Tax Manager

Warren Averett is a leading CPA and advisory firm that services span beyond audit and tax to include corporate advisory, technology and risk solutions, HR Solutions, and more. While gaining professional skills that you can carry throughout your career, we help our employees to build relationships that can take you where you’d like to go. Not only has Warren Averett ranked on two of Forbes’ Best lists (America’s Best Tax Firms and America’s Best Accounting Firms), but the firm has also repeatedly been named a Best Place to Work in several of our offices throughout our footprint. We strive to create a strong sense of comradery and to provide an inclusive workplace culture where our employees can grow and thrive professionally and personally.

Warren Averett is seeking an experienced tax professional for our Atlanta, GA office. The ideal candidate will possess their CPA license and have between 5 or more years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the preparation of income tax returns (S-Corp, C-Corp, estate, trust, gift, etc...)
• Review prepared returns and assume primary responsibility in the preparation of complicated returns.
• Assume responsibility: Including client contact, coordination within the company, staffing requirements, administrative documentation, and preparation timing for engagements.
• Participate with more experienced personnel in coordinating large client engagements, identification of problems, tax law and computer model analysis and helping clients determine optimal strategies.
• Work on special projects and oversee the activities of associates and senior associates.
• Develop and maintain quality client relationships.
• Perform advanced tasks with minimal supervision.
• Review entry and intermediate work performed by others.
• Train and develop less experienced staff.
• Assume increased Service/Job Manager responsibilities.
• Assume assigned administrative functions within division.
• Develop specialized skills within area of specialty.
• Seek out and solve client problems.
• Communicate and interact with supervisors, subordinates and clients
• Identify additional services needed by clients.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with 5+ years of experience in public accounting
• Possession of CPA license
• Knowledge of and have ability to research Federal, State and Local tax codes and regulations.
• Ability to research complicated tax issues and explain them to internal and external clients.
• Knowledge of/and ability to apply principals of effective supervision of staff.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in working with staff and clients.

Warren Averett is an equal opportunity employer. We hire, promote, and make all other employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, genetic information, protected military service, disability, age, or any other unlawful characteristic.