Tax Manager/Supervisor
Are you torn between the experience and resources that a national accounting firm can offer versus the personal touch and hands on experience that a local accounting firm can provide? Cotton + Allen in Louisville, Kentucky, is your answer. Cotton + Allen continues to be one of Louisville's premier local accounting firms. Cotton + Allen's affiliation with RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP provides our personnel with access to the resources of the world's fifth largest accounting firm when needed.

Responsibilities:
The tax manager/supervisor responsibilities include:

• Work with partners and others team members to develop effective tax planning methodologies and comprehensive compliance solutions for our clients.
• Develop and maintain the status of a trusted advisor to our clients.
• Manage appropriate number of client engagements, including and not limited to engagement staffing, product quality, timeliness, thoroughness and accuracy.
• Manage, coach and/or mentor less experienced team members on engagements.
• Prepare or review complex tax returns and provisions.
• Review individual and entity tax returns.
• Research tax issues and become an in-house expert.
• Minimal travel.

• Be a Certified Public Accountant.
• Minimum 5 years of tax experience with a local, regional or national CPA firm or in corporate tax.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Devotion to teamwork.
• Integrity is a must.

• Participate in and complete valuation engagements.
• Stay abreast of pertinent trends and technical advancements.
• Develop and market the valuation practice.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with referral sources throughout the year.
• Research technical valuation issues.
• Contribute ideas and opinions in a dynamic team environment.
• Develop younger team members through timely performance feedback and interactive training.
• Little or no travel is required.

• Business valuation experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Business valuation designation (Candidates with practical business valuation experience who are willing to pursue a designation will be considered).
• Excellent project management skills.
• Devotion to teamwork.
• Integrity is a must.

• Participate in performing audit procedures, especially in the more complex areas.
• Stay abreast of industry trends that impact clients.
• Direct the fieldwork of the audit team.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with clients throughout the year.
• Develop and provide performance feedback to audit teams.
• Research technical accounting and audit issues.
• Contribute ideas and opinions in a dynamic team environment.
• Work with partners and audit staff in developing audit approach.
• Develop younger team members through timely performance feedback and interactive training.
• Generate new business leads.
• Little or no travel is required.

• Between 5 to 7 years of auditing experience with a local, regional or national CPA firm.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting with a CPA
• Excellent project management skills.
• Devotion to teamwork.
• Integrity is a must.

• Perform audit field work.
• Direct the audit fieldwork of staff accountants.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with clients.
• Develop and provide performance feedback to audit staff.
• Research accounting and audit issues.
• Contribute ideas and opinions in a dynamic team environment.
• Work with partners and engagement executives in developing audit approach.
• Little or no travel is required.

• Between 2 to 5 years of auditing experience with a local, regional or national CPA firm.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting with sufficient course work to complete the CPA certification upon passing the examination.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Devotion to teamwork.
• Integrity is a must.