Tax Senior Associate

Overview

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Summary:

Under limited supervision performs intermediate to advanced accounting functions related to tax specifications. Employees in this job class perform as a lead by assigning work and providing guidance to lower level associates. This job class requires knowledge of intermediate accounting and/or tax principals of which would be derived from several years of experience as an Experienced Associate and the ability to assign work, manage progress and meet deadlines. The Senior Associate is responsible for utilizing research skills, applying tax foundational knowledge to understand potential tax issues, gathering client information necessary for filing, participating in tax planning, recognizing and communicating potential risks, preparing tax accrual workpapers and working with tax software applications to complete tax returns for review.

Core Responsibilities:

· Leading Managing and Holding People Accountable (LMA)

· Learn and begin to apply growth process (participates in assigned RC,, pipeline support, COPs, etc.)

· Supervises the engagement (job) project management, billing, ensures QC (technical) standards

· Takes care of the client (meets deadlines, timely communication)

· Develops engagement team (prepares seniors to the next level)

Essential Functions:

· Understand and be able to explain the reasons behind the firm’s policies, procedures and practices and project management techniques.

· Possess technical knowledge sufficient to supervise lower level associates

· Ensure all work papers are complete, consistent, and contain procedures performed, …