Tax Manager

About the Role As a Tax Manager at KSM, you will lead client engagements, oversee tax planning and compliance for complex business returns, and mentor staff to deliver high‑quality advisory, tax, and consulting work. This role emphasizes maintaining strong client relationships, managing engagements from start to finish, and contributing to firm growth through service excellence. What You'll Do

• Possesses a complete knowledge of the Firm's philosophy on financial, tax, and consulting matters, work quality and professional standards.
• Maintains contact with clients throughout the year and possesses thorough knowledge of the client and all facets of the client's business.
• Plans, schedules, and staffs engagements using firm policies and procedures.
• Supervises staff and provides on‑the‑job training; reviews tax returns and related work papers prepared by staff including performance evaluations.
• Anticipates problem areas of engagement and develops procedures to address those problem areas; keeps supervisors informed of important developments and recommends solutions.
• Communicates progress of engagements, problems and resolutions to clients through written and oral communications.
• Prepares invoices to clients, communicates details of fees to clients and assists in collection of overdue accounts.
• Maintains knowledge of general economic and political trends of possible tax or other legislation that could affect the business climate.
• Performs supervisory reviews of all tax returns and governmental tax examinations of complexity.
• Assumes tax preparation responsibility for the more complex business returns.
• Delegates and manages governmental tax examinations; may represent the client before the appropriate tax authorities. What We're Looking For
• A minimum of five years of experience in accounting and tax, demonstrating progression in complexity, scope and number of engagements managed.
• Demonstrated ability to bring in new business to a CPA firm.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting.
• Minimum of forty hours of continuing professional education is required each year to maintain and develop technical and business skills.
• A current and valid certified public accountant's license is required.
• Must be a member in good standing with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
• Proficiency in use of computers and various accounting and tax computer software.