Tax Senior Manager

Job Summary

The Senior Tax Manager provides strategic leadership across tax compliance, planning, and advisory engagements while overseeing multiple client relationships and engagement teams. This role serves as a senior advisor to clients, supports firm growth initiatives, and ensures technical excellence, quality, and risk management within the tax practice.

Essential Functions

• Provide oversight and leadership across multiple tax engagements and client portfolios
• Review complex tax returns, planning strategies, and advisory deliverables for quality and compliance
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on complex tax matters and structuring considerations
• Coach, develop, and evaluate tax managers and engagement teams
• Support business development, client retention, and firm growth initiatives
• Contribute to firm-wide initiatives, technical guidance, and risk management efforts

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation, or related field
• Active CPA license
• Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local tax regulations
• Demonstrated experience managing complex tax engagements and multiple client relationships
• Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with complex tax structuring, multi-entity clients, or specialized tax areas
• Prior experience leading tax planning or advisory practices

Physical & Cognitive Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting and computer use
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Ability to exercise advanced professional judgment, strategic thinking, and manage competing priorities

Work Environment Including Travel

• On-Site
• Travel to client locations and firm offices as needed
• Moderate noise level typical of a professional office environment

Who We Are

At Mellott & Mellott, we combine the depth and sophistication of a leading advisory firm with the culture of a long-standing family business. For more than 70 years, we have served closely held businesses, nonprofit organizations, and high-net-worth individuals throughout the Tri-State region with tax, audit, and strategic advisory services. Our team of nearly 40 professionals is built on trust, responsiveness, and long-term relationships—with both clients and employees. Here, experienced professionals can make an immediate impact, build meaningful client relationships, and grow within a respected, collaborative firm.

Why Join Us

We know talented professionals want more than just another busy season. We offer a long-term career path in an environment that values flexibility, teamwork, and balance.

• Flexible scheduling and work-life balance outside of peak deadlines

• 37.5-hour standard workweek outside of busy season

• Opportunity to bank additional time worked during peak season for future time off

• Competitive benefits package including health insurance and 401(k) match

• Paid holidays and PTO

• Collaborative culture with long-tenured team members

• Direct access to leadership and real opportunities for advancement

• Monthly team events and a connected office environment

• Challenging, meaningful work with quality clients

Disclosure Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties and may be modified at any time.

“Mellott & Mellott" is the brand name under which Mellott & Mellott, P.L.L. and Mellott Advisors, LLC provide professional services. Mellott & Mellott, P.L.L. and Mellott Advisors, LLC practice as an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards. Mellott & Mellott, P.L.L. is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Mellott Advisors, LLC provides tax and business consulting services to their clients. Mellott Advisors, LLC is not a licensed CPA firm.

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