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Lead tax engagements for privately held businesses and their owners, manage multiple client accounts, review business, personal, and trust tax returns, mentor junior staff, and provide high-level client service. The role requires strong public accounting experience, technical tax expertise, relationship-building skills, and the ability to balance leadership with hands-on work. Remote and hybrid options are available.

Manage tax engagements for privately held businesses and their owners, including business, personal, and trust returns. Review tax work, lead client relationships, solve complex tax issues, mentor junior staff, manage multiple engagements, and provide hands-on leadership. The role requires strong public accounting experience, an EA credential, and the ability to serve clients in a collaborative, relationship-driven environment.

Prepare complex tax returns, review smaller returns, manage multiple client engagements, and provide proactive tax guidance to privately held businesses and their owners. Build lasting client relationships, communicate clearly, manage an assigned book of business, and work independently within a collaborative public accounting team. The role may also involve gift tax and nonprofit engagements.

Own a portfolio of business and individual tax clients, overseeing compliance, planning, return review, and client advisory services. Manage engagement budgets, timelines, and scope; lead, assign, and review staff work; mentor team members; identify planning and cross-selling opportunities; and stay current on tax law. The role requires managing client relationships, using tax technology, and building an independent book of clients in a hybrid public accounting environment.

Ascend seeks applicants for future opportunities in accounting, operations, or administrative support across partner firms, encouraging general applications to remain connected with the recruiting team.

Prepare and review tax returns (individuals, corporations, S-corps, partnerships, trusts, estates); correct trial balances and create AJEs; document tax calculations; mentor associates; communicate with clients; ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax codes; work independently and in teams during busy season to meet deadlines.