Corporate Tax Senior Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Corporate Tax Senior Associate
Location: San Jose, California (Hybrid)
Salary Range: $101,000 – $129,030 per year
Position Overview
Our client, a national professional services firm, is seeking a Corporate Tax Senior Associate for a hybrid, permanent position based in San Jose, California. The role sits within a corporate tax practice serving business clients across a range of industries.
This is a strong step for a tax professional with a few busy seasons behind them who is ready for greater client contact and ownership of engagements. The hybrid arrangement combines onsite collaboration with remote flexibility, and the firm invests seriously in progression toward manager.
Key Responsibilities
You will prepare and review federal and state corporate income tax returns, including consolidated and multistate filings, ensuring technical accuracy and appropriate documentation of positions taken.
You will prepare tax provisions under ASC 740, including current and deferred computations, rate reconciliations, and supporting workpapers, and you will assist with the analysis of uncertain tax positions and valuation allowances.
You will conduct technical research on federal, state, and local tax matters, document conclusions clearly with supporting authority, and prepare memoranda that a reviewer can follow and rely on without reconstructing your reasoning.
You will work directly with clients on information requests, data gathering, and routine queries, support tax planning projects and quarterly estimates, respond to notices and examinations, and review the work of associates while providing the feedback that helps them improve.
You will take ownership of specific engagement workstreams end to end, tracking your own budget against actual time, flagging scope changes early, and ensuring that deliverables reach the reviewer in a state that requires refinement rather than rework.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field is required. Prior corporate tax experience in public accounting is required, typically two or more busy seasons at associate level.
You must have hands-on experience preparing corporate income tax returns and working knowledge of ASC 740 tax provision concepts, together with solid federal and multistate corporate tax technical grounding.
Strong analytical and research skills are essential, along with clear written communication, advanced spreadsheet capability, and the organization to manage several client engagements against overlapping deadlines. The role follows a hybrid schedule based in San Jose, California.
Preferred Qualifications
CPA licensure or active progress toward the CPA, or a Master of Taxation, is strongly preferred. Experience serving technology, life sciences, or venture-backed clients is particularly valuable in this market.
Familiarity with tax software such as OneSource, GoSystem, or CorpTax is advantageous, as is exposure to international tax provisions, R&D credit studies, state apportionment analysis, or transaction-related tax work.
Experience with fixed asset and depreciation analysis, transfer pricing documentation support, or tax credit work is advantageous. Candidates who have begun building direct client relationships and who show readiness to supervise associates will be well positioned for progression in this practice.
Compensation and Benefits
This is a permanent, full-time position with a salary range of $101,000 to $129,030 per year, based on experience and credentials.
You will join an established corporate tax practice with structured progression, meaningful client exposure at senior associate level, and formal support toward the CPA where relevant. The hybrid schedule offers genuine flexibility while preserving the in-person contact that accelerates development in professional services.
This is a contract engagement placed through our recruiting team. We work closely with our contract professionals throughout the assignment, from onboarding and first-week check-ins through to end-of-contract planning, and we actively look for the next opportunity for people who deliver well. Many of our contract placements lead to extensions, repeat assignments, or permanent conversion.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process on request. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the engagement.