Tax Senior Associate in Ada, Michigan at EHTC

EHTC is seeking a Tax Senior Associate to join our Tax Practice. This role supports tax compliance, planning, and consulting engagements for a diverse client base of businesses, business owners, and individual clients.

The Tax Senior Associate plays an important role in delivering high-quality tax services while developing technical expertise, strengthening client relationships, and supporting engagement teams. Working closely with clients and firm leadership, this position contributes to tax compliance, planning, research, and consulting engagements across a variety of industries and entity structures.

This position provides the opportunity to work on complex tax matters, identify planning opportunities, mentor developing professionals, and contribute to the continued growth and success of EHTC's Tax Practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare complex tax returns for individuals, partnerships, S corporations, and C corporations.
• Review tax returns, workpapers, and related deliverables prepared by Associates and Interns for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with professional and firm standards.
• Work directly with clients to gather information, identify needs, and support tax compliance, planning, and consulting engagements.
• Research technical tax issues, analyze relevant facts and circumstances, and develop recommendations for engagement leaders.
• Analyze tax notices received from government agencies and prepare draft responses for review.
• Identify tax planning opportunities and assist in developing practical recommendations that align with client goals and objectives.
• Manage multiple assignments and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining high quality standards and attention to detail.
• Communicate proactively with engagement teams regarding project status, client needs, open items, and deadlines.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients and internal team members.
• Support the development of Associates and Interns through mentoring, coaching, training, and day-to-day guidance.
• Stay informed on tax law changes and industry developments and assist in evaluating their impact on clients and engagements.
• Collaborate with professionals across service lines to address client needs and deliver integrated solutions.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance client service, engagement efficiency, and team effectiveness.
• Participate in recruiting, onboarding, training, and firm development initiatives as opportunities arise.

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a proactive tax professional who enjoys solving complex tax issues, building strong client relationships, and continuously expanding their technical expertise. You take ownership of your work, manage competing priorities with confidence, and collaborate effectively with clients and team members to deliver exceptional service. Success in this role means producing high-quality work, identifying opportunities to add value for clients, mentoring associates and interns, and contributing to the continued growth and success of EHTC's Tax Practice.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• 3+ years of public accounting tax experience.
• Experience preparing tax returns for individuals, partnerships, S corporations, and corporations.
• Strong technical tax knowledge related to individual, partnership, corporate, and S corporation taxation, as well as tax compliance and research.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving closely held businesses and their owners.
• Experience with multi-entity business structures, tax planning, and business tax engagements.
• Experience with tax research databases, tax compliance software, AI tools, and document management systems.
• Familiarity with UltraTax, GoRS, CoCounsel, and other Thomson Reuters products.

Why EHTC?

At EHTC, we help clients achieve their full potential through comprehensive accounting, tax, and advisory services. As a full-service CPA firm, we combine the expertise and resources of an established firm with the collaborative culture and personal relationships of a local practice.

Our team members have the opportunity to do meaningful work, build lasting relationships, and grow their careers in an environment that values teamwork, professional development, and helping others succeed. We strive to maintain a healthy balance of hard work and fun while supporting our clients, our team, and our community.