Tax Manager - Enrolled Agent

About the Role

Howard Financial is looking for an experienced Enrolled Agent to join our tax practice. You'll own complex business tax engagements, primarily partnerships and C corporations, for a wide range of clients. You'll be the trusted advisor clients rely on and a mentor to our junior staff.

This role suits someone who is technically strong, explains complicated tax issues clearly and confidently, and wants to help lead both client relationships and team development.

What You'll Do

• Prepare and review federal and state returns for partnerships (Form 1065) and C corporations (Form 1120), including K-1s, multi-state filings, and related schedules.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for a portfolio of business clients across industries, sizes, and stages of growth.
• Advise clients on entity structure, tax planning, estimated payments, and compliance strategy.
• Represent clients before the IRS on notices, audits, and collections matters, using your unlimited practice rights as an EA.
• Lead and mentor junior team members: review their work, give clear and constructive feedback, and help them build their technical skills.
• Manage engagement timelines and workflow during busy season and extension periods.
• Stay current on tax law changes and turn them into practical guidance for clients and colleagues.

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Active Enrolled Agent credential in good standing.
• 4+ years of experience preparing and reviewing partnership and C corporation returns.
• Strong grasp of partnership taxation (basis, capital accounts, allocations, guaranteed payments) and corporate taxation (book-to-tax differences, NOLs, estimated taxes).
• Experience serving a diverse client base, with the ability to adapt to different industries, business sizes, and levels of financial sophistication.
• Excellent written and verbal communication. You can explain a complex issue to a business owner in plain language and write a clear, accurate response to an IRS notice.
• Sharp attention to detail and sound professional judgment.

Preferred:

• Experience leading client relationships independently, from onboarding through planning and year-round advisory.
• Familiarity with S corporations, multi-state taxation, and IRS representation work.
• Proficiency with professional tax software (e.g., [CCH Axcess / UltraTax / Lacerte / ProConnect]) and practice management tools.