Tax Director directs and oversees an organization's tax policies and objectives. Monitors reporting and planning to ensure compliance with applicable tax statutes. Being a Tax Director ensures accuracy of tax returns and works to minimize the organization's tax obligations. Requires a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Tax Director typically reports to top management. The Tax Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Tax Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Description
SUMMARY: Understands tax regulations and accounting pronouncements; provides quality tax services to clients by completing tax planning and research as well as preparing individual, partnership, and corporate income tax returns for review by performing the following duties.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
COMPETENCIES:
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
May supervise lower-level Tax staff. Responsibilities may include training employees; planning, assigning, and overseeing work; and appraising performance.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in Accounting with strong academic track record (minimum GPA of 3.0); CPA certification preferred or demonstrated progress towards obtaining CPA certification; two years current and/or recent public accounting experience in tax compliance and planning preferred.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel as well as have working knowledge of office equipment, computer hardware and peripheral devices. Proficient with tax preparation and research software as well as Firm software applications and procedures.
Firm Culture/Client Service:
Promotes the firm’s culture, including supporting Heard, McElroy & Vestal’s philosophy of developing a relationship with each client on a personal level, catering to their specific needs. Ability and judgment to interact and communicate appropriately with other employees, clients and management. Actively develops team members at all levels. Ability to serve clients, both internal and external (community/public) in a manner that will support superior client relations.
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk or use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Heard, McElroy & Vestal shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet the Firm’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in the Firm’s sole discretion.
Heard, McElroy & Vestal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively seek and employ qualified persons in all job classifications and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, non-job related disability, veteran/military status, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
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