General information

Name Tax - Senior Associate

Posting Title Tax Senior Associate

Ref # 2232498

Date Published Monday, May 13, 2024

City Salt Lake City

State Utah

Country United States

Job Category Tax

Department Tax

Office Salt Lake City UT

Advertised Location US-UT-Salt Lake City

Working time Full Time

Description and Requirements

As a Tax Senior Associate at FORVIS, you value working closely with others to plan for the future and to help successful companies and their owners avoid surprises, coordinate tax strategies, and grow. You will provide authentic support to your teammates and clients and communicate regularly with them to understand their businesses and industries.

If relationships are important to you and you identify with the People First culture at FORVIS, we would like to hear from you!

How you will contribute:

• Providing tax compliance, tax provision, and tax advisory services to pass-through and C-corporation entities with an emphasis on companies operating in the manufacturing and distribution, construction and real estate, professional services and technology, and financial institutions industries
• Assisting in supervising, developing, and coaching professional tax staff
• Helping to develop and manage client relationships
• Providing timely and unmatched client service and exceeding client expectations
• Representing FORVIS in the marketplace at networking events
• Participating in the proposal process for potential new clients
• Participating in campus recruiting initiatives and programs
• Contributing to FORVIS-sponsored technical guidance for internal and external publications and to internal learning and development sessions
• Working with your team to assign projects and resolve scheduling conflicts

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and:

• Relevant progressive experience in public accounting or a combination of corporate tax and experience in public accounting
• A strong sense of ownership for delivering high-quality service to clients and experience servicing multiple client engagements
• Excellent supervisory, team-building, and time-management skills
• Ability to work well with a team as well as independently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A solution-finding attitude
• Willingness to take initiative
• Precise attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and against target dates

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant progressive tax experience in public accounting or a combination of corporate tax and public accounting experience
• CPA license or have secured the educational requirements to satisfy the 150-credit hour requirement necessary to obtain a CPA license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Accounting, Taxation, Law degree, or a related field

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FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.