Director - Tax chez NKSFB

Job Title: Tax Director 

Reports To: Tax Partner  

FLSA Status:  Exempt  

Department:  Tax 

Salary Range: $225,000 – $275,000

Your Role: 

Our Tax team is seeking a Tax Director for our Encino office.  This person should be prepared to provide tax guidance to the business and serve as a key partner in the success of the firm's tax presence.  The ideal candidate is someone ready to hit the ground running and prepared to drive change.

What will you do? 

• Provide leadership, management, strategic guidance, mentoring, training, and technical expertise to a team of tax professionals
  
• Review corporate, partnership, individual, and trust tax returns, including multi-state tax returns,  as well as tax projections, and other tax work product.
  
• Serve as a key stakeholder in all tax-related business needs with the firm, collaborating with Executives and Partners regularly and as needed.
  
• Provide actionable, clear, and concise tax advice as needed.
  
• Develop key strategies and implement solutions to complex taxation issues.
  

What Do you Need to Succeed: 

• 10 or more years of current federal tax consulting and/or tax compliance work experience in either a public accounting firm or a professional services firm is required. 
• 5 plus years of experience leading a tax practice. 
• Ability to direct a department in all facets of tax services that include: compliance, federal tax services, international tax services, state and local tax services, private wealth services, tax reporting and advisory, partnership taxation, not-for-profit tax, and mergers & acquisition tax services.
• Knowledge of domestic and international accounting and tax guidelines/standards.
• Ability to identify and analyze complex taxation issues and problem solve/implement solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of tax concepts and regulations related to individuals, C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts.
• Proficiency in US GAAP, state tax compliance, partnership returns, joint venture and non-corporate entity tax returns, and combined state tax returns is required.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• Advanced tax software experience, including knowledge of various tax software packages and technologies, is required.
  

Education and Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree required in Accounting or a related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• CPA or JD/active law license required.
  

Physical Demands and Work Environment: 

• Occasional standing, walking, crouching, and regular lifting up to 15 pounds.
  
• Frequent use of hands and reaching with hands and arms.
  
• Regularly talking, hearing, seeing, and sitting.
  
• Low to moderate to loud noise level.
  
• Risk of electrical shock.
  
  

Salary Range: The salary range for this role is $225,000 – $275,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and location.  

What We Offer: NKSFB offers a great variety of benefits and perks to our employees. Some of these include: 

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Cancer, Hospital Indemnity and Accident Coverage
  
• Genetic Screening and Cancer Support
  
• Pet Insurance
  
• Accrue 15 PTO days annually 
  
• 401k, Match and Profit Sharing Plan
  
• 10 Paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday
  

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classifications and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned. 

NKSFB, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected]. 

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