Tax Manager/Senior Tax Manager Public Accounting

Job Description

Job Description

Tax Manager/Senior Tax Manager – Public Accounting

Salary: $125,000–$175,000 annually
Location: Greater New Haven Area
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Employment Type : Direct Hire/Permanent

Are you an experienced Tax Manager or Senior Tax Manager with a strong public accounting background and the ability to lead complex tax engagements, advise a diverse client base, and mentor developing accounting professionals?

This is a hands-on leadership position for a licensed CPA or Enrolled Agent with at least seven years of recent public-accounting tax experience. The successful candidate will already be comfortable reviewing complex returns, managing engagements from planning through completion, advising clients, resolving tax matters, and providing technical direction to staff.

Recent public-accounting experience is essential for consideration.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Competitive annual salary of $125,000–$175,000, based on experience
• Direct-hire, permanent position
• Meaningful leadership and client-advisory responsibilities
• Direct access to firm partners and senior leadership
• Opportunity to influence engagements, staff development, and client strategy
• Flexible schedules and work arrangements
• Fridays off during the summer
• Generous paid time off
• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
• Family-friendly, relaxed, and collaborative firm culture
• Long-term professional advancement opportunities

Key Responsibilities

• Review complex individual, partnership, corporate, S corporation, fiduciary, and nonprofit tax returns
• Prepare returns when engagement needs require direct manager-level involvement
• Lead tax engagements from initial planning through final delivery
• Review supporting workpapers for accuracy, completeness, and tax compliance
• Provide year-round tax planning, projections, research, and advisory services
• Identify tax-saving opportunities and communicate practical recommendations to clients
• Independently manage federal, state, local, and multijurisdictional tax notices and audits
• Research complex tax matters and document well-supported conclusions
• Advise clients regarding compliance, business decisions, and changing tax requirements
• Supervise, train, review, and mentor staff and senior accountants
• Provide constructive technical feedback and help develop less-experienced professionals
• Manage multiple client engagements, deadlines, and competing priorities
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with businesses, individuals, and firm colleagues

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
• Active CPA license or Enrolled Agent designation
• At least seven years of recent public-accounting tax experience
• Progressive experience reviewing returns and leading tax engagements
• Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and provide tax guidance
• Experience supervising, reviewing, training, or mentoring accounting professionals
• Strong knowledge of federal and multistate tax compliance and research
• Experience independently resolving tax notices, examinations, or audits
• Ability to manage engagements and deadlines with limited oversight
• Strong analytical, organizational, leadership, and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and professional tax software

Preferred Experience

• Experience with CCH tax, research, workflow, or engagement products
• Tax planning and consulting experience involving closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals
• Experience working across multiple entity types and industries
• Financial statement preparation or review experience
• History of maintaining and expanding trusted client relationships

Seasonal Schedule Expectations

Candidates must be available to work approximately 55 hours per week during peak tax season, from February through April 15. Additional overtime may be required from September through October 15.

Who Will Be Most Successful?

This position is best suited for an established public-accounting tax professional who can confidently discuss:

• Complex returns personally reviewed
• Tax engagements independently managed
• Tax-planning and research matters resolved
• Federal or state notices and audits personally handled
• Staff members supervised, trained, or mentored
• Client relationships directly managed
• Professional tax systems used regularly

This is not intended as an initial transition into public accounting. Candidates should already possess the technical depth, client-service experience, and leadership ability required to contribute at the Tax Manager level.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply promptly. 

A.R. Mazzotta is an equal opportunity employer.  It is the policy of A.R. Mazzotta to employ, recruit, hire, train and promote individuals without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, age, marital status, present or past history of mental disability, intellectual disability, learning disability, or physical disability, religion, political affiliation or belief, pregnancy, ancestry, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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