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Tax Senior
Schaumburg, IL

The compensation.

Plante Moran offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:
Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
Retirement savings plan
A career average revalued earnings (CARE) pension plan
Tuition reimbursement
A wide variety of professional development and personal enrichment opportunities

## Tax Senior - Schaumburg, IL

Plante Moran is looking for a Tax Senior to join its team in Schaumburg, Illinois. The successful candidate is expected to have 2 years of experience in public accounting, a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, and a CPA or Bar License.

### Technical Responsibilities
* Review returns for partnership, corporate, and individual tax clients, including federal, foreign, state and local tax returns, estimated payments and extensions, and assisting with Federal and State tax audits
* Determine appropriate tax objectives, scope and methodology and actively participate in decision making with client's management to understand the broader impact of current decisions and possible solutions
* Identify tax solutions and opportunities for clients including federal or state credits or items generated from tax law changes
* Effectively leverage available technology (ie. CCH Axcess) and other resources to maximize technical application to project, and holds the engagement team to the same standard
* Serve as the primary engagement manager with economic responsibilities for billing, realization and collections

### Relationship Building and Staff Development
* Participate in internal and external networking events, including client meetings, industry events, etc.
* Contribute to business expansion efforts, including proposal development and sales calls
* Supervise and develop a team of 1-2 associates on each engagement in the areas of client engagement management and applied technical tax knowledge
* Immediate opportunity to work directly with Managers, Senior Managers, and Partners internally, and Accounting Managers, Controllers, and C-Suite individuals externally

### Firm Contributions
* Participate in annual CORE training program which focuses on development of core competencies to facilitate your growth at the firm
* Opportunities to be involved in various non-billable initiatives, including on and off-campus recruiting, internal training facilitation, buddy system/mentoring program, development of thought leadership content, etc.

### The Qualifications
* 2 years recent experience in public accounting
* Successful completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
* CPA or Bar License
* Qualified individuals must either reside in or near the Schaumburg, Illinois area or be willing to relocate to the area for this opportunity. Client travel throughout the region, with some overnight stays may be required. Additionally, there are opportunities for overnight travel to attend firm wide trainings and events.

### The Compensation
Plante Moran offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:
* Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
* Flexible spending accounts
* Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
* Retirement savings plan
* A career average revalued earnings (CARE) pension plan
* Tuition reimbursement
* A wide variety of professional development and personal enrichment opportunities

At Plante Moran, we strive to create a workplace for your day. This model means no one knows the best place for you to physically work better than you. Our staff choose their work location based on their individual day’s needs, and gives them the flexibility they need when they need it. If staff need to go into the office to collaborate, the space is there, and if they have a day where they need to focus alone, then staying home works just fine, too.

Plante Moran also values diversity, equity, and inclusion. It means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities.

## Overview

Company is looking for a Tax Senior to join its team in Schaumburg, Illinois. The successful candidate is expected to have 2 years of experience in public accounting, a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, and a CPA or Bar License. This role offers competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

## Responsibilities
* Technical Responsibilities
* Review returns for partnership, corporate, and individual tax clients, including federal, foreign, state and local tax returns, estimated payments and extensions, and assisting with Federal and State tax audits
* Determine appropriate tax objectives, scope and methodology and actively participate in decision making with client's management to understand the broader impact of current decisions and possible solutions
* Identify tax solutions and opportunities for clients including federal or state credits or items generated from tax law changes
* Effectively leverage available technology (ie. CCH Axcess) and other resources to maximize technical application to project, and holds the engagement team to the same standard
* Serve as the primary engagement manager with economic responsibilities for billing, realization and collections
* Relationship Building and Staff Development
* Participate in internal and external networking events, including client meetings, industry events, etc.
* Contribute to business expansion efforts, including proposal development and sales calls
* Superv






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