Senior Tax Accountant

Description

We are a 100% virtual tax & accounting firm with team members located all over the United States and headquarters in Wilmington, NC. We provide virtual CFO, accounting, tax strategy & filing, tax controversy & resolution, and fraud & forensic investigation services to business and individual clients. 

We’re on a mission to equip our clients with finance and tax insights that create exponential value for their companies, customers, employees, and families. Our team are A-players who execute on this vision every day and have a passion for delivering value to clients. Our innovative culture includes remote work, flexible schedule, job-sharing, unlimited PTO, an autonomous yet collaborative work environment focused on KPs and culture, not hours billed, and health insurance and 401(k) matching.

We are seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to join our growing tax team to help drive this mission forward. As Senior Tax Accountant, you will work directly with clients to create and recommend tax planning and savings strategies, prepare complex business and individual tax returns, and identify and offer additional client service opportunities from our suite of services.

Team members who thrive at our firm have impressive time management skills, are self-starters, take pride in the quality of their work, and put the client experience front and center.

Areas of Responsibility

• Manage client relationships with a high standard of proactive communication
• Consult with clients on tax matters and deliver tailored tax strategies
• Prepare and review tax deliverables efficiently, accurately, and timely
• Mentor and develop peers and associates
• Improve workflow processes to create efficiencies and optimize client experience 

Activity Summary

Optimize team throughput and quality:

• Provide first-level review of tax returns, estimates, projections, workpapers, and other tax deliverables efficiently and to a high standard of accuracy and quality
• Prepare complex tax returns, estimates, projections, and tax strategies 
• Perform tax research to answer questions, support tax strategy recommendations, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Support management in meeting and exceeding production targets and deadlines for yourself and associates you are responsible for

Prioritize client experience:

• Maintain and strengthen strong client relationships by managing their expectations, consistently delivering value, and prioritizing both proactive and responsive communications
• Translate “tax code” into “business owner speak”
• Identify and operationalize areas where clients can save money on taxes 
• Identify and offer additional client service opportunities (such as bookkeeping, virtual CFO, M&A due diligence)
• Research and consult on complex tax matters and proactive solutions for clients
• Work with clients to resolve complaints or quality issues

Continuous improvement:

• Identify and help execute on opportunities to improve team and client communication, processes, and collaboration
• Identify technology that will improve efficiency and accuracy

Measures of Success

• Client satisfaction, loyalty and advocacy
• Timeliness and accuracy of tax deliverables
• Development of technical skills
• Process improvements

Expectations for Remote Work

• Clean, quiet video background
• Business casual attire for client interactions
• “Core” hours overlapping with other team members to collaborate efficiently
• We provide a laptop, 2 monitors, and docking station as needed

You’re a good fit for Red Bike if:

• You’re an exceptional communicator who puts client experience front and center
• You have a deep desire to help businesses grow and prosper with smart tax and finance strategy
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and can multitask, prioritize, and organize your work autonomously
• You take ownership of your work and your clients and drive projects to completion
• Are “analytically creative” and take time to understand client’s tax situation, form insights, and recommend courses of action
• Are a continuous learner who is committed to ongoing learning and application of best practices and latest updates in tax, tax strategy, and technology
• You want a career and long-term client and team relationships, not a job

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in accounting from an accredited college or university
• 1-3 years experience reviewing business and individual returns
• Minimum 3 years experience preparing corporate, partnership, and individual tax returns, multistate returns, planning, and projections. RSU/employee stock, real estate, and trust experience a plus.
• Expertise in tax code, compliance and procedures with business clients
• High proficiency with tax, accounting, and office software
• Licensed CPA or EA preferred

About Red Bike Advisors

Red Bike Advisors is on a mission to equip clients with finance and tax insights that create exponential value for their companies, customers, employees, and families. Founded in 2009 as Adam Shay, CPA, PLLC, the firm provides Virtual CFO, accounting & bookkeeping, tax strategy & filing, tax controversy & resolution, and fraud & forensic investigative services to business and individual clients. The company is based in Wilmington, North Carolina and serves clients across the U.S. who are craving a strategic, rather than transactional, relationship with their finance and accounting firm. To learn more, visit www.redbikeadvisors.com. 

Our Values

1. Creators of value: We don’t trade time for money or value our services on internal overhead and desired profit margin, but rather on the exponential value our services bring to our clients.
2. Excellent communication: Thoughtful, proactive communication is the backbone of trusting client relationships. All other areas of expertise being equal, we highly value team members that prioritize the customer experience.
3. Analytical creativity: Finance is so much more than numbers! We are pros at first uncovering client goals, and then analyzing the numbers and patterns to help clients think holistically about business growth and tax strategy.  
4. Learning, growth, and progress: We highly value taking action, learning from mistakes, and being lifelong learners both inside and outside of the industry.
5. Accountability: “What gets measured, gets managed” is not just a finance axiom (although it’s 100% true)! We hold ourselves accountable to our mission, vision, values, an exponentially valuable client experience, KPIs, and to delivering on our promises.

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