Tax Accountant jobs in Arizona

WesternTrust Tax Accounting is an IRS Enrolled Agent providing tax preparation and basic accounting services to both clients of WesternTrust Wealth Management and clients in the Arizona region. We provide tax planning for businesses and individuals.

We are looking for an experienced tax preparer to join our team! The ideal candidate would live in the Scottsdale, AZ area, this is not a remote position. You should have at least 3 years of tax prep experience, along with QuickBooks experience with accounts payable and receivable. This role would include some office administration tasks for a small office. This is a great opportunity to become part of an innovative team that will take the necessary steps to create a rewarding career in tax accounting.

A glimpse of the role:

· Prepare individual, partnership, and corporate tax returns (experience is required)

· Working with clients to handle all their accounting and tax issues

· Tax planning for individuals and businesses

· Bookkeeping, accounts receivable and payable

· Office administration duties

Responsibilities:

· Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations within timeframe

· Build relationships and interact with clients to provide excellent planning, consulting, and expertise

· Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns

· Identify and mitigate tax risks

· Bookkeeping including accounts receivable, payable, and entering data accurately into QuickBooks – some reconciliation may be required.

· Other duties as reasonably assigned

Characteristics and Skills

· Very good with people. A tax advisor is essentially a counselor. You need to be able to read people, understand people, empathize with people, yet direct and instruct people.

· Teachable. Trainable.

· Hard worker, self-starter, work without supervision

· Detailed, organized.

· Research-minded. Continuing education. Go find the answers.

· Strong IT and computer skills (both the hardware and software side).

· Willing to implement WesternTrust visions. This person will be a relatively autonomous member of the tax business and must be willing to take direction and collaborate with management and the parent company objectives.

· Degree in Tax and/or accounting a plus!

· Minimum three (3) years of tax preparation experience in public accounting

· Experience with Tax Software (ProSeries)

· Experience with QuickBooks

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Tax experience: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPA (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Scottsdale, AZ 85251: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person