Manages corporate and individual tax engagements, including tax returns, provisions, transfer pricing, tax research, audits, and client consultations. Serves as the primary client contact, develops tax strategies, manages deadlines and budgets, and reviews complex tax work. Leads client meetings, trains and coaches staff, evaluates performance, monitors technology use, and identifies opportunities for additional services. Requires accounting education, CPA or EA licensure, five years of public accounting tax experience, and business-level English and Japanese proficiency.
Tax Manager - Japanese Required
Full-Time (40hrs) / Exempt
Salary Range is $120,000 - $140,000
Position Description:
The role of Tax Manager is being responsible for preparing tax returns, tax provisions, transfer pricing and tax consultation services to clients. The tax Manager is a critical part of the engagement team and will often be the primary client contact. They will work with clients to develop tax strategies and policies for client operations and transactions. They will lead internal and external training sessions to help foster career development of tax Staff and Senior accountants.
Responsibilities:
- Apply academic training and professional experience in accounting and tax laws/regulations to review complicated tax returns (corporate, dual-status and expatriate individual, partnership).
- Review letters prepared by Staff and Seniors on behalf of taxpayers to federal and state taxing jurisdictions regarding complex tax issues. Directly deal with tax auditors on behalf of clients.
- Research and interpret tax laws on complex issues and questions arising from client transactions, audits, and tax filings. Review and provide feedback on research prepared by Staff and Seniors.
- Review and analyze transfer pricing studies prepared by Staff and Seniors. Prepare complex transfer pricing study analyses.
- Review and analyze tax provisions prepared by Staff and Seniors. Prepare complex tax provisions for financial statements.
- Build client satisfaction by leading client meetings, providing timely and effective responses to requests and concerns, and providing consultation on all tax matters.
- Serve as main contact to clients. Ensure clients are satisfied with our services and identify opportunities to provide additional professional services.
- Communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing, to build business relationships.
- Demonstrate broad, in-depth understanding of tax concepts, actively pursue increased tax knowledge through client assignments, and keep abreast of current tax developments. Develop knowledge in specialized areas.
- Plan and manage multiple tax engagements simultaneously. Manage one’s own time and work, as well as the time and work of Staff and Seniors. Ensure work is completed within deadlines and established budgets.
- Promote positive working relationships within a diverse work environment and ensure that all engagement team members are treated with respect.
- Monitor engagement team's use of technology and ensure it's being used effectively.
- Motivate Staff and Seniors; train and coach them to further their professional development.
- Review and evaluate Staff and Seniors’ work and provide timely performance feedback.
Qualifications:
To qualify, candidate must have:
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting, or a tax concentration within an accounting program from an accredited college/university.
- A CPA or EA license.
- Minimum 5 years of tax service experience in a public accounting firm.
- Experience preparing individual, business, benefit fund, real estate and exempt organization tax returns.
- Tax Manager experience a plus.
- Strong computer skills: proficiency in tax accounting software, Excel, Word.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Business level proficiency in English required – Dual business level proficiency in Japanese required.
- Detail-oriented and able to multi-task.
Benefits:
- Teleworking
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Paid sick and vacation time
- Paid volunteer time off / Matching Donations
- Referral bonus program
- CPA/EA license incentives and professional membership reimbursements
Note: Benefits may vary depending on specific employment terms
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