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Senior Accountant

Carabell Leslie & Company

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discounts
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Profit sharing
  • Training & development
  • Vision insurance

Location: Detroit Metro Area
Employment Type: Full-Time

About Carabell Leslie & Company

Carabell Leslie & Company is a long-established CPA firm serving individuals, closely held businesses, and nonprofit organizations throughout the Detroit Metro area. We are known for trusted client relationships, technical excellence, and a collaborative team environment, while continuing to modernize our processes and technology.

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant will play a key role in delivering high-quality tax compliance and planning services to individuals and closely held businesses. This role is ideal for an experienced public accountant who is technically strong in tax, comfortable working directly with clients, and able to manage engagements independently while collaborating closely with principals and staff.

Key Responsibilities

Tax Compliance & Planning

  • Prepare and review federal, state, and local tax returns for individuals, partnerships, S corporations, C corporations, trusts, and estates

  • Assist with year-round tax planning and advisory services for business owners and high-net-worth individuals

  • Research complex tax issues and prepare clear, practical recommendations

  • Ensure compliance with multi-state and local tax requirements as applicable

Client Service

  • Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned tax clients

  • Respond to client inquiries in a timely, professional, and solutions-oriented manner

  • Build and maintain long-term client relationships through proactive communication

Engagement & Workflow Management

  • Manage multiple tax engagements and deadlines, particularly during busy season

  • Review work prepared by staff accountants and provide coaching and feedback

  • Coordinate with principals and administrative team to ensure smooth engagement delivery

Firm Support

  • Assist with special projects, IRS and state correspondence, and notices

  • Contribute to process improvements and best practices as the firm continues to modernize

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Master’s preferred)

  • CPA license or CPA-eligible with intent to maintain licensure

  • 5+ years of experience in public accounting with a tax focus

  • Strong technical knowledge of individual and business taxation

  • Experience preparing and reviewing complex tax returns

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Preferred

  • Experience with closely held businesses 

  • Prior client-facing experience with increasing responsibility

  • Ability to mentor and review staff-level work

Software & Technology

  • UltraTax

  • Accounting CS

  • Engagement Manager

  • QuickBooks (Desktop and Online)

  • Microsoft Excel and Word

Skills & Attributes

  • Strong attention to detail and technical accuracy

  • Ability to manage competing deadlines and workloads

  • Clear and professional written and verbal communication

  • Practical, client-focused approach to tax and advisory services

  • Collaborative team player with the ability to work independently

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation based on experience

  • Reasonable workloads and a supportive team culture

  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

  • Flexible work arrangements where appropriate

  • Long-term career path within a stable, respected firm

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