Senior Tax Specialist

Senior Tax Specialist Job Description: Full-time opportunity is for a candidate looking to continue advancing their career in a public accounting firm.
Responsibilities: Prepare and/or review complex income tax, estate tax, and informational returns.
Assume full responsibility for accounting engagements for preparation of tax returns.
Tax forecasting.
Tax research.
Recognize client problems and develop solutions.
Recognize possible problem areas of an engagement, and assist in developing solutions.
Train, supervise, and evaluate, staff members assigned to engagements.
Understanding of the Firm’s practices, policies, procedures, and culture.
Requirements and Skills: Certified Public Accountant, or Enrolled Agent with public accounting experience.
5+ years experience preparing and/or reviewing complex corporation, partnership, not for profit, fiduciary and individual tax returns.
Ability to develop and maintain clients.
High level of intelligence, integrity, honesty, motivation, and aptitude for the profession.
Must maintain strict client confidentiality.
Software: QuickBooks desktop, QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat Professional, CCH ProSystem fx Tax software, CCH AnswerConnect tax research and RIA Checkpoint tax research platforms.
Job Type: Full-time.
Salary: $55,000.
00 - $85,000.
00 per year.
* Benefits: Professional Development Assistance.
401(k), Profit Sharing Plan.
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
Flexible spending account.
Paid time off.
*The range for this role takes into consideration some factors that impact compensations decisions.
This include, but are not limited to, specific skills, experience, licensure, and other business and organizational needs.
It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role as compensation decisions are dependent on specific facts and circumstances of each case.
About Taketa, Iwata, Hara & Associates, LLC: As a full-service Certified Public Accounting firm we have 40 years of experience providing high quality service to Hawaiʻi Island and the neighbor islands.
We offer advisory services, audits of financial statements, business valuations, litigation support, tax preparation, tax planning and accounting for individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and non-profits, QuickBooks training and payroll services.