Experienced Tax Professional

Pay: $115,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Take a senior role in an established public accounting tax practice serving closely held businesses, business owners, and high net worth individuals.
• Lead and supervise tax compliance engagements while providing meaningful tax planning guidance directly to clients.
• Work across C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and individual taxation, giving you broad and sophisticated tax exposure.
• Build a long term career with partnership track potential for experienced professionals interested in advancing within the firm.
• Enjoy professional scheduling flexibility, including potential hybrid flexibility outside of busy season after an initial orientation period.
• Receive paid overtime or compensated time off, employer contributions to a profit sharing plan, and access to a 401(k).
• Receive health insurance, paid vacation, sick pay, and a lifetime 15% commission on qualifying new business you bring to the firm.

Location

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Primarily office based during the initial orientation period, with the opportunity to structure a hybrid schedule outside of busy season. Candidates relocating independently to the Chicagoland area may be considered, but relocation assistance is not available.

Note

• Candidates must have 7+ years of public accounting tax experience preparing and reviewing income tax returns.
• Strong knowledge of current Federal tax laws affecting closely held private businesses and individuals is required.
• Experience with C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and individual taxation is required.
• Complex trust and estate tax experience is a plus, but is not required.

About Us

Confidential Employer. We are a long established independent CPA firm providing personalized tax, accounting, audit, and advisory services. Our tax practice focuses on closely held private businesses, their owners, and high net worth individuals. Our team handles corporate, S corporation, partnership, individual, trust, estate, gift, nonprofit, and private foundation tax matters. We value technical excellence, strong client relationships, professional flexibility, and long term career growth.

Job Description

• Supervise and prepare federal and state income tax compliance engagements for closely held businesses and individuals.
• Review complex tax returns for C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and individual clients.
• Lead tax planning initiatives and identify opportunities to improve client tax outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted tax advisor to business owners and other privately held company clients.
• Research and apply current Federal tax laws to complex client situations.
• Work directly with firm leadership and clients on tax strategy, compliance, and planning matters.
• Review work prepared by other tax professionals and help maintain strong quality standards.
• Mentor and support less experienced team members.
• Manage multiple client engagements and tax deadlines throughout the year.
• Contribute to the continued growth and development of our tax practice.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of public accounting tax experience.
• Strong income tax preparation and review experience.
• Significant experience working with closely held and privately owned businesses.
• Strong knowledge of C corporation, S corporation, partnership, and individual taxation.
• Current knowledge of Federal tax laws and regulations.
• Experience supervising tax engagements or reviewing the work of other tax professionals.
• Strong client communication, organization, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Complex trust and estate tax experience is preferred, but not required.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Partnership track available for professionals interested in long term advancement.
• High level client exposure and meaningful ownership of tax engagements.
• Opportunity to use your experience across a diverse portfolio of closely held businesses and individual clients.
• Professional scheduling flexibility and potential hybrid flexibility outside of busy season.
• Paid overtime or compensated time off.
• Employer contribution to a profit sharing plan.
• 401(k) plan.
• Health insurance.
• Paid vacation and sick pay.
• Lifetime 15% commission on qualifying new business you bring to the firm.
• Stable, established environment where experienced tax professionals can make a visible impact and build lasting client relationships.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance