Teams at Ascend (ascendtogether.com)

The Tax Lead manages client tax engagements, coordinates information intake and internal workflows, tracks deadlines, communicates project status, and handles client and tax-authority correspondence. The role serves as a primary client contact, answers questions, coordinates tax planning and consulting needs with subject-matter experts, and supports team supervision and engagement completion.

Provides business tax planning, compliance, preparation, and review services; manages client engagements, budgets, deadlines, and tax authority correspondence. Advises clients on tax-saving opportunities, participates in client meetings, and supports business development. Supervises, trains, and mentors associates and interns while collaborating with firm leadership. The role requires strong tax technical, analytical, organizational, communication, and relationship-management skills.

Lead tax engagements for privately held businesses and their owners, manage multiple client accounts, review business, personal, and trust tax returns, mentor junior staff, and provide high-level client service. The role requires strong public accounting experience, technical tax expertise, relationship-building skills, and the ability to balance leadership with hands-on work. Remote and hybrid options are available.