Forward Deployed Accountant

The Role

We're hiring a Forward Deployed Tax Engineer to partner with customers during onboarding and ensure day-one success. You'll lead a structured implementation that transitions teams from prior solutions, configures their Black Ore instance, runs readiness and performance checks, maintains a tight feedback loop between our R&D and GTM teams, and trains end users so they're productive immediately. This is a cross-functional role for someone with a strong tax background who builds trust with customers and internal stakeholders alike.

What You'll Do

• Own onboarding: Run kickoff, project plan, and weekly cadence; keep timelines and expectations clear.
• Configure & connect: Set up environments, SSO/roles, and integrations; verify data flows and basic controls.
• Readiness & performance checks: Execute structured test plans on representative workflows; document results against agreed success criteria.
• Issue triage & feedback loop: Capture edge cases and user feedback; file crisp tickets and partner with AI/Data/Engineering on resolutions.
• Enablement: Deliver training, quick-reference guides, and best practices; prepare admins and practitioners for go-live.
• Handoff & scale: Establish exception workflows and dashboards; transition to Customer Success with clear operating playbooks.

Basic Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of experience: Most recently as a Tax Manager or Senior Tax Manager in public accounting
• 4+ years of 1040 experience: Hands-on 1040 prep/review in a CPA or tax services setting.
• Tax Software Experience: Familiarity with some of the following: CCH Axcess Tax, CCH ProSystem fx, Thomson Reuters GoSystem, Thomson Reuters UltraTax, Intuit ProConnect, Intuit Lacerte, Intuit ProSeries, Drake.
• Detail Oriented: Strong tax review/tie-out skills to ensure accurate automation and reliable results.
• Commercial: Able to communicate with customers, build trust, and manage expectations.
• Written/Verbal Communication: Clearly articulate findings and next steps to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Organization & Project Management: Plan, track, and deliver against an implementation timeline with clear ownership.
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable with modern tools (e.g., ChatGPT) and quick to learn new products and workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Credential: CPA or EA.
• 2+ years of 1065 experience: Hands-on 1065 prep/review in a CPA or tax services setting, working with large, complex partnerships
• OCR Solution Experience: Prior use of legacy scan-and-populate tools such as SurePrep 1040SCAN, CCH AutoFlow, GruntWorx (required).
• Portal & Document Management Experience: Experience with leading tax DMS/portal solutions (e.g., CCH, Thomson Reuters, SafeSend, and comparable firm systems).
• Modern AI/Automation Exposure: Experience adopting new AI-driven tax solutions; strong user of productivity/AI tools.
• Entrepreneurial/Process Builder: History of creating new processes/playbooks in fast-moving environments.

What We Offer (for U.S. Based Employees)

• Competitive salary and equity based compensation
• Best-in-Class health benefits
  • Platinum, 100% Employer-paid medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Additional Health programs (e.g., One Medical, Talkspace, Kindbody)
• 401K, Roth 401k and other employer sponsored investment benefits
• Parental Leave
• Unlimited PTO
• Relocation support to Austin, NYC or SF (as needed)
• WFH stipend to support your home office needs