Tax, Tax, Tax – Houston, Texas – Senior, Supervisor, Manager Roles!!!

Our client, a regional CPA Firm, is looking for tax talent!!!!! This firm has less than 20 individual and  5 S-Corp Returns. Do you love corporate tax (Federal, State & Partnership Returns – Oil & Gas, Manufacturing & Distribution). This could be the place for you!!!!!
 
Tax Senior Staff
The Senior Tax Staff works independently and has direct client contact.
Essential duties include:
  • Demonstrates a senior level of technical knowledge in tax matters and related issues
  • Possesses the experience and judgment needed to make decisions in the day-to-day performance of an engagement
  • Demonstrates high level of teamwork with other team members
  • Establishes rapport with client contacts. Performs technical work on complex returns
  • Consults with Supervisor to advise clients about improvements to their systems and procedures
Education and Experience Required: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Master’s degree with an emphasis in accounting. CPA certification preferred or must be actively pursuing CPA certification by sitting for all scheduled exams. Two to three years of professional level tax experience in public accounting.

Tax Supervisor
The Tax Supervisor has demonstrated technical proficiency in tax matters and the ability to plan and supervise entire engagements.
Essential duties include:
  • Plans and supervises all components of tax engagements of varying complexities
  • Defines complex tax issues, including establishing the facts of the matter, performs or supervises related research and provides conclusions and recommendations based on the needs of the client
  • Mentors team members and writes performance evaluations
  • Develops client relationships as work is performed
  • Learns/understands the client’s business and related issues
  • Chooses practice specialty by industry or other area of focus, as supported by Firm policies
  • Develops prospective client and other professional contacts and relationships beneficial to the Firm
  • Recognizes the need to provide additional services to existing clients by teaming with the other practice areas of the Firm available from other departments
Education and Experience Required: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Master’s degree with an emphasis in accounting or an MBA is required. CPA certification is preferred, or must be actively pursuing CPA certification by sitting for all scheduled exams. Four to five years of related experience, preferably in public accounting, with demonstrated progression in complexity of tax engagements and demonstrated leadership abilities.

Tax Manager
The Tax Manager is a CPA with more than seven years of experience, including two years’ experience as a Tax Supervisor. The Manager has responsibility for management of multiple engagements and serves as the primary contact with the client.
The Tax Manager:
  • Supervises and verifies the technical research for multiple complete tax engagements
  • Serves as the primary contact with the client during the engagement; responsible for ensuring quality of work performed and satisfaction of client
  • Reviews the preparation of individual, corporate, partnership, fiduciary and non-profit tax returns
  • Recruits, trains, mentors, motivates and evaluates team members
  • Deepens professional development in an industry and/or other specialty area, as supported by Firm policy
  • Actively participates in the Firm’s marketing program, member of sales team, prepares presentations to prospective clients
  • Actively builds and manages professional contacts through membership in professional and community organizations
  • Works with clients to deepen/strengthen relationship with the entire Firm. Actively seeks opportunities to provide additional services as dictated by the needs of the client
  • Takes an active role in AICPA activities and serves as an instructor in the Firm’s in-house CPE Program
  • Has knowledge of the Firm’s abilities and products and has the ability to provide solutions to clients based on the Firm’s resources
Education and Experience Required: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Master’s degree with an emphasis in accounting or an MBA is required. CPA certification is also required. Seven to ten years of related experience, preferably in public accounting, with demonstrated progression in complexity of tax engagements and demonstrated leadership abilities.

Senior International Tax Accountant – Houston, Texas

Overview:

Tax Accounting is responsible for  income tax provisions and accounts. The analyst will support U.S and foreign effective tax rate calculations and analyze differences between forecast and actual provisions. The analyst will also participate in the Tax Department’s maintenance of tax basis balance sheets. 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Assist in the preparation of segment-level and overall corporate effective tax rate calculations. Provide support analysis for period-to-period tax rate variations.
  • Calculate and record monthly foreign and U.S. income tax provisions for assigned entities. Ensure accurate return to accrual adjustments for differences between booked provisions and filed tax returns.
  • Support the preparation of U.S. tax basis balance sheets. Interface with tax compliance and accounting personnel to ensure accurate measurements of book and tax bases. Perform tax basis balance sheet training and review functions. Consolidate entity level deferred tax calculations.
  • Prepare and review foreign tax basis balance sheets. Analyze the U.S. tax impacts of foreign deferred taxes.
  • Participate in the implementation of a tax provision software package (CorpTax AGP). 6. Ensure income tax provisions and accounts are compliant with FAS 109 and Sarbanes-Oxley. Provide supporting documentation and interact with internal and public auditors.
  • Provide back-up support for other tax accounting analysts.
  • Participate in Tax Department special projects and assignments.

