Tax Accountant

Taxation Department
Full-time on-site
Salem, Oregon
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Our tax accountants make up the core of our tax preparation staff. This team is primarily responsible for the completion of federal & state individual, business, exempt & fiduciary tax returns. Tax accountants work closely with senior tax staff to ensure the accurate completion of workpapers and returns. Brenner provides staff with industry-leading tax preparation & research software to ensure you have all the necessary tools at your disposal, and are able to keep up with the changing tax law.

Responsibilities

• Prepare income tax returns from end-to-end, proactively requesting additional information and researching tax matters when necessary.

• Work with tax review staff to make continued improvements upon areas of weakness.

• Build upon your technical tax knowledge, and develop specific expertise as needed.

• Develop internal relationships to foster a culture of collaboration.

• Provide exceptional client service when called upon.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of tax write-up experience.

• Exceptional written & oral communication skills.

• Exceptional organizational skills & attention to detail.

• Able to manage priorities when simultaneously managing several projects.

• Able to clearly & concisely summarize potential hazards and incomplete information during the tax preparation process.

• Familiar with modern accounting tools such as Quickbooks.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs.

• Able to work overtime during tax season as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of tax write-up experience.

• Experience in a paperless work environment.

• Proficient with Adobe Acrobat, or a similar PDF manipulation software.

• Familiar with cloud-based accounting programs.

• Familiar with UltraTax tax preparation software.

• Familiar with CCH Engagement, and the Engagement Trial Balance utility.

• Experience working directly with clients, requesting additional information, and providing client support.