Tax Manager - WhippleWood CPAs

Joining the team at WhippleWood CPAs means seizing the opportunity to make meaningful contributions. It's a chance to tackle challenges, make a positive impact in the community, and advance your career in a supportive environment. Our company culture has been consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Denver Business Journal, Outside Magazine, Inc. Magazine, and Accounting Today.

Our firm is actively seeking a full-time Tax Manager to take charge of our clients' tax services. This pivotal role demands outstanding interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with personnel at all levels, clients, and firm contacts. The ideal candidate will exhibit a strong commitment to ethical standards, demonstrated through exceptional professionalism, confidentiality, and personal integrity. You will have the opportunity to manage multiple engagements successfully while ensuring timely and accurate deliverables, making a significant impact on our clients' success.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment where each client and day presents new and diverse challenges and should possess:

• Attention to detail necessary to review staff-prepared returns, while maintaining a broad perspective to effectively communicate complex tax issues to clients
• Ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues and clients
• Capability to contribute creative ideas and insights and to embrace the challenge of maintaining high standards for success
• Competence to actively teach and train the engagement team, leading them to produce accurate deliverables
• An entrepreneurial spirit

Established in 1981, WhippleWood is not only one of the largest locally owned CPA firms in Denver, but also a trusted partner in our clients' success. As a full-service accounting and advisory firm, we serve small to medium-sized businesses across various industries, as well as numerous non-profits with global missions. Our team of thirty professionals is committed to upholding high standards to ensure the prosperity of our clients and community.

FOR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SURVEY: https://surveys.cultureindex.com/s/E5A77A0000/75873

Responsibilities:

• Onboard new client relationships
• Supervise tax engagements and client relationships
• Interact with clients to discuss tax issues and new tax service opportunities
• Assess clients' financial records for obvious errors, trends, and potential issues affecting tax liability
• Assess financial and tax reporting differences
• Supervise tax staff and seniors, including providing constructive performance feedback as necessary

Requirements:

• At least 8-12 years' experience with federal and state income tax preparation and review, including working with a variety of federal and multi-state tax returns for small to medium size businesses and their owners
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting or tax
• Active CPA license and eligible to practice in Colorado
• Completion of Culture Index survey, linked above. Candidates that do not complete a survey will not be considered
• Experience with management or supervision of tax accounting teams
• Proficient in QuickBooks Desktop and Online, general office software and systems, Adobe Acrobat, CCH Axcess, Bloomberg tax research software
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills -- specifically Excel and Outlook
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) to enable effective interaction with all levels of personnel
• Knowledge of, and familiarity with the concept of time capture and client billing
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Displaying appropriate ethical knowledge through extraordinary confidentiality, integrity and professional presentation and conduct
• Ability to work effectively both within a team environment and independently
• An attitude of continuous improvement
• Ability to build book of business through networking and referrals

Work Environment Overview

Casual but professional office environment, work/life integration, client contact, award winning culture. "Colorado Casual" dress code.

The position is full time M-F.

Annual base compensation: $105k-$135k with semi-annual performance bonuses.

Benefits: Group medical/dental, 401k with up to 5% company match, generous PTO/company holidays, wellbeing and mental health program.

Position eligible for all perks, including but not limited to

• • Company-wide rewards for hitting goals
  • Professional massages during peak season
  • Snacks and coffee available in kitchens
  • Events, happy hours, and random fun days
  • Half day Fridays in the summer months
  • Use of company's Zen Room
  • Dynamic and fun work environment

The office is in Littleton, CO and flexible/hybrid work schedules are available. The position reports to the Tax Partners

WhippleWood CPAs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.