 

 Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
  • CPA preferred
  • Experience with public accounting or Oil and Gas preferred
  • Minimum 3 years of tax accounting experience
  • Prefer International tax accounting experience

Diane Delgado LeMaire | Managing Director, Accounting & Finance Recruiting | Creative Financial Staffing, a division of Fitts, Roberts CPA Firm | 5718 Westheimer Suite 800 | Houston, TX 77057 | 713-260-5238 | dcd@fittsroberts.com  | http://cfstaffing.blogspot.com/| www.dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com| www.twitter.com/CPARecruiterHOU| www.linkedin.com/in/dianedelgadolemaire

March 2010 Newsletter for Accounting Professionals in Houston, Texas

Industry News and Updates

So, I know everyone is very anxious to hear what is happening in Houston. Well, believe it or not it I have great news to report! Our Houston CFS office has been extremely busy this year. We had a great start in January and that has continued all the way into March. We have been placing accounting professionals in permanent and temporary jobs at a greater pace every week. A lot of companies cut pretty deep with layoffs in 2009 and are starting to see their volume of business pick up again. This is prompting them to first look to contractors and then eventually it will lead to more permanent positions. It may be time to dust off that old resume! Or just follow my blog at: www.dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com. I also accept all LinkedIn invitations: www.linkedin.com/in/dianedelgadolemaire

Local Statistics

  • National / Houston Unemployment Rate: 9.7% / 8.3%
  • Price of Oil / Natural Gas:  $81 / $4.42
  • Oil Rig Count: 1396
  • Industries hiring: Upstream Oil & Gas, CPA Firms, Non Profit, Healthcare, Business Services, Commercial & Residential Property Management
  • Positions in demand: Tax Staff, Tax Senior, Tax Manager (Public & Industry), Controller & CFO (coming back), Senior Accountant, Oil & Gas Revenue Accountant
  • Industries not hiring or flat: Manufacturing, Construction, Homebuilding

Great Article

http://www.accountingweb.com/topic/education-careers/hiring-outlook-good-accounting-pros

 

 

Below is a partial list of our local and national searches:

 
Revenue Accountant
West Houston, 80K, 10% Bonus Potential

Joint Venture Accountant
West Houston, SAP

Senior Auditor (Public Accounting) 
Centra Houston, Work Life Balance, Paid Overtime

Corporate Accoutning Director
West Houston, 150K plus bonus

Bookkeeper
Houston, Great Plains & Job Costing

4 Senior Tax Accountants
Galleria, Public Accounting

IT Auditor (E&P)
Galleria, 110K

Tax Manager or Senior Tax Manger
Downtown and Galleria, Public Accounting

Tax Lead Partnership Accounting
Downtown

Accounts Payable / Purchasing Speciailst
Channelview, Great Plains, 40K

Junior Tax Attorney – Houston, Texas

 Overview:

Position involves the analysis of tax issues associated with corporate acquisitions, dispositions, and other initiatives. Individual will be trained in various areas of tax such as the foreign tax credit, US taxation of international activities, partnership taxation, transaction taxes, etc.

Responsibilities:

Work as a member of a team with various other organizations. Work on issues related to structuring transactions and analyzing tax regimes in the context of a planned business transaction. Work with others in the Tax Organization on other matters such as tax appeals and tax legislation.

Qualifications:

Degree: JD Required Major Discipline: Accounting, Finance Years Experience

Required: The ideal candidate will have exposure to acquisition and divestiture activities and 2 to 4 years of tax experience along with a commitment to develop in the tax area.

Computer Proficiencies: Must have the ability to perform basic spreadsheet applications.

Certifications: CPA or LLM will be favorably looked upon. Local candidates preferred.

 Diane Delgado LeMaire | Managing Director, Accounting & Finance Recruiting | Creative Financial Staffing, a division of Fitts, Roberts CPA Firm | 5718 Westheimer Suite 800 | Houston, TX 77057 | 713-260-5238 | dcd@fittsroberts.com  | www.cfstaffing.blogspot.com| www.dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com| www.twitter.com/CPARecruiterHOU| www.linkedin.com/in/dianedelgadolemaire

6 Tax positions – Manager and Senior Manager

1) Manager/Sr. Manager – Nashville

2) Tax Senior Manager –   Los Angeles

3) Senior Manager  –  Ft. Lauderdale 

4) Site Leader (Sr. Manager) – Grand Rapids, MI

5) Federal Tax Practice Leader  – Cleveland

6) Sr. Staff  –  Lexington, KY

dcd@fittsroberts.com