Sikich · 6 days ago
Tax Director
Rockville, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$195K/yr - $195K/yr
10+ years expSikich is a global company specializing in Accounting, Advisory, and Technical professional services. The Tax Director will oversee multiple client engagements, manage compliance, and build client relationships while mentoring staff and contributing to business development efforts.
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Responsibilities
Oversee the efforts of multiple client engagements, including supervising tax planning and tax consulting engagements with the ability to manage to budget
Manage client compliance engagements independent of the principals from start to finish
Assist principals and senior leaders with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships across service lines
Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key client sponsors and growing client base
Consult with principals, business and individual tax clients on various matters
Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all levels of staff
Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients with our comprehensive solutions
Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining, and training our team of up-and-coming professionals
Ensure professional development through ongoing education
Provide thought leadership and insightful recommendations surrounding a broad range of complex issues by leveraging expertise and experience
Significant track record of mentoring & coaching accounting & tax professionals
The ability to articulate tax planning opportunities & recommendations to clientele
Ability to demonstrate enthusiastic & cooperative partnership spirit
Qualification
Required
BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
10+ years' current and progressive public accounting experience
8+ years' experience leading high performing teams, coaching, and mentoring staff
CPA certification
Prior leadership in a tax role in another public accounting firm
Proficiency with tax software & Microsoft Office
Strong client rapport & project management skills
Ability to manage projects independently of partners
Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
Strong leadership, recruiting, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
Champion our firm and provide strategic direction
Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture
Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions
Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units
Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible
Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives
Preferred
Preferably strong background in either complex, middle market partnership taxation, or multi-state S corporations, proficiency in tax matters affecting clients in real estate, government contracting or technology
Preference for experience from Big 4 or Top 15 firms
Prefence for experience with M&A tax consulting
Benefits
Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
Paid holidays during the year
Comprehensive wellness program
Flexible work arrangements
Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
HSA employer contribution
Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
Robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
401(k) with employer contributions
CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
Tuition reimbursement
Generous employee referral bonus program
Client referral bonus program
Pet insurance
FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.
Company
Sikich
Sikich is a Chicago-based investment banking firm offering expert M&A and capital markets advisory services tailored to the middle market.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$250MKey Investors
Bain Capital
2024-05-09Private Equity· $250M
Leadership Team
Bobby Roy
Partner
Cameron Petroff
Chief Marketing Officer
Recent News
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