Staff Accountant / Tax Specialist — EA or CPA Required
Staff Accountant / Tax Specialist — EA or CPA Required Allison Accounting LLC Remote $35–$40 per hour, depending on experience Approximately 30–32 hours per week, increasing to around 40 during tax season Permanent, Year-Round Position About the Role Allison Accounting LLC is a growing virtual CPA firm serving individuals and small business owners. We are looking for an experienced tax and accounting professional who can work across tax preparation, tax resolution, and accounting cleanup/year-end projects . During tax season, the primary focus will be preparing individual and small-business tax returns. Throughout the rest of the year, the position will also assist with tax resolution matters, extended and amended returns, QuickBooks cleanup projects, year-end accounting work, estimates, projections, and preparing books for tax return preparation. Responsibilities Prepare federal and state individual income tax returns Prepare or assist with S corporation and partnership returns Work with Schedule C, Schedule E, K-1s, brokerage activity, retirement distributions, and other common individual tax matters Perform a thorough self-review before submitting returns for firm review Prepare amended, prior-year, and extended returns Assist with estimates and tax projections Handle or assist with IRS and state tax resolution matters Review notices and account transcripts Communicate with taxing authorities on behalf of clients Assist with installment agreements, penalty abatements, and tax correspondence Perform bookkeeping cleanup and year-end accounting projects Work in both QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop Reconcile and analyze balance-sheet accounts Identify and correct accounting discrepancies Help prepare business books for tax return preparation The accounting portion of this role is focused more on cleanup, review, problem-solving, and year-end work than routine transaction-entry bookkeeping. Required Qualifications Active CPA OR active Enrolled Agent with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting Professional tax preparation experience Significant Form 1040 preparation experience Professional experience using Drake Tax Strong hands-on experience with both QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop Experience with bookkeeping cleanup, reconciliations, and year-end accounting work Strong accounting fundamentals Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment Strongly Preferred TaxDome experience 3+ years of professional tax preparation experience Experience preparing Forms 1120S and 1065 Experience with IRS or state tax resolution matters Experience working with IRS transcripts, notices, POAs, installment agreements, and penalty abatements Experience working in a virtual or paperless CPA firm What We’re Looking For We are looking for someone who combines accuracy, strong tax and accounting knowledge, and reasonable production speed . The right person should be able to recognize when something does not make sense, research discrepancies, self-review their work carefully, and respond well to reviewer feedback. Work Culture & Schedule We want to provide excellent service to our clients without creating the traditional public-accounting environment where extreme tax-season hours are treated as normal. The anticipated schedule is approximately 30–32 hours per week during much of the year and around 40 hours per week during peak tax season . There may occasionally be additional hours during especially busy periods, but this position is not built around routine 50-, 60-, or 70-hour tax-season weeks . Our goal is to maintain enough staffing, systems, administrative support, and review capacity that our tax professionals can focus on technical work without being expected to handle every aspect of the client relationship. Because of the timing of this hire, we are also open to discussing some flexibility or reduced hours during November and December if that is attractive to the employee. Compensation $35–$40 per hour , depending on experience and demonstrated capability. There is opportunity for increased compensation and responsibility over time as the employee demonstrates strong performance and expands their capabilities within the firm. Growth Opportunities Depending on demonstrated ability and interest, future responsibilities may include: More complex individual and business returns Greater responsibility for tax resolution cases Tax planning and projections Selected client advisory relationships Oversight of accounting cleanup projects Tax-return review responsibilities Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour Expected hours: 30.0 – 40.0 per week Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Flexible schedule Opportunities for advancement Paid sick time Paid time off Work from home Application Question(s): Approximately how many individual tax returns have you prepared during a typical recent tax season? How many years have you used Drake Tax, and how recently have you used it? Describe your experience with QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop, including cleanup or year-end accounting work. What experience do you have preparing Forms 1120S and 1065? What experience do you have with IRS or state tax resolution work? What experience do you have using TaxDome? When reviewing a Form 1040 before finalizing it, what are 2–3 things you typically check for reasonableness or compare to the prior year? When preparing an S corporation return, what are 2–3 items you normally review or verify before considering the return complete? When cleaning up a client’s QuickBooks file for tax preparation, what are the areas you usually review first? When reviewing a client’s QuickBooks file, what are 2–3 signs that the books may need cleanup before the tax return is prepared? Education: Bachelor's (Required) Experience: Tax: 3 years (Required) Accounting: 3 years (Required) License/Certification: EA or CPA (Required) Work Location: Remote
Наблюдалась 2026-09-14, впервые 2026-09-11, источник — Indeed.