Tax Administrative Specialist
Client First Staffing ‚Ä¢ Little Rock, Arkansas ‚Ä¢ Full Time ‚Ä¢ $50,000–$65,000 / year
Posted on Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas — 100% on-site.
Compensation: $50,000 – $65,000, commensurate with experience
Employment Type: Full-time
Role in One Line
Runs the administrative side of our tax practice — deadlines, client communication, and document flow — and supports return preparation through data input, assembly, and e-filing.
What You’ll Do
- Own the tax filing deadline calendar: extensions, estimates, and due dates across individual and business returns — and make sure nothing slips
- Drive client communication through busy season — organizers out, missing documents chased down, engagement letters signed, appointments scheduled
- Input tax return data from client source documents and prepare straightforward individual returns under review
- Assemble workpapers and organize client files so preparers and reviewers can move quickly
- Handle e-filing, Form 8879 collection and tracking, and return assembly and delivery
- Support 1099 and W-2 season, and assist with payroll and sales tax filings as needed
- Serve as the firm’s first point of contact — phones, walk-ins, and getting clients to the right person with the right answer
- Bookkeeping or accounting experience — comfortable with debits and credits and able to read a P&L and balance sheet. This is the skill base the tax and client work is built on.
- Administrative or front-office experience in a professional office
- Highly organized and detail-oriented; can own a deadline calendar and keep filings from slipping
- Working familiarity with QuickBooks and Excel
- Handles phones and walk-in traffic with warmth and composure, including during busy periods
- Responsive and dependable through busy season
- Complete discretion with confidential client and financial information
- Individual tax return (Form 1040) preparation or input experience
- Prior CPA firm or tax office experience
- UltraTax CS or other Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite experience
- Payroll or sales tax filing experience
Attitude and reliability matter as much as technical skill. Please confirm on-site willingness and busy-season availability before sending candidates over.