What are the responsibilities and job description for the TAX SENIOR position at Saville CPAs & Advisors?
Our Company
Saville CPAs & Advisors (Saville) is a Certified Public Accounting Firm based in Dallas, Texas. Our mission is to deliver personal service while passionately exceeding the expectations of our clients, our people, and our communities. Saville is consistently ranked among the top 25 accounting firms in Dallas/Fort Worth by the Dallas Business Journal and is currently ranked among the top 200 national accounting firms by Inside Public Accounting. We offer rewarding opportunities for ambitious, career-minded professionals looking to grow with our firm from intern to future partner.
Saville Core Values
- Connection: At our core, we value personal connection. We are committed to fostering meaningful life-long relationships.
- Integrity: We make every effort to do what is right, especially when it is difficult.
- Service: Service is more than a transaction; it’s an essential partnership with clients and our team that prioritizes their well-being and extends beyond ourselves.
- Continuous Improvement: We are dedicated to pursuing excellence by investing in our people and being responsive to the evolving needs of our clients.
- Work-Life Integration: We support work-life integration, where team members can align their values to find harmony and fulfillment in both their professional and personal aspirations.
The Role
Tax Senior Accountants will work individually and with team members to review individual, trust, partnership, corporate, and foreign tax returns; mentor and supervise tax staff; prepare more complex tax returns; and assist in client management and practice development activities. Tax Senior Accountants work 40 hours per week and up to 60 hours per week during the busy season. The Tax Senior Accountant reports to the Tax Manager and Tax Partner.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Implement client engagements from start to finish, including planning, executing, directing, and completing tax assignments
- Review tax returns prepared by staff and make recommendations regarding accuracy and tax savings opportunities
- Prepare more complex tax returns for individuals, trusts, partnerships, and corporations
- Proactively interact with key client management to gather information, resolve tax-related problems, and make recommendations for improvements
- Gain an understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives
- Possess an understanding of state and foreign tax issues
- Manage engagement budgets
- Supervise, train, and mentor tax staff and interns on projects
- Know and understand the firm’s policies and procedures
- Possess a working knowledge of firm technology and time and billing software
Requirements & Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant or Enrolled Agent license preferred
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum of one year of progressive tax accounting experience in public accounting
- Experience as a Tax Senior Accountant supervising a team of three or more, preferred
- Adept in tax compliance, corporate consolidated returns, consolidated federal tax returns, partnership returns, and combined state tax returns
- Ability to supervise staff and lead projects
- Proficiency in CCH Axcess software, or similar, and Microsoft Office Suite
- Professionalism, dependability, integrity, and trustworthiness, combined with a cooperative attitude
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to multitask and complete assignments within time constraints and deadlines
- Dedicated to superior client service
What We Offer
- Competitive Salary
- Discretionary Performance Bonus
- First-time CPA License Bonus
- Reimbursement For CPA Courses, Exam, Renewal, and CPE Costs
- $750 Work From Home One-Time Reimbursement
- Hybrid Work Arrangement
- Flexible PTO Policy
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Excellent Health and Wellness Benefits
- 401(k) With Matching Company Contributions
- Collaborative Office Culture That Supports Your Work-Life Balance
- Casual Dress Code Year-Round