Senior Tax Accountant

Senior Tax Accountant

Garden City, New York | Hybrid

Are you a Tax Senior who feels ready for more responsibility, better client exposure and a clearer route toward Manager?

A growing public accounting firm in Long Island is looking for an experienced Senior Tax Accountant to join its tax practice.

This is a hands-on role where you'll take real ownership of your engagements. You'll work directly with clients, handle increasingly complex tax matters, supervise junior staff and work closely with Managers and Partners throughout the year.

Rather than being limited to one area of tax, you'll gain exposure across individuals, privately held businesses, partnerships, trusts and estates , giving you the opportunity to develop a broad technical foundation while deciding where you want to specialise longer term.

What You'll Be Working On

You'll manage tax engagements from initial preparation through to final Partner review, including:

• Prepare and review complex individual, partnership, corporate, fiduciary and gift tax returns
• Take ownership of engagements with increasing independence.
• Work directly with clients to gather information, answer questions and develop strong relationships.
• Assist with year-round tax planning rather than focusing solely on busy-season compliance.
• Research federal and state tax matters and apply your findings to client situations.
• Identify potential tax issues and planning opportunities.
• Review work prepared by Staff Accountants and provide constructive feedback.
• Train and mentor junior members of the tax team.
• Work directly with Managers and Partners on more complex client matters.
• Manage multiple engagements while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally have:

• 5–8 years of public accounting tax experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related discipline.
• Master's in Taxation is beneficial but not required.
• CPA preferred , or actively working toward licensure.
• Strong tax compliance and research experience.
• Experience with a mixture of individual and business taxation.
• Confidence communicating directly with clients.
• Experience reviewing or supervising junior professionals.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience with professional tax and accounting software.
• Good working knowledge of Excel, Word and QuickBooks.

Why Consider It?

This is a great opportunity if you've built a strong technical foundation but now want the chance to step up rather than simply prepare more returns

You'll benefit from:

• Hybrid working
• Direct exposure to Managers and Partners.
• A varied client portfolio.
• Complex individual and business tax work.
• Greater ownership of client relationships.
• Opportunities to supervise and mentor junior professionals.
• Year-round tax planning exposure.
• Continued CPA and technical development.
• A clear opportunity to progress toward Tax Manager and beyond

If you're currently a Senior Tax Accountant or experienced Tax Senior in public accounting and are interested in seeing what else is available in the New York market, I'd be happy to have a confidential conversation.