Tax Associate / Staff Accountant Build Your Career in Tax
The Tax Associate / Staff Accountant role at Confidential Client offers early-career accountants hands-on experience in tax, accounting, and client service within a collaborative small business advisory environment. The position involves preparing various tax returns, assisting with tax planning and financial reporting, and engaging directly with clients while receiving mentorship and professional development support. This role is ideal for candidates seeking to build a long-term career in public accounting with exposure to diverse tax and accounting functions.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Accounting & Finance.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
Why join our client
Confidential Client is seeking an early-career Tax Associate / Staff Accountant who wants hands-on tax and small-business advisory experience — not just repetitive back-office work. This role is ideal for recent accounting graduates, CPA candidates, or accountants with 0–3 years of experience who want direct mentorship, meaningful client interaction, and a clear growth path into senior tax or client-accounting positions.
- Gain broad exposure to individual and business tax, payroll, sales tax, and small-business accounting
- Work directly with experienced CPAs and receive ongoing training and CPA support
- Contribute to client-facing projects and process improvements in a technology-forward environment
- Clear path to grow into senior roles and progress toward CPA licensure
What you will do
As a Tax Associate / Staff Accountant, you will build practical experience across tax and accounting services for small-business and individual clients. Typical responsibilities include:
- Prepare individual, business, payroll, and sales-tax returns with review and guidance from experienced CPAs
- Assist with tax planning, projections, notice responses, research, and client consulting projects
- Prepare and review accounting records for small-business clients
- Compile, analyze, and interpret financial statements and other financial information
- Prepare adjusting and closing journal entries
- Perform account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
- Prepare financial reports and analyses to support client decision-making
- Communicate professionally with clients regarding accounting and tax matters
- Learn and use accounting, tax-preparation, and document-management technology
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, documentation, and the client experience
Who will succeed here
You’ll do well in this role if you are detail-oriented, dependable, curious, and eager to learn. We value people who take ownership, communicate clearly with clients and teammates, and deliver high-quality work.
You may be a strong fit if you:
- Enjoy working with numbers, systems, and financial information
- Want to develop expertise in taxation and small-business accounting
- Communicate clearly and professionally with clients and teammates
- Organize work well, meet deadlines, and ask thoughtful questions
- Take pride in accurate, high-quality work
- Are comfortable using technology and interested in improving processes
- Want to work in a collaborative environment where your contribution matters
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Recent graduate, CPA candidate, or ~0–3 years of accounting, tax, bookkeeping, payroll, or public-accounting experience
- Coursework, internship, or prior experience in tax, accounting, financial reporting, bookkeeping, or small-business services is helpful
- Familiarity with Excel and Microsoft 365
- Experience with QuickBooks or tax-preparation software is a plus (helpful, not required)
- Progress toward CPA eligibility or licensure is a plus
Compensation & benefits
- Compensation: $65,000–$100,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications
- Schedule: Full-time, primarily on-site
- Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, professional development, and CPA support
- Location: Nashville, TN
What to expect next
If you want to build a strong foundation in tax and accounting and learn directly from experienced CPAs while contributing to real client work, Confidential Client wants to meet you. Prepare to discuss your interest in tax, public accounting, and small-business services, and be ready to share examples of how you organize work and solve problems.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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