Founders & Tech Executive Tax Senior

Withum’s Tax Services Group is made up of a brilliant team of tax specialists that work to ensure tax reporting obligations of their clients are met in an accurate and timely manner and minimize or defer the payment of taxes. Their comprehensive understanding of the music industry, and the unique tax situations that arise for touring artists, allows them to provide a personalized tax plan for their clients. Their services include Business, Individual, State & Local tax, international services, and tax consulting on a wide variety of business opportunities. They are forward-thinking and client focused.

As a Tax Senior based out of our Whippany, NJ office, you’ll work alongside an integrated team of seasoned, well-known CPAs and industry leaders. In this position, you will take a lead role on all aspects of tax engagements, supervise/mentor staff, and build/maintain relationships with various entertainment business management teams.      

Withum’s brand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength. Withum has become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live the Withum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.  

How You’ll Spend Your Time:  

• Prepare complex individual and flow through tax returns 
• Review mid-level complexity individual and flow through tax returns prepared by tax staff for accuracy
• Research and draft memorandum involving complex tax matters 
• Identify tax planning opportunities 
• Handle and resolve tax controversies 
• Manage multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines 
• Provide supervision, training and support to the engagement staff and promote open communication to the engagement partner and manager 

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Have Many of The Following: 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting 
• CPA license or working towards it
• Having a Master of Science in Taxation is a plus 
• 3+ years of prior experience working in the tax department of a public accounting firm for high net worth individuals and the related entities
• Experience with multi-state tax returns
• Excellent analytical and technical tax skills 
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships 
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment 
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to client’s management 
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, and strong attention to detail 

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