Description

Ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., Cherry Bekaert has been providing superior tax, audit, and advisory solutions across the globe for 75+ years. Our strategy is to be digitally driven, industry-aligned, and focused on the middle market.

As our firm expands, we’re ranked 1st as the ‘Fastest Growing Firms in the U.S. 2024’ by Accounting Today , we have an opportunity for an experienced tax partner looking to make an impact in our Washington, DC Metro practice. Located in Tysons Corner, VA or Maryland (Rockville or Bethesda), we seek someone who will help grow and lead our $18m DC Metro tax practice and be a service partner to their own client base. Limited travel should be expected.

This experienced tax partner will collaborate with the DC Metro (https://www.cbh.com/locations/cpa-accounting-firm-in-washington-dc/) Tax partners to drive regional growth and deliver quality service to our clients. In this role, you will help coach and lead the local partners and associates to deliver quality client service, drive operational results, coach and develop professionals, and grow the practice through business development efforts and expansion of services to existing clients. Previous service line, market, or industry leadership experience is desirable.

You'll also be responsible for providing tax and consulting services/projects to an existing client base. Industry experience in Real Estate, Private Equity, Technology/ Life Sciences, Industrials/Consumer Goods, or similar is preferred. International experience is a plus. To continue our success, we're looking for a results-driven partner who will contribute to expanding the practice by using their strong professional network presence and by engaging in business development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute the Firm and Tax Service Line vision, strategy, and goals for the Washington, DC Metro tax practice.

• Ensure discipline around execution of Service Line business processes and Firm business practices for the market.

• Help manage the utilization and productivity of professionals in the market to achieve operational and financial targets.

• Utilize leadership skills, acting as a role model, to provide coaching, mentoring, and training in the development of partners and professionals within the practice and build a talent pipeline with the requisite technical expertise.

Qualifications:

• Active CPA and/or JD license; MST or LLM is a plus.

• 8+ years of experience as a tax partner working for a Big 4, large national, or regional accounting firm with a demonstrated record of having provided leadership, client service, and business expansion.

• Experience with developing the strategy and plans to grow a practice through expansion of services to existing clients and obtaining new clients.

• Exceptional client service skills leading to the highest quality of execution and delivery of client engagements.

• Demonstrated ability to motivate and empower people and teams.

• Ability to drive success (results) through the influencing of Partners (behaviors).

• Excellent and enthusiastic ability to build and maintain relationships, engage others, and establish connections.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

• Excellent problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills.

What We Offer You:

• Entrepreneurial environment focused on professional development, career advancement, and performance and rewards opportunities.

• Supportive partnership group with a “one firm” mentality and a commitment to colleagues’ success.

• Big firm resources and bench strength; smaller firm flexibility and openness to new ideas.

• Defined metrics and targets that eliminate ambiguity.

• Click her to learn more About Us (https://www.cbh.com/about/why-cherry-bekaert/)

About Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. “Cherry Bekaert” is the brand name under which Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. Cherry Bekaert LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services, and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide business advisory and non-attest services spanning the areas of transaction advisory, risk and accounting advisory, digital solutions, cybersecurity, tax, benefits consulting, and wealth management. For more details, visit cbh.com/disclosure (https://www.cbh.com/disclosure%22%20/t%20%22_blank) .

Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program (https://careers.cbh.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/Benefits-Snapshot_February-2021.pdf) which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.  

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days.

Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at  cbh.com/careers  and follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/cherrybekaert/) , Glassdoor (https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Cherry-Bekaert-EI_IE31120.11,25.htm) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cherrybekaert) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/cherrybekaert)  and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CherryBekaertCB) .

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Qualifications

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better in Accounting

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

• Attorney

• CPA