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Position                              Tax Supervisor

Posting Date                      June 1, 2016

Employment                      Flexible FT-PT /Seasonal

City                                      Cleveland - Beachwood, OH

Zinner & Co., named one of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For by Accounting Today magazine, has an outstanding opportunity for a top-notch candidate to join our Accounting and Tax Services team as a Tax Supervisor.

As a member of our team, you will enjoy a flexible position with an established firm and a dynamic culture. The successful candidate will strengthen their understanding of the flow of tax season, accounting principles, tax compliance, and the importance of developing and maintaining relationships through year-round client service.

You will join a growing firm and a team of CPAs who create solutions and strategies for clients, helping to build their business while adding depth to your career. You will also work with all levels of the firm, from the partner group to first-year associates. The candidate will also lead in a collaborative mentoring, recruiting and training position for seasonal interns.

Our culture is rooted in client service; our spirit is philanthropic. We support our employees’ humanitarian efforts and join together outside the office through participation in community events, charitable initiatives, and goodwill. We envision our ideal candidate as one who is the change agent that not only empowers our clients, but also the world.

In your role as a tax supervisor in the Accounting Tax Service Department, you will contribute your knowledge of the accounting industry through our mentoring program, grow through our in-house talent development program and gain valuable industry insight by attending and presenting continuing education workshops. You will grow through peer-to-peer feedback and a training protocol that includes exposure to all areas of accounting and tax preparation.  You will work closely with the partner group and collaborate on complex projects.

Zinner & Co. is conveniently located in Beachwood, Ohio, off I-271 at the Chagrin Blvd. exit. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package with many opportunities for professional development. Our open, bright and modern layout, comfortable collaboration areas, and technologically advanced office space will greet you each day. Plus, the on-site cafeteria and fitness center, outdoor walking path, and free parking make Zinner & Co. a career destination firm. 

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Tax Supervisor is responsible for preparing and reviewing domestic tax returns, some of which include complex tax structures. The successful candidate in this position will identify and recommend tax strategies that better position the client through his or her deep understanding of tax law and how it can affect client business. Additionally, candidate must have a strong understanding of ethical tax standards.

The Tax Supervisor position serves in a mentoring and training position for junior staff and offers an outstanding opportunity for leadership and career advancement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Technical

• Prepares complex individual, corporate, and partnership tax returns
• Performs review of personal, corporate, and partnership tax returns and estate, gift, trust and international returns depending on experience
• Serves as a technical resource for tax staff and senior tax accountants
• May have the opportunity to work on estate, gift, trust and international tax returns
• Identifies critical tax issues and risks to the client
• Conducts basic and complex tax research
• Collaborates with firm colleagues to prepare and plan tax projections for individual, corporate, partnership, estate, gift, trust and international tax clients
• Reviews federal, state and local tax notices and drafts responses
• May participate in federal, state and local tax examinations
• Authors and collaborates on articles, blogs and e-books
  
  

Managerial - Supervisory

• Delegates work to tax staff and senior tax accountants
• Supervises tax staff; defines expectations and performance indicators
• Participates in firm wide and tax department administrative projects
• Acts as key client contact person for smaller engagements
• Fosters and exemplifies collaborative working relationships with all employment levels of the firm
• Coaches, counsels and mentors direct reports
• Assists with training of other tax department or firm accounting personnel
• Represents firm at intern recruiting fairs
• Interviews and recommends intern and departmental candidates
• Develops a network of industry peers and business contacts, meets with prospective clients, and cultivates referral busineess

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor or master's degree in accounting (or taxation) from an accredited college or university
• CPA license
• Five to seven years' experience in public accounting, demonstrating a progression in knowledge and depth of understanding with the complexities of tax issues
• Proficiency with tax software programs and tax research products
• Supervisory experience desired

COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills to meet client and tax compliance deadlines
• Self-directed and self-motivated work ethic that contributes to the client service team by producing quality work with quick turnaround and attentive service
• Comfortable working with regional not-for-profit organizations, supporting volunteerism and serving the community
• Works with an entrepreneurial approach to client service while building positive working relationships with client personnel
• Comfortable with preparing and presenting workshops, seminars and training sessions to both internal and external stakeholders

OR mail to:

Zinner & Co. LLP

ATTN: Human Resources

3201 Enterprise Pkwy

Suite 410

Beachwood, OH 44122