depreciation rules, multi‑state taxation, and apportionment/nexus rules.
• Knowledge of taxation of business accruals and prepaid expenses.
• Willingness to lead internal training on construction‑related topics and to dive into new legislation affecting construction clients.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft technology suite.

• Tax Manager: 5+ years with the above experience.
• Tax Senior Manager: 7+ years, overseeing larger and more complex client engagements, serving as a subject‑matter expert, reviewing work at a higher level, strengthening client relationships, and contributing to business development efforts.

Geffen Mesher is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

To protect the interests of all parties, Geffen Mesher will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to the firm, including via mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to the firm’s employees, or to the firm’s resume database will be considered property of Geffen Mesher. The firm will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

The firm will consider any candidate for whom an agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the agency free of any charges or fees.