Senior Tax Accountant – Complex Business Returns

🕒 November 3

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $80k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💲 Accountant / Accounting

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Tax Alchemy

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

💸 Finance

🏠 Real Estate

Consulting • Finance • Real Estate

Tax Alchemy is a tax strategy and advisory firm that teaches business owners, entrepreneurs, and real estate investors how to significantly reduce their tax bills through advanced, IRS-compliant planning and hands-on implementation. The company specializes in entity structuring, cost segregation, depreciation strategies, 1031 exchanges, tax-advantaged retirement planning, and comprehensive tax strategy analysis, and it provides ongoing execution support, tax filing for advisory clients, and training for CPAs. Tax Alchemy targets high-income individuals and businesses with flat-rate advisory engagements and a guarantee that clients will save more than the fee paid.

📋 Description

• Prepare complex federal, state, and local returns for partnerships (Form 1065), S corporations (Form 1120-S), C corporations (Form 1120), and individuals (Form 1040), including supporting schedules and workpapers • Handle complicated client returns involving multiple entities, multistate operations, high-net-worth individuals, rental real estate, ownership changes, and business transactions • Review financial statements, trial balances, and general ledger activity; identify discrepancies and prepare adjusting entries and book-to-tax reconciliations • Calculate and maintain depreciation schedules, shareholder and partner basis, capital accounts, loss limitations, and tax carryforwards • Prepare estimated tax calculations, extensions, amended returns, and tax projections • Produce organized, review-ready returns and workpapers; resolve review comments promptly and accurately • Research complex tax issues, document conclusions, and escalate significant risks or uncertain positions to the Tax Manager • Manage assigned engagements from document collection through filing, proactively addressing missing information and communicating potential delays • Maintain workflow records and meet production targets, internal deadlines, and filing deadlines • Communicate with clients regarding documentation, tax implications, payment obligations, and filing status • Identify tax planning opportunities and coordinate recommendations with the Tax Manager and advisory team • Prepare responses to federal and state tax notices and assist with audit support • Mentor team members and contribute to technical training, the company knowledge base, and process improvements • Stay current on tax law changes and maintain client confidentiality and secure handling of financial information • Explain complex tax matters clearly, address client questions professionally, and build effective client relationships

🎯 Requirements

• Three to six years of progressively responsible tax preparation experience, including substantial hands-on experience with complex business and individual returns • Advanced technical proficiency in partnership, S corporation, C corporation, and individual taxation • Demonstrated ability to independently prepare complicated client returns with limited supervision and minimal substantive corrections • Strong working knowledge of multistate taxation, pass-through entities, basis calculations, capital accounts, depreciation, passive activity rules, and book-to-tax adjustments • Ability to interpret financial statements, reconcile accounts, and identify accounting issues affecting tax preparation • Proven ability to manage a high-volume workload, adapt to changing priorities, and meet deadlines while maintaining quality • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field • Active pursuit of a CPA license or Enrolled Agent (EA) credential; completed credential preferred • Proficiency with professional tax preparation software, Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace, and workflow or CRM systems • Strong analytical, tax research, organizational, and client communication skills • Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with a remote team • Preferred: Active CPA license or EA credential • Preferred: Master’s degree in Taxation • Preferred: Public accounting experience serving closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals • Preferred: Experience using UltraTax, Canopy, and SurePrep • Preferred: Experience mentoring junior tax professionals and improving preparation workflows

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Medical, dental, vision, life, and voluntary life insurance • 401(k) with company match • Paid vacation and sick days • Paid holidays • Continuing education • Teambuilding events

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