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Freed Maxick advises public and private companies on ways to enhance profitability, save taxes, improve accountability and reduce risk. We specialize in helping our clients discover and achieve their bottom-line potential and we provide sound business advice based upon our depth of services vast experience in a broad array of industries.

Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C., a Top 100 Firm in the U.S. and a Top 50 Firm as Ranked by Vault, has opportunities at the Senior/Supervisor and Manager level for SALT experts.

Located in Western New York, we have specialized opportunities FOR LOCAL OR REMOTE TALENT. 

About The Job

As a Manager, your role will include:

• Managing, coordinating and overseeing State and Local Income, Sales & Use and Property tax work as part of our growing tax practice
• Oversight and heavy involvement is various state and local tax projects, including nexus studies and acquisition due diligence.
• Involvement in decision making process pertaining to the direction and growth of the state and local tax practice.
• Formulating and delivering innovative tax planning and tax savings strategies and going to market with these opportunities
• Generating SALT opportunities within our existing client base
• Developing and managing client relationships
• Completing multiple, simultaneous engagements within deadline timeframes
• Researching and consulting on complex tax matters
• Coaching and managing staff, providing opportunities to learn and succeed
• Recognizing complex technical issues, evaluating facts efficiently, and using strategic decision-making skills to assist management in solving problems
• Ensuring top quality client service and overseeing client service performance of staff
• Recognizing needs and issues pertinent to client activity and demonstrating ownership of engagement’s day-to-day tasks and activities.
• Developing referral sources, which may include involvement in community, social, business, and professional organizations, as well as Alumni functions
• Increasingly developing understanding of how to identify market opportunities; assisting senior leadership in identify marketing and sales opportunities
• Positively representing and actively promoting the Firm

What We Are Looking For

• BS/MBA in Accounting
• CPA
• 6 – 10 years of progressive management experience
• State and Local tax experience at a manager level
• Excellent writing, communication and tax research skills
• Business development skills
• Able to grow and manage client relationships

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About The Job

As a Senior/Supervisor, your role will include:

• Preparing and filing income tax returns using Prosystems as well as other tools that support a paperless document management system
• Researching issues pertaining to all matters of state and local taxation.
• Heavy involvement is state and local tax projects, including nexus studies and acquisition due diligence.
• Responding to client inquiries
• Identifying basic client accounting and/or tax issues and can research/resolve them
• Preparing supporting work papers (apportionment, state/federal difference etc.) for state income tax returns
• Preparing state quarterly estimated tax payments
• Responding to notices and information requests issued by various taxing authorities

The Senior/Supervisor role is the bridge between the staff, who are executing the client-service related tasks, and management, who are strategizing and overseeing successful completion of efficient engagement activity and top quality client service.

The Senior/Supervisor is expected to develop confidence with his/her role, to become fully acclimated to a supervisory position, where he/she may be in charge of the day-to-day activity on multiple engagements and/or supervising multiple team members.  The Senior/Supervisor increasingly needs to be able to perform the most complex technical tasks of the engagement and work more and more with less supervision.

What We Are Looking For

• BS or MBA in Accounting
• CPA or CPA track
• 3 to 4 years of public accounting experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of state and local tax laws, rules, regulations, and supporting authorities
• Ability to handle complex assignments and take a lead role in developing/reviewing the work of less experienced staff.
• Understanding of basic accounting and financial reporting issues
• Ability to communicate issues and solutions verbally and in writing
• Ability to multi-task, producing an appropriate volume of work with high attention to detail, in a results-driven, team oriented environment.
• Strong computer and technical skills

Freed Maxick hires the most qualified people available and gives them maximum opportunity to advance!

What Freed Maxick Offers

• An attractive and competitive compensation and benefit package
• A friendly work environment with the largest firm in WNY based on number of CPAs
• An incentive program for commissions on new business, and referral bonuses for introducing potential new employees
• Promotion and advancement opportunities
• Ongoing education to keep your technical skills sharp and your soft skills top-notch
• Unique sociable culture
• Flexible scheduling opportunities
• Hybrid work environment
• Compensated time to volunteer in the community

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