Tax Associate Manager

Mize CPAs Inc. was recently named a Top 200 Workplace for 2024 and 2025 by USA Today! We are a leading regional accounting and IT firm with offices in Topeka and Overland Park, Kansas. Our firm works with clients in a number of industries and has a rapidly growing restaurant and hospitality division that serves clients nationwide.

We are looking for an  in-person only Tax Associate Manager in the Topeka office . Full-time availability is needed, 2300 hours per year. After initial training of approximately 4 - 6 months and a successful fall season is completed, a hybrid-remote work schedule can be discussed.

If you are the right person for this opportunity, you have developed expertise in the tax profession. To make broad decisions in the course of their work, managers must have knowledge of the general economic and political trends of possible tax or other legislation that could affect the business climate. Associate Managers are the liaison between the Manager, the client, and the professional staff, and are generally responsible for all phases of an engagement.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

• Prepares and reviews complex personal, business, fiduciary, and non-profit tax returns
• Plans, supervises, and completes routine engagements
• Acts as a resource for tax, audit, and accounting staff
• Prepares projections and becomes involved in tax planning, projections, and research for more complex clients
• Analyzes tax accruals and associated working papers
• Analyzes IRS notices and drafts responses, and reviews and revises IRS notices prepared by other personnel
• Represents clients before the IRS
• Supervises senior, accountant, and staff tax professionals, provides feedback to them, and evaluates their progress
• Increased workload required during certain times of the year
• Ability to work hours necessary to meet deadlines for work assigned

Requirements

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Benefits

Mize CPAs Inc. offers competitive salary and benefits, challenging projects, and ongoing professional development opportunities for our employees. Some of the benefits include : college degree reimbursement, 17 days of PTO and 10 paid Holidays per year, community service PTO, 401(k) match, fitness incentive, and parental leave.

Mize offers hybrid and / or remote working capabilities, upon completion of in-office training for this position.

With shareholder approval, Mize will purchase the Becker review course for individuals preparing for the CPA exam, time off to take the exam, and reimbursement for the cost of taking each part of the exam once. There is also a bonus for completing certification!

Mize strives for a work-life balance and supports career development as part of our culture. We have annual reviews with career pathing included. Because of our size and variety of industries we serve, there are opportunities for growth within the Firm.