Senior Accountant

Overview

Location: Detroit Metro Area (Mount Clemens, MI)

Employment Type: Full-Time

The Senior Accountant will play a key role in delivering high-quality tax compliance and planning services to individuals and closely held businesses. This position is ideal for an experienced public accountant with strong technical tax expertise, client-facing experience, and the ability to manage engagements independently while collaborating closely with firm leadership and staff.

• Tax Compliance & Planning:
  Prepare and review federal, state, and local tax returns for individuals, partnerships, S corporations, C corporations, trusts, and estates
• Tax Compliance & Planning:
  Assist with year-round tax planning and advisory services for business owners and high-net-worth individuals
• Tax Compliance & Planning:
  Research complex tax issues and develop clear, practical recommendations
• Tax Compliance & Planning:
  Ensure compliance with multi-state and local tax requirements as applicable
• Client Service:
  Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned tax clients
• Client Service:
  Respond to client inquiries in a timely, professional, and solutions-oriented manner
• Client Service:
  Build and maintain long-term client relationships through proactive communication
• Engagement & Workflow Management:
  Manage multiple tax engagements and deadlines, particularly during busy season
• Engagement & Workflow Management:
  Review work prepared by staff accountants and provide coaching and feedback
• Engagement & Workflow Management:
  Coordinate with leadership and administrative teams to ensure smooth engagement delivery
• Firm Support:
  Assist with special projects, IRS and state correspondence, and tax notices
• Firm Support:
  Contribute to process improvements and best practices as the firm continues to modernize

• Required
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (Master's preferred)
• CPA license or CPA-eligible with intent to maintain licensure
• 5+ years of public accounting experience with a tax focus
• Strong technical knowledge of individual and business taxation
• Experience preparing and reviewing complex tax returns
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Preferred
• Experience working with closely held businesses
• Prior client-facing experience with increasing responsibility
• Ability to mentor, review, and support staff-level accountants

• Ultra Tax
• Accounting CS
• Engagement Manager
• Quick Books (Desktop and Online)
• Microsoft Excel and Word

• Strong attention to detail and technical accuracy
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and workloads
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication
• Practical, client-focused approach to tax and advisory services
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work independently

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance-based bonus and profit sharing
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and employee discounts
• Training, development, and long-term career growth opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements where appropriate