Jobs at Ascend (ascendtogether.com)

Own a portfolio of business and individual tax clients, overseeing compliance, planning, return review, and client advisory services. Manage engagement budgets, timelines, and scope; lead, assign, and review staff work; mentor team members; identify planning and cross-selling opportunities; and stay current on tax law. The role requires managing client relationships, using tax technology, and building an independent book of clients in a hybrid public accounting environment.

Prepare business, individual, gift, and estate tax returns and financial statements for multinational and privately held clients. Research domestic and international tax issues, support tax planning and rate optimization, assist with IRS audits, and help manage client engagements. Responsibilities also include proposals, engagement letters, budgeting, staffing, billing, and client relationship development. The role requires at least three years of tax accounting experience and offers professional development through CPE and international tax training.

Lead and expand a district audit practice by managing multiple engagements, overseeing planning through completion, and ensuring audit quality. Develop people, delegate effectively, monitor deadlines, budgets, staffing and risks, and improve engagement systems, workflows and documentation. Serve as a client and team coordination point, perform final technical reviews, resolve bottlenecks, and build a scalable delivery model. The role requires a CPA license and substantial public accounting audit management experience.

This internship involves preparing individual and business income tax returns, assisting with payroll and financial statements, and participating in projects that utilize technology and AI.

Lead outsourced accounting engagements for multiple clients, overseeing reconciliations, payroll, month-end close, financial statements, reporting, client onboarding, and accounting operations. Supervise and train remote accounting staff, manage project timelines, communicate with client stakeholders, identify financial issues, and ensure accurate account classification and reporting. The role requires strong GAAP knowledge, cloud accounting platform proficiency, organization, and the ability to manage competing deadlines remotely.

Serve as a trusted advisor delivering standardized CAS services: client meetings, bookkeeping, complex financial statements, cash flow and auditor management; monitor WIP, coach staff, manage client relationships, and identify cross-sell opportunities.

Lead audit engagements for diverse clients, including planning, execution, risk assessment, recommendations, findings presentations, client relationship management, budgeting, and deadline monitoring. Supervise, train, and evaluate staff while serving as a communication link among clients, staff, and senior management. Apply U.S. GAAP and professional auditing standards, manage multiple assignments, and contribute to firm growth and future ownership opportunities.

Execute audit and assurance engagements, identify business process risks, develop recommendations, present findings, manage engagement budgets and deadlines, and maintain client relationships. The role serves as a communication link between senior management, clients, and staff while delivering work under U.S. GAAP and applicable auditing standards.

Manage audit engagements for nonprofit, governmental, single-audit, and for-profit clients. Responsibilities include planning audits, assessing business process risks, developing recommendations, presenting findings, supervising and training staff, monitoring budgets and deadlines, and managing client relationships. The role requires a CPA license, at least five years of audit experience, knowledge of U.S. GAAP, and proficiency with audit software.

Supervise tax engagements from general ledger cleanup through filed returns for individual, business, and fiduciary clients. Prepare and review tax returns, oversee multiple engagements, guide junior staff, manage client relationships, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables. The role requires strong public accounting, accounting, tax regulation, leadership, and communication skills, with hands-on experience in reconciliations and adjusting entries preferred.

Manages tax engagements from planning through review, including complex individual, corporate, partnership, trust, and estate returns. Serves as a primary client advisor, identifies tax planning opportunities, reviews notices and research, supports audits, monitors billing and engagement progress, and develops team members across hybrid and remote settings. The role also contributes to business development and uses AI-enabled tools while maintaining responsibility for client conclusions and quality standards.

Prepares and reviews individual, corporate, partnership, and trust tax returns; researches tax issues; supports tax planning; communicates with clients; mentors interns and associates; and applies tax software, Excel, AI, and automation tools while maintaining professional review and judgment.

Audit Manager responsible for planning and executing assurance engagements, managing client relationships, reviewing work, applying U.S. GAAP and auditing standards, supervising staff, monitoring budgets and profitability, and supporting business development. The role focuses on auto dealership audits while serving clients across multiple industries. Requires CPA licensure, public accounting experience, engagement leadership, staff development, strong communication, and travel to client sites.

Prepare and review business and individual tax returns, gather client data, conduct tax research, analyze federal and state tax notices, and manage client relationships. The role also supports marketing, business development, recruiting, and supervision of entry-level staff. Candidates should demonstrate strong analytical, communication, project management, organizational, and client-service skills, with opportunities for advancement and future firm ownership.

Prepare and review federal, state, and local tax returns for individuals, corporations, S-corporations, partnerships, trusts, and estates. Resolve technical issues, correct trial balances, document calculations, communicate directly with clients, coordinate with partners, and mentor junior staff. The role requires accurate, efficient work under busy-season deadlines, strong knowledge of tax codes, independent judgment, and ongoing professional development.

Manage complex individual, corporate, partnership, and trust tax returns; oversee client engagements; mentor junior staff; conduct tax research; support tax planning, consulting, client relationships, and business development while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Lead and grow BiggsKofford’s Real Estate & Construction tax practice in Colorado. Responsibilities include managing significant client relationships, providing proactive tax planning and strategic advice, leading complex tax engagements, mentoring staff, developing new business and referral relationships, expanding client accounts, and contributing to firm strategy. The role offers a path toward partner leadership and equity ownership.

As a Tax Manager, lead client tax engagements, oversee preparatory work, mentor junior staff, and manage client relationships while ensuring compliance and efficiency.

Supervise and execute audit engagements for utility clients, including cooperatives, municipalities, and utility systems. Responsibilities include planning fieldwork, reviewing work papers, mentoring audit staff, evaluating utility accounting and internal controls, performing Single Audit compliance testing, applying RUS and FERC standards, communicating findings, and collaborating with managers and partners to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Manage diverse tax engagements for small businesses, corporations, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. Responsibilities include reviewing complex tax returns, conducting tax planning and research, handling tax authority audits and notices, coordinating concurrent projects, scheduling and mentoring staff, improving processes, counseling employees, and developing new business. The role requires strong client relationships, technical tax knowledge, leadership, prioritization, and collaboration across accounting and advisory practices.