Remote Tax Director

Job Title: Remote Tax Director Job ID: 1059944 Date Posted: August 26, 2026 Employment Type: Full-time Hiring Company (Organization): Confidential Location: US Remote Applicants must be located in the United States. Base Salary: $175,000–$200,000 per year (USD) Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Job Description: Tax Director needed to own the firm's tax practice end-to-end — both Compliance and Tax Advisory Services as a member of the firm's leadership team. You will lead approximately 15 people and serve as one of the firm's senior technical authorities. Responsibilities • Lead, manage, and develop the tax team: directly lead, manage, and hold accountable four pod leads and a team of ~15 professionals across the practice. • Drive growth: shape the playbook, pricing, methodology, and team for proactive planning and white-glove delivery to top-tier clients. • Own compliance quality: ensure reviews are done right, deadlines are met, and standards are never compromised. • Lead high-impact client relationships: serve as the senior client-facing presence for complex engagements and elevate the relationships held by pod leads. • Build training and QA systems: maintain feedback loops that keep the team sharp and catch issues before they reach clients. • Serve as the technical authority: maintain both compliance mastery and advisory fluency, leading and teaching while remaining hands-on. • Sit on the firm's leadership team, helping shape the practice's direction — not just its day-to-day operations. Minimum qualifications • CPA license required • Must have recent public accounting experience • 10+ years of public accounting experience, including meaningful time in a leadership or review capacity • Demonstrated ability to lead and develop multi-person tax teams (required, not optional) • Deep fluency in individual and business taxation, including 1040s, 1120-S, 1065, multi-state, and multi-entity structures • Proven ability to develop tax strategy and build advisory-level client relationships Preferred qualifications • MS in Taxation • Experience with Canopy, SurePrep, UltraTax CS, or comparable platforms • Experience with trust taxation, multi-entity structures, captive insurance, or cross-border issues • Prior experience in an EOS-run organization • Genuine interest in AI-augmented tax workflows • Ambition to grow into a partnership role Core competencies • Technical mastery across planning, compliance, and complex review • Skilled at coaching, motivating, and holding teammates accountable • Proactive, creative advisory mindset with clear strategic communication • Strong ownership and follow-through • Ability to zoom out and contribute to firm-wide strategy Tech Stack Our firm runs on Canopy, SurePrep, UltraTax, and QBO. We are actively evaluating AI-augmented planning and tax preparation platforms, with the goal of materially upgrading our workflows starting in 2027. The Tax Director will have a real voice in shaping that roadmap. Benefits • $175,000+ base salary with performance bonus structure • Non-equity partnership available based on performance and tenure • 401(k) with 4% employer match • Health insurance, with optional dental and vision • Generous PTO and flexible work arrangements • A client base built for advisory work — not high-volume compliance turnover • A genuine voice in shaping the firm's strategic direction