SENIOR TAX ACCOUNTANT
FMS Solutions
Baltimore, MD, United States
Full-time
Role : A Senior Tax Accountant must have a demonstrated ability to perform the Tax Accountant
role. As a Senior Tax Accountant, you will be responsible for helping clients with the collection of tax related information, reporting to taxation authorities at various levels in a timely manner, and advising clients on the tax impact of corporate and / or individual strategies.
A Senior Tax Accountant also mentors and helps develop Tax Accountants.
Responsibilities :
- Prepare complex federal and state returns for Corporations, Partnerships, Individuals,
- Estates, and Trusts.
- Calculate, prepare, and communicate extensions and estimated tax payments for business
- entities and individual filers.
- Perform tax research projects as assigned utilizing authoritative materials.
- Maintain a strong understanding of tax laws.
- Review work product produced by other tax preparers.
- Assist Tax Manager in managing segments of workflow direction.
- Assist clients with any problems that may arise with their taxes and estimating tax payments.
- Propose, advise, and implement approved tax strategies internally and externally by
- researching federal, state, and local taxation issues.
- Assist with audits by various taxation authorities.
- Streamline procedures and offer recommendations on the tax filing process.
- Negotiate with tax authorities on compliance issues.
- Coordinate Annual 1099 training for production staff and oversee filing of returns.
- Prepare and present tax training topics for staff including year-end procedures.
- Prepare written correspondence to federal and state agencies and communicate results to
- clients.
- Research and prepare complex tax returns including multi-state and extraordinary tax
- scenarios.
- Coordinate and oversee compliance and timely filing in one tax type : for instance payroll
- tax, sales tax, 1099 filing.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements :
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum 4+ years experience in accounting / finance
- Experience with financial reporting requirements
- Experience with individual and corporate tax returns
- CPA (preferred)
- MBT (preferred)
Key Skills :
- Strong technical accounting skills
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Understanding of federal, state and local tax policies
- Strong analytical skills
- Understanding of legal compliance
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- Results Driven
3 days ago