Tax Supervisor (Chattanooga Office)Do you want to shape your own future and be surrounded by people who listen? Are you looking for a rewarding career without limits? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you at Smith and Howard.Smith + Howard is a family of companies that offers tax, audit, accounting and advisory and wealth management services. We offer a national reach, while maintaining a local firm flavor.We offer competitive pay, excellent training opportunities and great benefits. You can help influence our culture and have the support and dedication from our leaders to help you achieve your career goals. Smith and Howard provides a great opportunity for professional growth and advancement within one of the region’s top accounting Firms.If you are ready to make a career move and join a firm consistently named a “Best of the Best Firms” (Inside Public Accounting), we invite you to complete our employment application.
SummaryIn our Tax Supervisor role, you will communicate with our clients and get an understanding of their businesses and how we can help them be successful. This will include performing various aspects of tax compliance, projections, preparing responses to tax notices, assistance with special projects, and communicating with clients while building relationships.
Essential Functions+ Assist in handling routine audits, questions, and notices from federal or state agencies.+ Frequent client contact, especially with respect to updating clients on progress of outstanding items and answering basic questions.+ Request appropriate information from clients and/or management to prepare tax returns and other filings.+ Act as a primary client contact on assigned clients.+ Assist clients by advising them of tax implications of their business objective and recommend alternate courses of action.+ Successfully manage the planning, administration and conclusion of client engagements.+ Perform primary review of tax returns and written tax advice, as appropriate.+ Prepare advanced tax returns that involve special allocations, consolidated/related groups, multi-state considerations, and equity/ownership transactions.+ Prepare/supervise preparation of tax workpapers.+ Review tax law developments and determine which developments apply to clients.+ Take supervisory responsibility for statutory due dates/tax control items and the due dates of other planning projects.+ Serve as a resource for staff and promotes their understanding of tax technical issues.+ Supervise junior staff in preparation of returns and use of technology as requested.+ Assist with the preparation and delivery of in-house training.
Position Requirements+Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or other relevant degree program+ CPA license preferred+ Four to seven years of public accounting experience, preferred+ Knowledge of basic accounting procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
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