Tax Controversy Specialist - Boos & Associates A Professional Corporation

Boos & Associates is growing, we were recently named one of the Fastest Growing Accounting Firms and Businesses in the Fresno area by the Fresno Business Journal. We are currently hiring for a Tax Controversy Specialist to work out of our Fresno, Long Beach or Las Vegas offices. As a Tax Controversy Specialist, you will play a vital role in providing essential support to our Tax Controversy team. The ideal candidate is a detailed-oriented and organized professional who enjoys providing support in handling tax-related disputes and controversies on behalf of individuals and organizations.

Here's what you will be doing in the role:
The Tax Controversy Specialist is responsible for representing and assisting clients in resolving complex tax disputes with federal, state, and local tax authorities. This position requires a deep understanding of tax law, regulatory requirements, and tax procedure, as well as strong analytical and negotiation skills to guide clients through audits, appeals, and other tax controversy matters. You will work closely with clients, legal representatives, and tax authorities to achieve favorable outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Represent clients in tax audits, administrative appeals, and other interactions with the IRS and state/local tax authorities.
• Prepare and file tax protest letters, responses to information requests, and other submissions as required during disputes.
• Conduct in-depth research of federal, state, and local tax laws and provide strategic advice on tax controversy matters.
• Assist in the preparation of cases for IRS Appeals and Tax Court, including drafting briefs and other court submissions.
• Collaborate with the firm’s tax team to develop and implement strategies for resolving tax disputes.
• Provide guidance on tax compliance issues to minimize future tax risk and avoid controversy.
• Manage multiple tax controversy cases simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met and clients are kept informed throughout the process.
• Maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including IRS representatives, state tax officials, and legal professionals.
• Stay current on tax law changes, rulings, and IRS audit initiatives that could affect clients’ tax positions.
• Manage case files in a productive, efficient, and organized manner
• Ability to investigate and diagnose client's individual and/or business tax issues
• Mentor and train team members.
• Perform other duties as needed and assigned

What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation or Enrolled Agent (EA) designation required
• 2+ years recent public accounting experience required
• Prior Tax Controversy experience required
• Income tax compliance experience
• Experience with IRS, FTB, State and Local Tax and other tax authorities in Audits, Notices, Research, etc.
• Strong analytical skills to conduct tax-related research
• Knowledge of federal and state tax issues
• Knowledge of computer systems, programs, and data retrieval
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast pace environment
• Ability to meet timely deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the ability to adapt to new software applications.

Software:

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, and Outlook is a plus

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains strict confidentiality.
• Possesses superior customer service skills, Comfortable communicating with clients and tax jurisdictions

Compensation Information: 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.

More about Boos & Associates

About 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 public accounting experience. We currently have a staff of approximately 90 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 opportunity 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.