Senior Staff Accountant

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Walnut Creek, CA, USA
In-Office
115K-135K Annually
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Prepares and reviews individual and business entity tax returns, analyzes federal, state, and local filing requirements, responds to tax agency notices, and supports client tax strategy. The role collaborates with financial advisors, resolves client tax issues, reviews staff work, provides training, and manages complex, multi-state tax compliance and planning activities.
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About Allworth Financial

Allworth Financial (www.allworthfinancial.com) is an independent investment advisory firm providing full-context wealth planning solutions. The firm brings together investment, tax, retirement, estate, and other financial considerations to help clients evaluate decisions in the context of their whole financial lives.

Founded in Sacramento, California, in 1993, Allworth Financial is a high-growth, private equity-backed, multibranch registered investment adviser. Allworth is primarily a fee-based fiduciary advisory firm that emphasizes client well-being and education. The firm continues to expand through acquisitions and organic growth.

Allworth is a great place to work and build a career. The firm ranks among the top 15 on Barron’s Top 100 RIA Firms list, has a historical client retention rate of 97%, and is a National Business Research Institute (NBRI) Circle of Excellence Award winner. Learn more at AllworthFinancial.com.

SUMMARY:

We’re currently seeking an experienced Senior Tax Accountant for our Walnut Creek office. The Senior Tax Accountant is responsible for tax services provided to clients such as federal, state, and local income tax preparation, tax projections and analysis, and notice resolution. This position will involve client-facing activities, providing comprehensive tax services to new and existing clients, and assisting our advisors and financial planning team with strategic tax planning.


This is a full-time, Exempt role based out of Walnut Creek, CA. This position is a hybrid role if you are located near one of our offices.

The base salary range for this role is $115,000-$135,000 per year depending on location and experience. In addition, we also provide generous benefits to all our full-time employees. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  •  Apply technical knowledge to prepare and review individual and business entity income tax
  • Review situations and transactions to determine federal, state and local filing requirements
  • Analyze and respond to the IRS, state, and local tax agency notices
  • Participate in tax strategy discussions with clients and collaborate with their financial advisors
  • Identify and resolve client tax related questions and issues
  • Exhibit strong communication skills (verbal; written; presentation) with clients, advisors, tax authorities, firm staff, and management
  • Review staff work, provide training and constructive feedback
  • Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • BS/BA Degree, accounting preferred
  • Active CPA/EA license preferred
  • 5+ years individual/business entity tax preparation experience
  • Proficiency in income tax planning and compliance
  • Multi-state tax preparation/filing experience preferred
  • Experience preparing and reviewing complex individual and business tax returns; trust, estate and 709 experience is a plus.
  • Strong Excel and other software skills
  • Intuit Lacerte tax software experience preferred
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal and client service skills
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities, clients and tight deadlines

BENEFITS

We value our associates’ time and effort. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive base pay and an extensive benefits package, including:

  • Medical: Blue Shield (PPOs and HDHP with HSA) plans and Kaiser (HMO) plans for California associates
  • Dental insurance with MetLife
  • Vision insurance with VSP
  • Optional supplemental benefits
  • Healthcare savings accounts with company contribution
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Generous 401K contributions 
  • Exempt associates qualify for our flexible paid time off policy
  • Non-Exempt associates will receive 15 days of paid time off annually during the first three years of employment
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Option to participate in our Equity Purchase Program (Contract, intern, and part-time employees are not eligible)
  • Future growth opportunities within the company

In addition, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our associates, where people can learn and grow with the firm. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

Benefits are available to full-time associates who work more than 30 hours a week.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. Typical reporting relationships are described, but actual relationships may vary in some instances. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, or knowledge required of personnel classified in this job.

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
  • 5+ years of individual and business entity tax preparation experience
  • Proficiency in income tax planning and compliance
  • Experience preparing and reviewing complex individual and business tax returns
  • Strong Excel and other software skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal and client service skills
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities, clients, and tight deadlines
  • Active CPA or EA license
  • Multi-state tax preparation and filing experience
  • Trust, estate, and Form 709 experience
  • Intuit Lacerte tax software experience

Allworth Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Allworth Financial and has not been reviewed or approved by Allworth Financial.

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision coverage is clearly defined with named carriers and plan types, plus optional supplemental benefits. Tax-advantaged options (HSA with an employer contribution and FSAs) add practical healthcare flexibility.
  • Retirement Support Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of the package through “generous 401(k) contributions” and an employer match being referenced. This indicates a structured retirement benefit that can materially add to total rewards for eligible employees.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off benefits include flexible/unlimited PTO for exempt staff and a defined PTO allotment for non-exempt staff, alongside a set slate of paid holidays. This provides multiple pathways for paid time away, though eligibility depends on role classification.

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The Company
HQ: Addison, TX
196 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

Allworth Financial is an independent investment financial advisory firm that specializes in retirement planning, investment advising, and 401(k) management with a direct approach to financial planning. Allworth delivers long- and short-term investment planning solutions and advice to help clients achieve their goals and plan strategically for retirement.

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