Senior Tax Associate - Savannah

Job Details

Job Location

22 Savannah - Savannah, GA

Description

Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC is seeking a Senior Associate for their Tax Practice. We are a Top 100 CPA Firm and have been one continuous entity since 1918.

Job Responsibilities

• Candidate must be competent in the preparation of complex individual and business tax returns. Knowledge of estate and fiduciary taxation principles is desirable.
• responding to tax notices and review of payroll tax returns.
• Good communication skills with clients
• Participates in practice / location activities to help grow M&J (e.g. recruiting, Firm training sessions, etc.)
• Conducts self-review to ensure work is complete and no open issues exist
• Recognizes industry trends and the potential opportunities for savings and risk reduction applicable to the client’s business and tax burden
• Drafts research memos and formulate preliminary conclusions to share with client team and colleagues
• Identifies and develops alternatives for issues and consults with the engagement team
• Develops Interns and Staff by delegating and training them to be successful in their careers
• Provides constructive formal and informal feedback in a timely manner to all levels
• Proactively communicates work / project status with the engagement team and client in a direct and respectful manner
• Demonstrates an understanding of and applies tax planning concepts
• Masters tax software tools for preparation, review, and research
• Solid understanding of tax codes, regulations, rulings and case law
• Additional duties as assigned

Required Skills / Abilities

• Has a positive attitude that is reflected in work and evident to others; motivates others
• Professionalism is required while in the office and at a client site
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work with little or no supervision

Education And Experience

• B.A. / B.S. in Accounting
• 2+ years of experience
• Public accounting experience
• Prefer knowledge of Prosystem fx software : Tax, Engagement, Fixed Asset

Location

Savannah, GA

How You’ll Grow

In addition to on-the-job training, all new staff attends a week-long training course detailing audit procedures and tax policies.

For the next four years, staff attend week-long staff level training courses. The classes include audit, tax, supervisory skills, general business, and management topics.

Depending on work assignments, you will also attend industry-specific training. We also provide many hours of cutting edge technology training each year.

Salary : Competitive

Benefits

At M&J, we don’t ask you to give up your personal life for your career; we encourage a healthy work / life balance by providing you with the tools, compensation, and benefits to achieve a high quality of life.

Mauldin And Jenkins Culture

Your goals and ideas matter at Mauldin & Jenkins you are an integral part of our team, working with other like-minded professionals in a technologically advanced, dynamic and friendly environment.

Our dynamic environment is where employees are eager to succeed. Your voice matters at M&J and we continually listen better the company and its employees.