Senior Tax Manager

Job Title: Senior Tax Professional

Location: Fairfield, NJ

Job Type: Full-time

About the Role:

On behalf of our client, we are seeking a Senior Tax Professional. Support a full-service CPA and advisory firm providing tax, accounting, assurance, business valuation, forensic accounting, and litigation support services to a broad range of clients. Seeking manager level senior Tax Professional to join a growing tax practice. This leadership role is responsible for reviewing complex tax returns, managing client relationships, mentoring staff, and providing tax planning and advisory services to a diverse client base.

Responsibilities:

• Review complex federal and state tax returns for: High-net-worth individuals, Partnerships, LLCs, S corporations, and C corporations, Estates and trusts, Gift and estate tax returns, and Not-for-profit organizations.

• Provide tax planning and consulting services to individuals and businesses.

• Research and resolve complex tax issues.

• Manage multiple client engagements and ensure timely completion of projects.

• Supervise, mentor, and develop tax staff and seniors.

• Assist with IRS and state tax examinations and notices.

Must to Have:

• CPA or Enrolled Agent (EA) license strongly preferred.

• Recent public accounting tax experience, preferably at the Senior, Supervisor, Manager, or Senior Manager level.

• Demonstrated experience reviewing complex tax returns, not solely preparing basic individual or small-business returns.

• Strong experience with several of the following:

1. High-net-worth individual taxation

2. Closely held businesses

3. Partnerships and LLCs

4. S corporations

5. C corporations

6. Estates and trusts

7. Gift and estate tax

8. Not-for-profit organizations

9. Multistate taxation

10. Tax examinations and notices

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple client engagements and meeting tax-season deadlines.

• Prior supervisory, mentoring, and tax-review experience required.

• Strong tax research and technical problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong client relationship and advisory skills.

• Ability to independently identify tax issues and develop practical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with a sophisticated or diversified CPA firm client base.

• Experience with complex or multijurisdictional tax engagements.

• Experience with international tax matters or clients with international tax considerations.

• Experience with tax planning and projections beyond annual compliance.

• Experience with nonprofit and foundation tax matters.

• Experience supporting business transactions, estate planning, ownership changes, or other significant tax events.

• Strong familiarity with professional tax software and electronic tax research tools used in modern public accounting environments.

• Experience with platforms such as CCH Axcess, CCH ProSystem fx, Thomson Reuters UltraTax, GoSystem Tax RS, or comparable professional tax systems is preferred.

• Strong QuickBooks and accounting-system knowledge is a plus.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be a public accounting tax professional who has progressed beyond return preparation into review, engagement management, client advisory, and staff leadership.

This position is best suited for someone who:

• Has worked recently within a CPA/public accounting environment.

• Regularly reviews complex individual and business tax returns.

• Has experience with sophisticated client situations rather than primarily basic 1040 and small-business compliance.

• Has substantial experience with high-net-worth individuals and closely held businesses.

• Has meaningful exposure to estates, trusts, gift/estate tax, and nonprofit taxation.

• Has supervised or mentored tax professionals.