Tax Manager

Tax Manager

Dallas, TX

$140,000 to $170,000

If you want a role where advisory work is actually part of the job, not just part of the pitch, this is worth a serious look

.
There's a pattern a lot of Tax Managers recognis

e.
The role sounds broad in the interview. Planning gets mentioned. Consulting gets mentioned. Client relationships get mentioned. Then you're six months in and the reality is mostly about volume, turnaround, and keeping the return schedule moving. The advisory work exists, it's just happening in someone else's meetin

gs.
This one is built differently from the ground

up.
This established Dallas CPA firm has structured itself around tax strategy, meaningful client relationships, and proper planning and consulting work rather than treating those things as extras that happen when capacity allows. That's not a small distinction. It changes what the job actually feels like across the whole year, not just during a quieter week in

July.
If you're someone who wants to stay close to the technical work but also be genuinely involved in the conversations that help clients make better decisions, this is the kind of setup worth paying attention to. You're not in the background reviewing files while the real conversations happen elsewhere. You're part of

them.
The timing is worth considering too. Coming in over the summer means you get to settle in properly, build real relationships with your clients, and arrive at the fall deadlines with momentum behind you rather than still getting up to

speed.
Why this role st

ands outAdvisory work that's genuinely built into the role, not bolted on as an afte

rthoughtAn established Dallas practice with a strong and consistent client servi

ce modelMore client contact and broader conversations than a typical Manager sea

t offersThe chance to stay close to both the technical delivery and the higher va

lue workA better fit for someone who's tired of compliance heavy roles that promise variety and don't de

liver it
What you'll

be doingManaging and reviewing tax work across a portfolio o

f clientsSupporting planning and consulting conversations alongside core compli

ance workActing as a trusted point of contact for clients throughout

the yearHelping maintain strong standards across deliverables and

deadlinesSupporting the development of junior tea

m membersPlaying a visible and active role in how client work gets

delivered
What they're l

ooking forStrong public accounting tax experience at Man

ager levelComfortable leading client relationships and building real trust

over timeSolid technical grounding across cor

e tax workSomeone who enjoys both the detail and the bigger advisory co

nversationCPA or EA

preferred
Only at around 87% of the spec? Ap ply anyway. The firms I work with want capable, interesting people with good instincts. Not car

bon copies.
How to reach me (witho

ut the fuss)If this resonates, just apply. The button is a conversation starter, n

othing more.Prefer to talk to an actual huma n? Call me:

View phone number on click.appcast.io
I'm around from 6am C ST and after 5pm CST. You can also find me on LinkedIn as Alex Alco c

k (Distinct).
Worst case: a useful chat about where your career is heading. Best case: the role that get

s you unstuck.
Alex Alcock, Disti

nct RecruitmentRecruiting Tax and Public Accounting professionals for independent and regional CPA firms across Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. Also a dad of two girls, so yes, I genuinely understand deadlines, balance, a