Tax Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Tax Manager

Ackerman CPAs | Louisville, KY | Hybrid

Base Salary: $120,000–$150,000 | CPA Required

Take the Next Step in Your Public Accounting Career

Ackerman CPAs is a growing Louisville CPA firm serving closely held businesses, real estate investors, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals.

We're looking for an experienced Tax Manager to join our growing tax team.

This role is ideal for someone who has developed a strong foundation in public accounting and is ready for greater responsibility, closer client relationships, and more influence over how the work gets done.

You'll work directly with the firm's partners, review individual and business tax returns, advise clients, participate in tax planning, mentor staff, and gradually take ownership of a portfolio of client relationships.

If you enjoy public accounting but want fewer layers, greater autonomy, and the opportunity to grow with a smaller firm, we'd like to meet you.

Why Join Ackerman CPAs?

At a growing firm, a Tax Manager can have a much larger impact than simply moving work through the review process.

At Ackerman CPAs, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Work directly with the firm's partners
• Develop your own portfolio of long-term client relationships
• Participate in meaningful tax planning and advisory work
• Review and supervise tax engagements
• Mentor and develop tax staff
• Help improve our processes, technology, and workflow
• Gain exposure to firm leadership and decision-making
• Build toward a Senior Tax Manager and future leadership role
• Focus on quality and relationships rather than simply maximizing return volume

We're intentionally building a firm where talented professionals can continue developing without navigating layers of bureaucracy.

About the Role

As a Tax Manager, you'll work closely with the firm's partners, tax staff, and clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Review federal, state, and local tax returns for individuals, partnerships, and S corporations
• Review workpapers and ensure accurate, high-quality tax deliverables
• Manage tax engagements from planning through completion
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned client relationships
• Participate in proactive tax planning for business owners and individuals
• Research tax matters and communicate practical recommendations to clients
• Assist clients with notices and other taxing authority matters
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to tax staff
• Help manage deadlines, workflow, and engagement progress
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and client service
• Work directly with the firm's partners on increasingly complex client and tax matters

This position provides meaningful responsibility from the beginning while still offering direct access to the firm's partners when complex issues arise.

What We're Looking For

Required

• Active CPA license
• 5+ years of public accounting tax experience
• Experience preparing and/or reviewing individual and business tax returns
• Experience with partnerships, S corporations, and individual taxation
• Strong understanding of federal and state income taxation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and deadlines
• Desire to develop strong, long-term client relationships

Preferred

• Current Tax Manager, Tax Supervisor, or experienced Tax Senior ready for the next step
• Experience reviewing Forms 1040, 1065, and 1120S
• Experience serving closely held businesses and their owners
• Tax planning and advisory experience
• Experience with real estate investors and high-net-worth individuals
• Experience supervising or mentoring staff
• Experience with CCH Axcess or similar tax software
• Comfort adopting modern workflow, automation, and AI tools

We're less concerned with having the perfect title on your current business card than we are with whether you have the technical skills, judgment, communication ability, and desire to grow into the role.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary of $120,000–$150,000 , depending on experience, technical capabilities, and responsibilities
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 4 weeks paid time off
• Reduced summer hours
• Hybrid work environment
• Continuing education and professional development support
• CPA licensing and professional dues reimbursement

Hybrid Work

This is a Louisville-based hybrid position .

We generally work together in our Louisville office 3–4 days per week , with flexibility based on team, client, and individual needs.

We value in-person collaboration, particularly for coaching, problem-solving, and team development, but we also believe experienced professionals should have flexibility in how they manage their work.

A Sustainable Career in Public Accounting

We believe excellent client service should not require year-round burnout.

Tax season naturally requires additional effort, but we're intentionally building our staffing, workflows, technology, and client base around a sustainable long-term work environment.

Our goal is to keep peak-season workloads around 50–55 hours per week rather than making extreme hours the norm.

We want our professionals to build careers here—not simply survive busy seasons.

Where This Role Can Go

We're hiring this person with growth in mind.

A successful Tax Manager can progress into Senior Tax Manager and eventually Tax Director, Principal, or another senior leadership position as the firm continues to grow.

We don't believe career advancement should require waiting for someone above you to leave. As the firm grows, we expect new leadership opportunities to grow with it.

About Ackerman CPAs

Ackerman CPAs serves privately owned businesses, real estate investors, business owners, and successful individuals who value proactive advice and long-term relationships.

Our approach is straightforward:

• Quality over volume
• Relationships over transactions
• Proactive planning over reactive compliance
• Long-term growth over short-term thinking

We're investing in technology, automation, and process improvement so our professionals can spend less time fighting inefficient systems and more time solving problems, advising clients, and doing work that requires professional judgment.

If you're a tax professional who wants greater responsibility, meaningful client relationships, direct access to firm leadership, and an opportunity to grow alongside a growing CPA firm, we'd love to talk.

To Apply: Submit your resume and a brief note about your background and what interests you about the opportunity.