Tax Manager​/Senior Manager

Job Description

Tax /Manager/Senior Manager

We are looking for dynamic Tax professionals to join our growing team. We offer tremendous growth and development opportunities to assist with both your personal and professional goals. Are you ready for a new challenge? If you are interested in working in a vibrant firm with stimulating assignments and growth potential, this is the opportunity for you. We are not your typical CPA Firm we truly recognize and value our employees’ balance between work and life.

- Seeking candidates who have tax experience with either complex 1040s, high net worth clients, small businesses and partnerships. We are willing to look at candidates who may be looking for either a Manager or Senior Manager level position (level based on experience).

Location: Rochester, NY office. For most of our positions at Insero, one can work in the office every day or if you like, in a hybrid structure working up to 3 days from home.

Our office is located in the heart of downtown Rochester. There is easy access to great restaurants and events, and featured amenities such as collaboration spaces, game room and firm paid for underground parking in a secure garage. We also have comfortable break rooms fully stocked with complimentary drinks and snacks.

General Department Information:

The Rochester Tax practice in the firm is not a high volume 1040 practice but is instead a tax practice focusing on complex tax compliance and projects within Fortune 500 companies as well as tax consulting across small and middle market companies including: multi-state, multi-national, real estate, manufacturing (amongst other industries) companies. Majority of our small business clients are in the 1-10 million sales volume and middle market practice are closely held businesses in the 20 million – 200 million+ sales volume many of which have global and multi state issues.

One would work directly with our Tax Partners & Principals and would serve as a key technical liaison with clients; involved with both compliance and consulting projects.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing difficult personal and business returns/work files for completeness, accuracy and compliance; communicates with and trains staff on areas needing improvements.
• Engages in complex tax planning and develops creative ideas to reduce tax liabilities.
• Reviewing tax research methodology, alternatives and conclusions.
• Monitors tax deadlines to ensure that returns are prepared on a timely basis; communicates with managers during the preparation process to identify any tax issues needing addressing and to pull jobs so that they reach the technical review stage timely.
• Understanding and completing the steps in conducting research projects; preparing written conclusions, subject to Manager or Principal review.
• Assisting audit and accounting staff with non-complex tax questions.
• Understanding tax accruals.
• Responding to routine IRS or state tax notices and if needed, participating in IRS audits, and administrative hearings.
• Mentoring and developing other tax professionals in the department.

Manager/Senior Manager duties also include:

• Serve as a front-line client advisor, developing strong, lasting relationships with clients and ensuring the highest quality in service delivery and compliance.
• Lead complex tax planning and strategy engagements, offering innovative and practical solutions to minimize tax liabilities and achieve client goals.
• Review and evaluate tax research, methodology, and conclusions to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Manages workloads and work products of other tax staff members; delegates tax work to staff.
• Acts as key client contact person for select engagements.
• Contributes to the client service team by producing quality work with quick turnaround and attentive service.
• Trains accountants and interns to prepare effective responses to tax notices and reviews for accuracy.
• Informs clients (or staff member) of tax options available and possible outcomes through clear and concise memos, emails or letters.
• Initiates new work for existing clients.

Firm Overview:

Insero is a New York-based accounting and business advisory practice focused on the manufacturing and…