Experienced Tax Staff

About the role

SingerLewak is a Top 100 accounting and consulting firm primarily operating in the western region. Serving clients since 1959, SingerLewak has developed a reputation for excellence and expertise in the accounting and management consulting industry.

Providing the services of a large firm with a blended environment of practices, services and industry specializations, SingerLewak continues to demonstrate renowned industry leadership year-over-year.

The firm takes pride in client service and professional and personal advancement, as demonstrated by our SL forward program which promotes a culture of learning and growth through targeted development and leadership programs and SL Cares, together with a continual focus on client service and technological evolution.

Responsibilities

• Performs schedule computations of accruals, property and equipment, and calculates depreciation expense.
• Works effectively within given budgetary parameters.
• Prepares income tax returns for corporations, partnerships, and individuals, including federal and state tax returns for multi-state companies and consolidated returns for affiliated groups.
• Conducts tax research to ensure compliance with tax law.
• Assist supervisors and partners with various tax analysis and issues
• Creating spreadsheets to analyze tax issues
• Prepare and calculate tax depreciation expenses
• Record transactions in tax basis trial balances as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Business, Business Management, Economics, Finance or in a closely related field.
• Either hold a current and valid CPA's license or be working toward obtaining the license by taking and passing the applicable state CPA exam.
• Ability to organize work and projects, prioritize and meet deadlines. Ability to complete work in an efficient and accurate manner.
• Well-rounded knowledge of accounting principles and personal and entity level income tax.
• Occasional overtime work required throughout the year. Heavy overtime work required from January 1 to April 15 and August 1 to October 15, likely in excess of 55 hours per week.
• At least two year of work experience in public accounting or in a closely related occupation.
• Experience in preparing individual tax returns for clients.
• Experience filing corporate tax returns for LLC, S-Corporation, C-Corporation, and Non-profits.
• Knowledge of CCH Axcess, iChannel and SurePrep are preferred.