Job Description
Position Summary
The Tax Manager functions well in a dynamic, challenging and growth environment and will:
Must be willing to work in-office at our Orange, CA, location at least 2 - 3 days per week.
- Understand “best practices” with respect to the firm’s programs and processes, especially with respect to tax preparation, review and planning software. Maintain a high level of expertise with respect to the software and improve efficiencies in its application within the tax function.
- Review the firm’s complex returns
- Assist the firm’s partners and client service managers in managing tax relationships on complex clients.
- Act as point of contact and relationship manager/CSM on designated individuals and small businesses.
- Demonstrate advanced technical expertise, e.g. and advanced skill set within the tax code (e.g. subchapter K) or industry expertise (e.g. restaurant industry).
- Participate where appropriate in our tax onboarding and training program.
- Manage client load of appropriate client assignments efficiently.
- Maintain responsibility for agreed-upon process improvement initiatives.
Aspirational Functions Of The Position
The Tax Manager position encapsulates a combination of production components and client service components. Production components consist of technical skills, including the management of client tax compliance, planning and tax projects; expertise in the processes utilized by the firm in the tax compliance function; project management skills and oversight, including contributions to operating efficiencies; and workflow management. Client service components include managing client relationships in conjunction with a partner on the firm’s top clients and as the client service manager on smaller clients; developing proactive, advisory relationships with clients; identification of issues, development of opportunities and assisting clients in IRS risk mitigation and tax reduction strategies.
While the opportunity exists for a Tax Manager to pursue and excel in both components, it is generally expected that a Tax Manager will emphasize one component over the other, while maintaining a fundamental level of competence in the other component.
Qualities
- Time Management
- Exceptional Organization Skills
- Strong Communication skills
- Responsiveness to time sensitive items
- Attention to Detail
- Focus on client
- Ability to work independently
- Deadline oriented
- Build strong relationships with staff
- Team Player and be proactive
- Strong Leadership skills
- Transparency
- Strong Work Ethic
- Being professional and respectful to others
- Positive Attitude
Technical Skills
- Practicing CPA or attorney (LLM preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships, including complex organizational structures and transactions
- Ability to review complicated tax compliance projects and returns, including entity and individual returns, including multistate, consolidated, or foreign bank reporting
- Experience recognizing issues per review of returns, explaining the issue and opportunity to clients, and implementing planning strategies resulting therefrom
- Recognized technical expertise in a tax subject matter area or industry
Marketing
- Develop and expand a personal network of client relationships and referral sources, including a proactive campaign of managing contacts with said network
- Actively market and sell to new and current clients. Emphasis should be on existing clients in developing the Most Trusted Advisor relationship; identifying tax and business issues of relevance to them; incorporating the various services offered by the firm into discussions with the client; and accessing and developing relationships with a client’s referral sources.
- Initiate a marketing program to promote the Tax Manager’s industry area subject matter expertise.
- Maintain agreed-upon marketing metrics
Client Management
- Oversight of tax services to small business, professional and individual client relationships (negotiating fees, addressing client service issues, address/oversight of technical issues, etc.)
- Act as key team member on larger clients with a Partner or Client Service Manager
- Oversight of meetings and extended services for existing clients
- Project management of tax services to clients
- Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of clients' business needs by identifying and resolving most engagement issues, applying business knowledge and experience gained to add value to the service provided.
- Coordination of client’s work and staff scheduling.
Department Management
- Be responsible/oversight for department BSC management areas, e.g. workflow management, scheduling, training, or Onboarding. Act as both leader and member in implementing the BSC
- Development/Oversight of new services to deliver to client
- Project management for department related items
- Responsible for keeping all firm members informed of tax changes
- With the Tax Department Partner, develop the key initiatives and leading and lagging indicators. Implement the plan to achieve targeted objectives.
Staff Development
- Mentor and BSC responsibilities for staff, up to 2-4 individuals
- Actively assist in on boarding new staff into the firm utilizing the firm’s on boarding training matrix
- Actively assist in training and learning programs for department team members
- Demonstrate an interest in the growth of others as professionals as well as refining and polishing skills used in managing people.
- Effectively delegate, provide timely and relevant performance feedback, and provide assistance and encouragement as needed, generally in a monthly BSC check in meeting with direct reports
- Accept new staff on engagements and provide them with the necessary on-the-job training and supervision.
