What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at AlphaX?
We are looking for a Senior Tax Accountant to oversee tax review, client accounting support, and remote staff oversight within a public accounting environment.
This role operates in a hybrid public accounting firm environment and carries ownership of reviewing tax returns, improving accuracy, supporting clients, and helping maintain workflow quality across a distributed team. The position is critical to ensuring timely and accurate tax preparation while supporting long-term client relationships and operational efficiency. This is not a pure data-entry or bookkeeping role; the ideal candidate must be comfortable reviewing work, identifying issues, and operating independently in a fast-paced accounting environment.
Responsibilities
Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience.
Benefits may include health insurance, retirement plan options, paid time off, and other company-sponsored programs.
This role operates in a hybrid public accounting firm environment and carries ownership of reviewing tax returns, improving accuracy, supporting clients, and helping maintain workflow quality across a distributed team. The position is critical to ensuring timely and accurate tax preparation while supporting long-term client relationships and operational efficiency. This is not a pure data-entry or bookkeeping role; the ideal candidate must be comfortable reviewing work, identifying issues, and operating independently in a fast-paced accounting environment.
Responsibilities
- Review individual, partnership, S-corporation, and corporate tax returns prepared by internal or offshore staff
- Identify errors, inconsistencies, and compliance risks before final submission
- Communicate directly with clients regarding tax documentation, filing questions, and financial matters
- Support month-end and year-end accounting processes for multiple client accounts
- Review and adjust QuickBooks financials to ensure tax readiness and reporting accuracy
- Assist with workflow improvements and internal process standardization
- Provide oversight and guidance to junior accounting or offshore support staff
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements across multiple client engagements
- Support tax planning initiatives and identify opportunities for operational improvement
- 5 years of public accounting or tax accounting experience required
- Experience reviewing tax returns is required, not just preparing them
- Strong experience with UltraTax, Drake, Canopy, or similar tax software preferred
- Proficiency with QuickBooks and general ledger accounting required
- Experience working in a public accounting or client-services environment required
- Ability to operate independently in a hybrid or partially remote environment
- CPA license or CPA eligibility preferred but not required
- Candidates with only AP/AR or internal corporate accounting experience will not be sufficient
Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience.
Benefits may include health insurance, retirement plan options, paid time off, and other company-sponsored programs.
Salary : $95,000 - $120,000