Tax Staff Accountant – NYC - Fully Remote

This is a remote position.

About the role

This is a preparer-level seat on the tax team. You will prepare 1040s, 1065s, and 1120-S returns under senior review. You will work in CCH ProSystem Fx Tax, QuickBooks, and our internal practice management system, on EST hours. Besides tax return preparation, you will also be involved in bookkeeping preparation and review, direct client communications, and other tax and compliance matters as needed.

What we offer

- Generally $70,000 to $95,000 base salary + ~$20,000 Compensation Package

- Guaranteed 5% annual raises

- Guaranteed Promotion after 2 tax seasons

- Significant promotion raises and compensation package increases.

- Clear career path to becoming a Partner

- 401(k) contribution matching

- Profit sharing

- Health Insurance

- Up to 38 paid days off per year: 20 PTO days + 18 Firm-wide PTO days

- July & August- Summer Fridays: Leave work five (5) hours early on Friday

- Life insurance

- Disability insurance

- Regular Performance Bonuses

- Employee Assistance Program (weekly allowances for personal quality of life items, such as nanny costs or a new coffee machine)

- Maternity leave

- Fully remote, EST hours
 

What you will do

• Prepare individual tax returns from client documents: W-2s, 1099s, K-1s, brokerage statements, bookkeeping records, etc.
  
• Prepare corporate and partnership tax returns
  
• Research routine tax research using primary sources such as IRS.gov
  
• Review of client-provided information and documentation, specifically including Excel spreadsheet analysis
  
• Draft written deliverables and emails to clients in a professional, well-constructed manner
  
• Build document request lists and follow up on missing items with the Client Success team
  

About The Reed Corporation

The Reed Corporation is a fully remote CPA firm based in New York City. We prepare individual and business tax returns, handle bookkeeping and sales tax, and advise high-net-worth individuals and small business owners. You will learn here. We expect senior staff to actually teach you, and we put preparers on real returns from start to finish with structured review from day one.

Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting
   

1. 2-4 years of tax preparation experience
   

1. 1-3 years of bookkeeping experience
   

1. 1+ years of CCH ProSystem Fx Tax or CCH Axcess experience
   

Specifically, working knowledge of:

• CCH ProSystem Fx Tax or CCH Axcess
  
• QuickBooks Desktop or Online
  
• Professional written deliverable drafting and email drafting
  
• Intricacies of Partnership vs S Corporation tax returns and related business entity compliance filings
  
• Complex Microsoft Excel Functionalities: Advanced Pivot Tables, Vlookup/Hlookup/Index(match), nested If formulas, etc.
  

Benefits

- Generally $70,000 to $95,000 salary inclusive of a ~$20,000 Compensation Package

- Guaranteed 5% annual raises

- Guaranteed Promotion after 2 tax seasons

- 401(k) contribution matching

- Profit sharing

- Health Insurance

- Up to 38 paid days off per year: 20 PTO days + 18 Firm-wide PTO days

- Disability insurance

- Regular Performance Bonuses

- Employee Assistance Program (weekly allowances for personal quality of life items, such as nanny costs or a new coffee machine)

- Maternity leave

- Fully remote, EST hours