As a Corporate Tax Senior, you will have the opportunity to make an impact by:

• Preparing complicated C-Corp, S-Corp and Partnership tax returns
• Preparing other tax returns during time periods when Tax Staff availability is limited
• Performing detailed review of business entity tax returns prepared by Tax Staff
• Assisting Tax Partners and Managers with tax research and consulting services
• Managing engagement functions delegated by the Tax Partner and/or Tax Manager such as billing, preparation of engagement letters and miscellaneous administrative tasks
• Developing the technical skills needed to perform in capacity as a Tax Senior and demonstrate progression towards being a Tax Manager
• Developing a healthy professional rapport with mid to upper financial personnel through significant client contact
• Interacting directly with clients and their advisors
• Attending client meetings with a supervisor present
• Accounting for one’s time and time incurred by their Staff
• Working with administrative staff to increase productivity and plan assembly to ensure timely delivery of returns
• Proactively communicating with supervisors on status of projects and assistance needed
• Thinking proactively about practice development including opportunities to cross sell existing clients as well as identify and bring new clients to AWR

• Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Understanding of a broad range of accounting issues including those involving higher levels of judgment such as: provision for income taxes, revenue recognition, subsequent events, contingencies and industry specific procedures
• Knowledge of accounting, tax, audit and related business trends
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Ability to review and provide feedback on work prepared by Tax Staff in a professional manner
• The ability to establish a rapport and good communication with clientele
• Ability to gather, organize and summarize information efficiently and effectively
• Ability to adhere to given budgets and time deadlines
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the Internet
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Applies principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Demonstrates strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Works on multiple tasks simultaneously with regular interruptions

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field
• Active Certificate in Public Accounting (CPA) preferred
• Minimum two years experience; preferably relevant U.S. public accounting experience