Experienced Tax Associate at Boos & Associates A Professional Corporation – San Francisco, California

Boos & Associates is recognized for the 8th consecutive year as one of the Fastest Growing Companies in the Central San Joaquin Valley.

We are seeking an Experienced Associate for our San Francisco Core Tax team.

What you will do:The Tax Experienced Associate, Core Tax Services is responsible for utilizing their educational background as well as communication and organizational skills by assisting with the preparation of tax returns and research. In this role, the Tax Experienced Associate, Core Tax Services will be charged with utilizing basic research skills and working with tax software applications to complete simple tax returns for review.Tax Compliance

Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities, while at the same time minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the BOOS Tax Quality Manual (“TQM”)Applies understanding of client’s unique set of circumstances, documentation, and/or other requirements mandated by law and prepares required filings (tax returns) using a system of review and documentation to ensure that the client is in full compliance, while keeping the client’s tax and reporting burden’s as low as possibleEnsures all data needed to comply with filing requirements are collected; identifies and properly communicates missing items to prepare returnUtilizes Firm compliance software to maximize efficiency in tax prep processEffectively teams with Senior on completion of project (follow-up with Open items list)Documents all significant tax positions

Tax Consulting

Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxesApplies knowledge of home state corporate, partnership and individual tax structure and filing requirements in completing assigned workEffectively drafts clear and concise general memorandums and correspondenceIdentifies potentially relevant tax issues or opportunities as part of the tax compliance process

EducationQualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics OR Bachelor's degree in other focus area and CPA certification required (or Authorization to Test for the CPA exam, or equivalent documentation, prior to start date in your state of employment), requiredMaster’s in accountancy or taxation, preferred

Experience

One (1) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, preferred

License/Certifications

CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations), preferredPossession of other professional degrees or certifications applicable to role, preferred

Software

Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, preferredExperience with tax research databases and tax compliance process software, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Solid oral and written communication skillsAble to follow instructions as directed by members of Tax TeamAble to prepare simple tax returnsTakes appropriate actions without being askedSeeks advice of appropriate superiors regarding issues, problems related to compliance

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

Boos & Associates, a Professional Corporation, is a Certified Public Accountant and Consulting firm established in February 2004. Prior to founding the firm, our Managing Director was a Tax Director with a Big 4 accounting firm with over 30 years of public accounting experience. We currently have a staff of approximately 130 and anticipate significant expansion opportunities in the near and long term. Our greatest strength is our people. We foster and support innovative, strategic ideas that can transform developments in accounting, tax, and consulting into practical solutions for our clients. Our Fresno office is a first-class facility located in the Fig Garden Financial Center. The firm is paperless and uses the latest in technology to assist our associates in performing in a more efficient and effective manner. The firm provides above-market performance-based compensation and provides competitive employer-paid employee benefits and a generous personal time off policy. We continually invest in our people by providing extensive training and career advisor programs.

We recognize our unique opportunity to embrace the cultural and ethnic opportunities our clients and people have to offer. We are committed to optimizing this opportunity to hire outstanding individuals of diverse backgrounds, and to offer them a dynamic, challenging environment to develop their skills as trusted advisors to our clients. Our commitment to diversity encompasses all people within our firm, professionals, and administrative support alike, including people of different races, religions, cultural backgrounds, national origins, disabilities or medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and ages.

We are an independent member of the BDO Alliance USA.

As an independent member of BDO Alliance USA, our shared Core Purpose is Helping People Thrive Every Day. Our Core Values reflect how we manage our work, our relationships and ourselves. As an employee of the firm, you will live true to our Core Values of people first, being exceptional every day in every way, embracing change, feeling empowered through knowledge, and choosing accountability. Our Core Values are the standards by which we conduct ourselves day in and day out, both internally and externally.