Principal - Tax

Position Summary

Reporting to the Managing Principal, the Principal will:

What will you do in this role?

• Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients, fostering long-term relationships.
• Understand client needs and translate them into actionable strategies and solutions.
• Manage client expectations, resolve escalations, and ensure consistent value delivery.
• Conduct executive-level presentations and facilitate strategic discussions.
• Develop and execute account strategies to increase revenue and client impact.
• Oversee engagement profitability, resource utilization, and overall client portfolio health.

What do you need to succeed in this role?

• BA/BS degree in a relevant field, required; master’s degree, preferred.
• Ten (10) plus years of experience in professional services, consulting, or a related field, required.
• CPA certification, required for accounting Principals; and other relevant industry certifications, preferred.
• Proven track record of leading client engagements and business development.
• Recognized expertise in working with private equity backed portfolio companies.
• Deep understanding of professional services delivery models and client lifecycle.
• Experience in managing engagement budgets, expenses, and performance management.
• Ability to articulate complex financial data and review significant findings.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to collaborate, influence, negotiate, and effectively coach employees and managers.
• Familiarity with industry trends, regulatory environments, and competitive landscapes.
• Exceptional leadership and team management capabilities.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Proven capability to engage senior stakeholders and facilitate consensus effectively.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop innovative solutions tailored to the unique challenges presented by individual clients.
• High integrity and moral character; committed to following quality control standards.

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the midpoint of the salary range for this role is $3 22,491. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Additional Skills & Experience

• Servant Leader – hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focused – sees opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instils Trust – does what they say, follows through on commitments, acts with integrity, and is consistent and credible.
• Impact & Influence Thinking – gains support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and gets others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

Benefits

• Sikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy, activated on the first day.
• Paid holidays and allowance for an additional week of time off during the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
• Comprehensive wellness program with rewards.
• Health, dental, vision, life, accident/death/disability insurance options.
• HSA employer contribution.
• Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
• Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions.
• CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days and four (4) paid study days.
• FORCE – community volunteer program allowing up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer.

Sikich is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.