Tax Principal

Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Company

Baker Tilly is a professional advisory, tax, and assurance firm serving middle-market clients through its U.S. and international network.

What you will do

• Lead federal tax compliance and consulting services for commercial clients ranging from middle-market businesses to multinational organizations.
• Manage day-to-day client relationships and advise on technical tax matters, special projects, business transactions, and tax-planning strategies.
• Research tax issues, respond to IRS and other tax authority inquiries, and provide recommendations to clients.
• Coordinate with state and local, high-net-worth, international, research and development, credits, and incentives tax specialists.
• Manage engagement staffing, billing, collections, profitability, and process improvement recommendations.
• Grow the Houston practice through business development, proposals, market positioning, mentoring, recruiting, and community representation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; a master’s or other advanced degree is desirable.
• CPA or JD required.
• 15+ years of experience providing federal tax compliance and consulting services in a professional services firm or relevant industry.
• 5+ years of supervisory experience, including mentoring and counseling associates.
• Strong management, analytical, organizational, interpersonal, project management, and communication skills.
• Advanced software and Microsoft Suite skills, with a strong commitment to ethics, quality, continuous learning, and timely delivery.

Culture & Benefits

• Entrepreneurial environment with opportunities to lead a growing tax practice.
• Direct collaboration with firm leadership and associates.
• Professional development through firm-wide learning and development programs.
• Opportunities to mentor team members and support their professional growth.
• Ownership-oriented experience and participation in firm strategy and business growth.