Tax Preparer

Start a new skill and join our Jackson Hewitt team this tax season. We are looking for dependable, customer-focused individuals to join our team as Tax Preparers at Jackson Hewitt locations in Southwest Florida. No previous tax preparation experience is required. Entry-level candidates are welcome. Selected candidates will complete required tax preparation training before beginning tax-preparation duties. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people, is comfortable using a computer, pays attention to detail, and wants to learn a valuable professional skill. What You Will Do Meet with clients and gather the information needed to prepare their tax returns Prepare individual income tax returns using Jackson Hewitt systems and procedures Ask appropriate questions and perform required due diligence Explain tax information and filing options clearly and professionally Review returns for accuracy and completeness Protect confidential client and taxpayer information Provide friendly, professional customer service Follow Jackson Hewitt and IRS procedures and office standards Training Previous Tax Preparation Experience Is Not Required. Selected candidates must successfully complete the required tax training before preparing tax returns for clients. Training takes place before tax season so you are prepared when our offices become busy. What We Are Looking For Strong customer service and communication skills Comfortable working with computers and learning new software Good attention to detail Dependable and professional Willingness to learn tax preparation Ability to work in person at a Jackson Hewitt office Ability to obtain the required IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number before preparing paid tax returns Previous tax experience is welcome but not required Schedule These are seasonal tax-season positions. Work schedules vary by office and business needs. Why Jackson Hewitt Tax preparation provides an opportunity to learn an in-demand skill while helping people in your community. Our Tax Preparers receive training and support to help them develop the knowledge needed to serve our clients professionally. Join our local Jackson Hewitt team and build a skill you can use year after year. Compensation: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour Working at Jackson Hewitt Jackson Hewitt is an innovator with nearly 6,000 locations, and we’re on a mission to change the face of the tax industry. We are an industry-leading provider of full-service individual, federal, and state income tax preparation with offices across the country. Jackson Hewitt is always seeking to improve its financial products, promotions, and partnerships so clients get more. Taxes are fun (really!) Jackson Hewitt is proud to offer free tax training as well as continuing education for tax preparers across the country. With nearly 6,000 locations to choose from, there's likely a Jackson Hewitt location near you, including at your local Walmart store. Tax preparers have flexible scheduling and various rewards too. PTIN Certification: Yes By submitting this form, I hereby acknowledge that most Jackson Hewitt locations are operated by independent franchisees and not Jackson Hewitt or its affiliates. I further acknowledge that franchisees are independent employers and separate companies and employers from Jackson Hewitt Inc., and set their own employment policies and practices. Franchisees are the exclusive employer of their employees and as such are solely responsible for all employment-related matters and decisions in their locations. Specifically, with regard to employees of franchisees, such franchisees, and not Jackson Hewitt, will have exclusive control over all employment-related decisions, including decisions concerning hiring, firing, wages, conditions of employment, discipline, staffing, or any other day-to-day employment issue. Jackson Hewitt Inc. will have no obligation or right to control any franchise employment issue relating to employees of a Jackson Hewitt franchisee. By applying for a job at a franchise-operated location, I understand that the information I provide will be forwarded to the franchisee in order for that organization to reach out to me and process and evaluate my application. I acknowledge that Jackson Hewitt will not receive a copy of my employment application and will have no involvement in any employment decisions regarding me, including whether I receive an interview or whether I am hired to work for the franchisee. I understand that I need to contact the relevant franchisee for information about its privacy practices. Any communications opt-out that I submit in any franchisee’s job application process is specific to that franchisee and will not be communicated to any other entity. #J-18808-Ljbffr