Benefits:

• Employee receives free tax preparation
• Opportunity to return each tax season
• Tax knowledge and training
• Seasonal supplemental income
• Flexible scheduling

Seasonal Experienced Tax Preparer

Your Purpose


At Jackson Hewitt, we provide an invaluable service by helping our clients navigate tax laws, filing requirements, and the tax preparation process. We do this with integrity, accuracy, consistency, and a commitment to outstanding customer service.


Preparing a tax return is much more than filling out forms. For many clients, their tax return is one of the most important financial events of the year. Our job is to make the process easier, reduce their stress, and provide knowledgeable guidance they can trust.


As an Experienced Tax Preparer, you will play an important role in helping our clients while contributing to the success of our locally owned Jackson Hewitt offices.


Flexible Schedules Available


Looking for seasonal work, a second job, or an opportunity to supplement your income? We offer flexible scheduling and will work with experienced preparers around other employment, family responsibilities, and existing commitments.


Available schedules may include:

• Days
  
  
• Evenings
  
  
• Weekdays
  
  
• Weekends
  
  
• Full-time or part-time seasonal hours
  
  

This Position May Be a Great Fit If You Are:

• An experienced tax preparer looking for seasonal work.
  
  
• Looking to earn additional income during tax season.
  
  
• Working another job and need a flexible schedule.
  
  
• Retired or semi-retired and want to continue using your tax and customer-service skills.
  
  
• An accounting or tax professional looking for additional seasonal hours.
  
  
• A returning tax professional who enjoys working directly with clients.
  
  
• A military spouse or member of a military family looking for seasonal employment.
  
  
• Bilingual — bilingual candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
  
  

What You’ll Do


As a Seasonal Experienced Tax Preparer, you will prepare accurate federal and state income tax returns while providing knowledgeable, professional service to our clients.


Depending on your experience, returns may include prior-year, multistate, self-employed, rental, investment, business, partnership, and trust tax matters.


Responsibilities include:

• Conduct face-to-face tax interviews with clients.
  
  
• Prepare accurate federal and state individual income tax returns.
  
  
• Prepare more complex returns based on your level of experience and training.
  
  
• Review client documentation and identify additional information needed to accurately complete a return.
  
  
• Explain tax returns, filing requirements, refund or balance-due information, and other tax matters to clients.
  
  
• Answer tax-related questions and provide basic tax-planning guidance when appropriate.
  
  
• Complete electronic filing and obtain required client signatures and authorizations.
  
  
• Assist clients with IRS and state notices and provide audit support when appropriate.
  
  
• Follow up with clients regarding incomplete or pending tax returns.
  
  
• Answer incoming client calls through our call-routing system.
  
  
• Assist with client retention, referrals, and business-development efforts.
  
  
• Process client payments and follow established office procedures.
  
  
• Support office priorities through teamwork and collaboration.
  
  
• Mentor and assist less-experienced tax preparers when appropriate.
  
  
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive client and company information.
  
  

Skills You’ll Bring for Success

• Two or more tax seasons of previous tax preparation experience.
  
  
• Experience preparing individual federal and state income tax returns.
  
  
• Experience with self-employment, rental, investment, multistate, partnership, or trust returns is a plus.
  
  
• Strong understanding of tax preparation procedures and documentation requirements.
  
  
• Excellent customer-service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  
  
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  
  
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced tax-season environment.
  
  
• Comfortable working with tax preparation software and other computer applications.
  
  
• Successful completion of the Jackson Hewitt Tax Knowledge Assessment.
  
  
• Valid IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN).
  
  
• Tax planning and IRS/state notice experience preferred.
  
  
• CPA or Enrolled Agent credential is a plus.
  
  
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field is helpful but not required.
  
  

Why Work With Us?

• Flexible seasonal scheduling
  
  
• Full-time or part-time hours
  
  
• Opportunity to supplement your income
  
  
• Ability to work around another job or existing commitments
  
  
• Opportunity to return each tax season
  
  
• Use and expand your tax knowledge
  
  
• Work directly with clients and make a meaningful difference
  
  
• Opportunities to mentor newer tax preparers and take on additional responsibility
  
  

Locations


We have five convenient locations:

• North Topeka, Kansas
  
  
• Central Topeka, Kansas
  
  
• Holton, Kansas
  
  
• Junction City, Kansas
  
  
• Manhattan, Kansas
  
  

This is an in-office position and is not remote.

PTIN Certification: Yes

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