What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Tax & Accounting Manager position at Roszkowski Massood?
Lead client relationships. Develop a team. Help shape a growing CPA firm.
Roszkowski Massood LLC is seeking an experienced CPA to take a leadership role in our tax and accounting practice. We serve closely held businesses, individuals, nonprofit organizations, and associations.
Working directly with the firm’s owner, you will take responsibility for a portfolio of clients, oversee engagements from planning through delivery, and help our accounting team develop. Your leadership will allow the owner to devote more time to business development and firm strategy.
This position offers meaningful decision-making authority and the opportunity to influence how the firm serves clients, develops employees, and grows.
Your responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of client relationships, serving as the primary contact for routine questions, planning discussions, and engagement delivery.
- Review business and individual tax returns, supporting workpapers, and tax projections for accuracy and completeness.
- Oversee year-end accounting, including reconciliations, adjusting entries, and financial statement preparation.
- Identify tax planning opportunities and explain recommendations clearly to clients.
- Coordinate assignments, monitor deadlines, and resolve obstacles so engagements move steadily toward completion.
- Supervise and coach staff, providing practical guidance and actionable review comments.
- Monitor engagement budgets, identify work outside the agreed scope, and support timely billing.
- Research technical matters, exercise sound judgment, and bring significant issues to the owner with a recommended solution.
- Help improve workflows, documentation, and consistency across the practice.
- Support the onboarding of new clients and participate in prospective-client meetings as needed.
What we are looking for
- Active CPA license.
- At least ten years of relevant public accounting experience, including meaningful experience reviewing work and supervising staff.
- Strong knowledge of closely held business and individual taxation.
- A solid accounting foundation and experience reviewing year-end adjustments and financial statements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and carry engagements through completion.
- Clear communication, sound judgment, and consistent follow-through.
- A practical approach to training and developing less experienced accountants.
Experience with New Jersey taxation, multistate returns, nonprofit organizations, and compilation or review engagements is valuable. Experience with QuickBooks, CCH Axcess, UltraTax, Financial Cents, and Microsoft 365 is helpful.
What success looks like
Clients trust you as their primary advisor. Staff receive timely direction and useful feedback. Engagements meet deadlines, issues are resolved proactively, and work reaches the owner with significant questions already researched and recommendations developed.
Why join Roszkowski Massood?
- Direct access to the owner and a meaningful voice in firm decisions.
- Responsibility for established client relationships and substantive work.
- The opportunity to develop staff and strengthen the practice.
- A leadership role with room to grow as the firm expands.
Pay: $150,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Salary : $150,000 - $190,000