Tax Manager – Partnerships and Corporations

Katz, Nannis + Solomon is seeking a Tax Manager focused on Corporation & Partnership tax to join its thriving and well-established practice. This position requires a high-energy, motivated, and seasoned tax professional with strong interpersonal and management skills. The right candidate will have deep experience with partnership law and items such as 704(b), 754, complex partner waterfalls, etc. Our growing practice provides tremendous career opportunities in a fast-paced team oriented environment. We are committed to work and life balance, and offer an extremely competitive compensation package.

Responsibilities:

• Review partnership/corporate returns.
• Read & understand partnership agreements to determine and calculate allocations, shareholder basis, etc.
• Perform research and draft memoranda on applicable tax issues.
• Train and supervise staff, review and evaluate their work.
• Make suggestions to help improve efficiencies, within department and on engagements.
• Build new and existing client relationships and demonstrate interest and knowledge of client’s business.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years solid experience in Partnership tax.
• Thorough understanding of complex technical issues.
• Deep experience with partnership law and items such as 704(b), 754, complex partner waterfalls, calculations of partner/shareholder basis and at-risk.
• Working knowledge of how the above partnership issues impact the individual’s personal tax return.
• Superb communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to explain tax issues to owners of the Entities
• BS and/or Masters in Taxation, Must be a CPA
• Outstanding leadership, mentoring, and interpersonal skills nurturing client and staff relationships.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Able to problem-solve and think both creatively and logically.
• Strong tax research skills.
• Experience with profx tax and engagement a plus.

State & Local Tax (SALT) Manager

KN+S is seeking a State and Local Tax (SALT) Manager to join its thriving and well-established practice. This position requires a high-energy, motivated, and seasoned tax professional with strong interpersonal and management skills. Our growing practice provides tremendous career opportunities in a fast-paced team oriented environment. We are committed to work and life balance, and offer an extremely competitive compensation package.

Responsibilities:

• Interact closely with KN+S team members and clients to provide high-quality, innovative and practical tax compliance, consulting and planning in a timely and efficient manner.
• Deliver a full range of SALT services associated with income tax, franchise tax, sales and use tax, nexus, and UNITARY matters.
• Lead and own SALT projects and provide consultation to clients, and creation of technical memorandums and correspondence.
• Work closely with Partners, Principals, Directors, and Senior Managers and staff on client engagement, professional and business development activities.
• Manage, supervise, train and mentor staff including performance and engagement reviews.

Qualifications:

• Broad range of experience providing SALT services.
• Outstanding leadership, mentoring, and interpersonal skills nurturing client and staff relationships.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to attract and develop client relationships.
• CPA certification or JD required with 5 plus years of SALT experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting required.
• Masters in Taxation or LLM in Taxation a plus.

Audit Managers & Seniors

We are looking for audit professionals ready to make a positive change in their careers. We have an immediate need for experienced auditors (Managers & Seniors) with 3+ years of experience. We have a diverse audit client base consisting mainly of high technology, financial services, life sciences, and manufacturing. An audit senior is responsible for performing fieldwork for audit and review engagements with minimal supervision. In addition, an audit senior will oversee staff and assist with training. The audit manager will be responsible to oversee and run engagements and manage client relationships. Audit managers will also have the opportunity to instruct and train staff members in firm-sponsored training programs and on-the-job.       Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:           

• Understanding of firm policies and best practices             
• Knowledge of GAAP                      
• Understanding of audit risk assessment and financial statement assertions          
• Ability to research and help resolve technical accounting issues                 
• Performs audit planning, budgeting, and job evaluations for staff members          
• Prepares and reviews financial statements, including footnotes and communication letters
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills with clients directly, managers/partners and teams
• Demonstrate proficient skills with Word, Excel, Adobe                           

Other Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience with ProFX Engagement is a plus       
• Exposure to a paperless environment a plus
• CPA license or progress towards obtaining
• At least 3 years of experience in a public accounting firm

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY – no relocation is available for this position   

Senior Tax Accountant

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review tax working papers and reports, ensuring that all significant accounting, compliance, disclosures and reporting matters have been identified
• Supervise/train tax staff
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code, regulations and other tax authority standards
• Complete tax research assignments and propose solutions, experience with bookkeeping, tax planning and any other tax related projects

Position Requirements:

• Strong technical skills in accounting and tax preparation of individual, partnership, and corporation returns. Fiduciary return preparation a plus
• Tax planning (BNA software) and preparation for high-net-worth individuals and their related entities
• A minimum of 3-5 years of current and/or recent tax experience
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, great follow-through, outstanding time management, the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment

The position prefers:

• CPA and MST/MSA
• Proficient with Profx; Engagement

Administrative Assistant

We are seeking an ambitious candidate with administrative experience. In this position you will work closely with the administrative and human resource teams to provide support to our staff. You will primarily work in-person at our office with the exception of working one day a week remotely. There will be ample opportunity to advance this position within the firm depending on your skills and interests. We want you to grow with us!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• General administrative and office management tasks such as:
  • Answering and directing telephone calls
  • Distributing incoming mail and faxes
  • Ordering and maintaining office supplies
  • Photocopying and scanning
  • Working with the administrative team on other various office duties
• Printing and binding of financial statements
• Maintaining up-to-date client information using specialized CRM software
• Assistance with accounts receivable including preparation of client billings and distributing firm payables
• Processing internal professional development training certificates
• Coordinating with the firm life team in helping execute firm events

Candidates should possess the following qualities:

• 2+ years of administrative experience, preferably in a client-facing role.
• You will frequently interact with clients and handle confidential information.
• Tech-savvy. You should be comfortable learning new software.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Comfortable in a high-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel is required.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Health and dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Long and short term disability insurance
• Family medical and military leave
• Bereavement
• Healthy actions plan
• Generous paid vacation and sick time
• Summer Fridays off
• 401k with employee contribution
• Gym and café on site