Senior Tax Associate

Company Description

Robert Staudacher, CPA & Associates, PS is a CPA firm based at 910 Market St in Kirkland, Washington, serving clients across the Greater Seattle Area. We work closely with small-business owners, families, and trusts on tax compliance and planning, which means our team sees the whole client, not one line of a return.

As a small firm, we offer what large firms can't: direct work with the partners from day one, a hybrid schedule with flexible hours, and a clear path to Manager and Partner that moves faster than at the Big 4 or large regional firms. We'll support your CPA and continuing education every step of the way.

Role Description

This is a full-time, year-round, hybrid role: 1–2 days a week in our Kirkland office, with the rest remote. Start date is December 2026 or January 2027.

The Senior Tax Associate owns complex returns from start to finish:

• Individual (1040), trust and estate (1041), partnership (1065), and S corporation (1120-S) returns
• Multistate work, including apportionment and nonresident returns
• Trust work, including grantor and non-grantor trusts
• Building clean workpapers from client records such as QuickBooks files, brokerage statements, and bank activity

The role also includes:

• Researching technical issues
• Assisting with projections and planning
• Responding to IRS and state notices
• Working directly with clients to resolve open items

As the firm grows, you'll grow into reviewing returns and mentoring staff.

Pay: $85,000–$115,000 base, plus year-end and incentive bonuses. Benefits include health insurance, a 401(k) with employer match, PTO and paid holidays, Washington paid sick leave, an annual CPE budget, and CPA exam support.

Qualifications

• 2+ busy seasons of tax preparation experience in public accounting
• CPA or EA preferred, or actively working toward the CPA
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field; 150 credit hours or CPA-eligible preferred
• Strong working knowledge of pass-through taxation: K-1 flow, basis, distributions, and reasonable compensation
• Familiarity with Washington B&O, capital gains excise tax, or REET a plus
• Proficiency with UltraTax CS (or similar professional tax software), QuickBooks, and Excel
• Careful, organized workpapers and the ability to manage multiple deadlines, including extended hours during peak seasons (February–April and September–October)
• Clear, professional communication with clients and colleagues
• Active PTIN, or able to obtain one before start
• Must live within commuting distance of Kirkland; remote days must be worked from Washington State, from a private, secure workspace
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Robert Staudacher, CPA & Associates, PS is an equal opportunity employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request.