Senior Tax Associate

Senior Tax Associate - Fast Growth Real Balance Hybrid Build deeper expertise in complex real estate and partnership tax work without giving up every weekend. A growing San Diego boutique CPA firm is adding a Senior Tax Associate to support its expanding tax practice. You will work directly with experienced tax leaders, take ownership of meaningful client work, and build toward a future Manager role. What You'll Do Prepare and perform first-level review of partnership, S-corporation, and individual tax returns Generate Schedule K-1s and assist with partner basis and capital account tracking Support depreciation schedules, fixed-asset roll-forwards, and cost-segregation work Research tax issues and draft clear technical memos Communicate directly with clients to request information, resolve questions, and explain variances Review work prepared by junior staff and help develop less-experienced team members What They're Looking For 3-5 years of public-accounting tax experience Strong hands-on experience with partnership returns and Schedule K-1s CPA or actively working toward the CPA Exposure to real estate, construction, closely held businesses, or high-net-worth clients Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining strong attention to detail Comfortable working in a growing firm where you can help improve processes Why Join $95,000-110,000 base salary plus discretionary bonus Direct access to partners and senior tax leadership Clear path toward Tax Manager as the firm grows CPA exam fees reimbursed Four paid study days for each CPA exam section Hybrid schedule, with approximately 1-2 in-office days per week from May through December Approximately 40-45 hours per week outside of busy season Busy season is still busy, but designed to be more sustainable than many larger firms Broad client exposure without the bureaucracy or narrow specialization of a national firm #J-18808-Ljbffr