Tax Manager

Job title: Tax Manager

About the Role

Join Baker Tilly as a Tax Manager with our Nashville office. This role provides tax and business advisory services and tax compliance for small business clients, working closely with firm leadership. You will also coach a group of talented staff to develop their technical and professional skills.

What You'll Do

• Be a trusted member of the team providing various tax, accounting and advisory services to small business clients.

• Oversee and provide services pertaining to tax accounting, bookkeeping and prepared or compiled financials.

• Review and analyze accounting records and/or reporting with clients, provide analysis and consultation, and communicate with client to discuss accounting and business matters.

• Deliver best-in-class customer service to clients at all times, with an emphasis on being responsive, timely, professional, and accurate.

• Lead and plan client engagements, and continuously evaluate processes and procedures within the client services and implementation functions with emphasis on implementing efficiencies and identification of internal control issues.

• Provide recommendations for business and process improvements based upon knowledge gained relative to the client’s operations, processes, and business objectives.

• Manage and build client relationships, act as liaison to address and resolve client issues, and assist team leaders in researching and providing additional services to client.

• Effectively delegate and oversee the work efforts by setting goals, providing resources, removing obstacles, and scheduling deadlines to meet client expectations for delivery.

• Maintain current knowledge of local, state, and federal tax practices and laws.

• Assist with managing client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met.

• Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally.

• You will be a coach to a group of talented staff, utilizing your experience to help develop their technical and professional skills.

• What We're Looking For

• Experience providing tax, accounting and advisory services to small business clients.

• Ability to lead and plan client engagements and evaluate processes and procedures to implement efficiencies and address internal control issues.

• Strong client relationship management: managing and building client relationships, addressing client issues, and researching additional services.

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal tax practices and laws.

• Coaching and development of staff; ability to coach a group of talented staff.

• Entrepreneurial mindset to network and build relationships internally.

• Commitment to delivering exceptional customer service: responsive, timely, professional, and accurate.