Senior Tax Manager - Director Track - The Swanson Group

The Swanson Group is a dynamic group of tax gurus that all have one thing in common they think tax preparation is fun! (Its true.) To this group of CPAs and planners, every clients tax preparation is just a puzzle waiting to be solved. This unique approach creates positive outcomes; clients save tax dollars; small businesses are strengthened; last years tax messes are untangled; and we have fun doing it. Tax professionals at The Swanson Group are problem solvers.

As the largest full-service tax, accounting and consulting firm in Westbrook, The Swanson Group is a Next Generation Accounting Firm, that believes accountancy is about providing a service, versus a product. Next Generation firms proactively counsel small businesses on strategic financial growth, while also providing traditional tax prep and filing.

Led by a self-made, female entrepreneur, our team includes a combination of seasoned CPAs with 40+ years of experience and new talent fresh out of college. We are a fun, laid back team that does great work and provides excellent customer service.

About the Senior Tax Manager/Director Opportunity

We have an incredible opportunity for an eager and hungry Senior Tax Manager to join our team. You are a good fit for this role if you are interested in growing with a team that offers the chance for partnership and continued career growth. We are truly a lifestyle firm, offering a type of flexibility you won't find anywhere else with a culture to match. We genuinely love working together as a team and believe we have a unique opportunity for a like-minded individual to partner with us toward continued professional and personal development.

If you like solving puzzles, helping small businesses get strong, and saving people money, you MUST:

• Have at least two years of professional experience in individual, corporate, partnership, estate and trust and nonprofit tax returns
• Supervise staff
• Remain current on changing tax laws and keep staff educated and up-to-date
• Enjoy working in a collaborative, team-based environment
• Be able to maintain relationships with clients
• Be willing to work on the beautiful coast of Maine, with lots of trees, not much traffic, the great outdoors, and just minutes from the funky, foodie city of Portland.

Our newly renovated (and dog friendly) office is on Main Street in Westbrook, across from the Presumpscot River.

Compensation & Benefits

We have a pretty attractive compensation structure too. We pay out 40% of billables, which means when you manage and service a book of business worth $500K, you're making $200K. That's all with unlimited PTO and flexible work hours and schedules that you get to craft based on your lifestyle!  

You'd likely start with managing somewhere around a $300K book of business, and grow from there. But you're not capped either, which means you could potentially earn upwards of $300K a year without crazy and relentless busy season hours, late nights or weekends.

And we have plenty of work too, so you're not even required to source new business. This is all baked in to the opportunity and will be provided to you based on your desire and eagerness to take on the client work.

Other perks and benefits include:

• Unlimited PTO, flexible work schedule (make your own hours!)
• No OT requirements- even during tax season
• 401(k) + 3% Matching
• Employer provided health and dental benefits
• Short and Long-Term disability benefits
• Group Term Life
• Ongoing training and staff development