Supervisor - Tax

Description

The Business Solutions practice provides growing and familyowned businesses accounting tax and advisory support. From taxation issues and mandatory accounting needs to business restructuring and succession planning our expertise can make a substantial difference to growing businesses striving to expand their business to a new level and ensure continued success for the next generation.

The Supervisor will lead engagements supported by managers and partners who will educate train and promote a great working environment.

Essential Duties

• Maintain writeup bank reconciliations payroll/sales tax and complex technical activities and conduct a selfreview before submission.
• Prepare and review financial statements consolidated statements and various other accounting statements.
• Supervise multiple client engagements and oversee staff to meet deliverable deadlines within budget identify roadblocks and understand critical milestones to meet client service expectations.
• Maintain active communication with clients and manage expectations ensure satisfaction and lead change efforts.
• Prepare and/or review various tax returns financial statements monthly/quarterly writeup services engagement documentation and related reports.
• Review and verify the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classification assigned to various records.
• Conduct tax research income tax projections and prepare complex entity and individual tax returns/identify multi state tax issues.
• Oversee and supervise work of staff and interns and assist/train staff/interns as well as assist manager in the scheduling of staff.
• Identify and communicate to management suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures.
• Actively participate in learning and development opportunities formal learning (CPE) and training programs.
• Attend professional development networking events and training seminars on a regular basis.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work in the Cranford NJ office location 3 days a week.
• BA/BS degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university is required.
• Masters in Accounting a plus.
• 5 years of progressive accounting and tax experience in a CPA firm required.
• Must have 150credit course requirement to become CPA certified.
• CPA certification or demonstrated progress towards obtaining CPA certification preferred.
• Experience working on various commercial engagements preferred.
• Experience preparing and reviewing individual corporate partnership tax returns required.
• Excellent interpersonal verbal and written skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Proficient with computer software packages and platforms including Microsoft Office Suite ProSystems and CCH.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed to meet client deliverables.
• Periodic travel to local client locations via personal vehicle may be required.