Jobs at Ascend (ascendtogether.com)

Prepares federal, state, and multistate tax returns for individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, and operating businesses. Conducts tax research, supports senior staff with client engagements, tracks engagement progress, collaborates across accounting teams, and develops foundational tax compliance and client communication skills through mentorship and training.

Oversee complex individual and business tax engagements, including preparation and review of federal, state, and local returns. Manage client relationships, provide technical tax guidance, mentor staff, ensure timely and accurate deliverables, and identify tax planning and business development opportunities. The role serves high-net-worth individuals and closely held businesses while staying current with tax laws and supporting firm growth.

Supports the Tax Department with administrative operations, including client onboarding, database maintenance, engagement letters, tax organizers, document collection and processing, outsourcing coordination, mailing, and client support. The role requires managing confidential information, multitasking in a deadline-driven environment, collaborating across teams, and providing backup support. Additional hours may be required during peak tax seasons.

Manage approximately 15 client accounts, performing transactional accounting, AP/AR, reconciliations, payroll processing, payroll tax reporting, excise tax filings, data analysis, and month-end close support. Maintain accurate books, communicate directly with clients, manage multiple deadlines, and improve accounting workflows and processes. The role requires strong QuickBooks Online and Microsoft Office skills, accounting knowledge, and 1–2 years of relevant experience.

Leads People and HR strategy for a partner accounting firm, overseeing talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, professional development, compensation, compliance, payroll, benefits, communications, and HR operations. Advises leadership on workforce strategy, develops People KPIs, builds training programs, manages evaluations, supports integrations, and drives talent attraction, retention, and organizational growth.

Manage a national tax client portfolio, ensuring accurate preparation, review, and timely filing of tax forms. Provide consultation on complex tax matters, regulatory research, risk management, and strategic solutions. Review team work, mentor staff, support professional development, improve departmental efficiency, and contribute to business development while maintaining strong client relationships.

Manage a national client portfolio, oversee tax preparation and compliance, review tax professionals’ work, advise clients on complex tax matters, research regulations, improve departmental efficiency, support business development, and mentor team members. The role requires CPA or EA credentials, a bachelor’s degree, and extensive public accounting experience.

Leads international and domestic tax engagements for multinational enterprises and high-net-worth individuals. Advises on cross-border transactions, treaty planning, entity structuring, tax compliance, and multi-jurisdictional matters. Reviews international tax filings, develops strategic solutions, monitors regulatory changes, manages client relationships, supports business development, and mentors tax professionals. The role also helps build and expand the firm's international tax practice.

Manage and review complex federal, state, and local tax engagements for individuals and closely held businesses; serve as primary client advisor; mentor and review staff work; ensure timely, accurate compliance; identify tax planning opportunities; support business development and collaborate with firm leadership to drive client and firm growth.

Lead international and U.S. tax engagements for multinational and high-net-worth clients, advising on cross-border transactions, treaty planning, entity structuring, and global compliance. Oversee preparation and review of filings (including Form 5471), mentor staff, support business development, and collaborate with internal teams and external advisors to implement tax strategies.

Lead and manage federal and state tax compliance and advisory engagements for diverse clients. Review complex returns, identify tax planning opportunities, maintain client relationships, supervise and mentor staff, manage engagement budgets and timelines, and collaborate with CAAS, Audit, and Advisory teams to ensure accurate, timely delivery and compliance.

Lead tax engagements for privately held businesses and their owners, manage multiple client accounts, review business, personal, and trust tax returns, mentor junior staff, and provide high-level client service. The role requires strong public accounting experience, technical tax expertise, relationship-building skills, and the ability to balance leadership with hands-on work. Remote and hybrid options are available.

Manage tax engagements for privately held businesses and their owners, including business, personal, and trust returns. Review tax work, lead client relationships, solve complex tax issues, mentor junior staff, manage multiple engagements, and provide hands-on leadership. The role requires strong public accounting experience, an EA credential, and the ability to serve clients in a collaborative, relationship-driven environment.

Prepare complex tax returns, review smaller returns, manage multiple client engagements, and provide proactive tax guidance to privately held businesses and their owners. Build lasting client relationships, communicate clearly, manage an assigned book of business, and work independently within a collaborative public accounting team. The role may also involve gift tax and nonprofit engagements.

Own a portfolio of business and individual tax clients, overseeing compliance, planning, return review, and client advisory services. Manage engagement budgets, timelines, and scope; lead, assign, and review staff work; mentor team members; identify planning and cross-selling opportunities; and stay current on tax law. The role requires managing client relationships, using tax technology, and building an independent book of clients in a hybrid public accounting environment.

Manage diverse tax engagements for small businesses, corporations, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. Responsibilities include reviewing complex tax returns, conducting tax planning and research, handling tax authority audits and notices, coordinating concurrent projects, scheduling and mentoring staff, improving processes, counseling employees, and developing new business. The role requires strong client relationships, technical tax knowledge, leadership, prioritization, and collaboration across accounting and advisory practices.

Ascend seeks applicants for future opportunities in accounting, operations, or administrative support across partner firms, encouraging general applications to remain connected with the recruiting team.

Prepare and review tax returns (individuals, corporations, S-corps, partnerships, trusts, estates); correct trial balances and create AJEs; document tax calculations; mentor associates; communicate with clients; ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax codes; work independently and in teams during busy season to meet deadlines.