- Be cooperative and helpful to all team members and promote teamwork within the Firm.
- Motivate team members and coordinate efforts with other team members and peers, as well as client personnel.
Personal Development
- 50% of CPE devoted to non-technical items (firm management, marketing, leadership, etc.)
- Develop excellent communication skills
- Continue personal growth by preparing personal development plans, while meeting the minimum firm and professional education requirements.
- Work to build professional relationships with clients, other firm members and departments, and own peer groups.
- Address all issues in a professional and respectful manner with other employees.
General Qualifications:
- Most recent 8+ years tax experience in a public accounting firm
- Active California CPA required
- Experience with multi-state tax planning and review
- Ability to work with clients to maximize potential tax planning opportunities
- Previous experience with high net worth individuals and their closely held entities
- Able to prepare and review complex level tax returns
- Technologically savvy (experience with ProSystem fx tax software a plus)
Supervisory Skills:
- 3+ years tax staff management experience necessary
- Assisting with building client relationships
- Ability to manage and mentor staff members
- Capable and willing to participate in our continuing process to improve technical quality
- Project management skills are a must! Ability to see a project through from beginning to end
Key Deliverables:
- Support growth of Tax revenues by:
- Developing additional client revenues
- $350K in personal production
- Retaining current client relationships
- Spearhead a program to develop process infrastructure to increase tax production by 15% (100 returns)
- Utilization of a technology-based approach
- Create a "light" process for less complex returns
- Develop and implement a training program for staff
- Work with Partners to assume daily responsibilities of tax department within 6 months.
- Hire, train, and develop staff
- Organize workflows to ensure production is meeting client deadlines, proper staff utilization, and increasing visibility of compliance workload.
Talley offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- New Client Referral Rewards
Must be willing to work in-office at our Orange, CA, location at least 2 - 3 days per week.
Please reply with resume subject Tax Manager to careers@talleynco.com.
Company Description
Talley LLP (Talley) is a full service financial, tax and consulting organization designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurially driven businesses. We look to serve clients as business partners and not merely as providers of accounting or tax services. Continually in search of more effective ways to improve clients' bottom line and where suitable, we seek to act in an advisory role adding knowledge and expertise.
Talley was founded in 1989, with the mission of helping entrepreneurially driven businesses and their owners, along with athletes and high-net-worth individuals, to manage their financial affairs and achieve their business objectives profitably and efficiently. The professionals at Talley strive to become their clients' Most Trusted Advisors (MTA), providing global solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing our clients and their businesses.
Talley's service profile has grown and evolved as has its clientele, now incorporating a broad array of services designed to serve the entrepreneur:
- Audit and assurance services, including traditional financial reporting
- Tax Compliance
- Tax planning, structuring and proactive advice
- Business consulting
- Estate planning, business planning, and tax law services delivered through its Talley Law Group Affiliate
- Outsource accounting, HR Payroll Assistant, and CFO services, delivered through its Client Accounting Services team
- Mergers & acquisition, growth through acquisition and operational consulting delivered through its Talley Capital Group affiliate
- Valuation and forensic accounting services
Company Description
Talley LLP (Talley) is a full service financial, tax and consulting organization designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurially driven businesses. We look to serve clients as business partners and not merely as providers of accounting or tax services. Continually in search of more effective ways to improve clients' bottom line and where suitable, we seek to act in an advisory role adding knowledge and expertise. Talley was founded in 1989, with the mission of helping entrepreneurially driven businesses and their owners, along with athletes and high-net-worth individuals, to manage their financial affairs and achieve their business objectives profitably and efficiently. The professionals at Talley strive to become their clients' Most Trusted Advisors (MTA), providing global solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing our clients and their businesses. Talley's service profile has grown and evolved as has its clientele, now incorporating a broad array of services designed to serve the entrepreneur:
- Audit and assurance services, including traditional financial reporting
- Tax Compliance
- Tax planning, structuring and proactive advice
- Business consulting
- Estate planning, business planning, and tax law services delivered through its Talley Law Group Affiliate
- Outsource accounting, HR Payroll Assistant, and CFO services, delivered through its Client Accounting Services team
- Mergers & acquisition, growth through acquisition and operational consulting delivered through its Talley Capital Group affiliate
- Valuation and forensic accounting services