Perkins & Co Looking for Tax Senior – Expatriate Taxation at United States Full Time

Perkins & Co’s Portland, OR, and Vancouver, WA, offices are open without restrictions. We are hiring nationwide, with more than 1/4 of our workforce being fully remote from outside the Portland and Vancouver metro areas. Most of our local team has autonomy to decide whether to work on-site, remotely, or hybrid. Interviews will be held virtually in most cases.

The work location for this role is flexible; we are open to a fully remote arrangement for candidates who are located in the United States. Candidates interested in relocating to the Portland area may be eligible for moving assistance. We are not sponsoring visas or hiring internationally.

Why build your Tax career at Perkins & Co?

Great people. Interesting, complex work. Community involvement. Competitive pay and benefits. Collaboration. Diversity. Mentoring. Flexibility for a sustainable career.

Perkins has always been a different kind of accounting firm, and one of the things that we do better than others is facilitating long-term career success. We do that in several ways, one of them being reasonable hours expectations. Full-time Seniors are expected to work 2200 – 2250 total hours/1550 – 1650 billable hours annually (expectations vary per level of experience). This means the busy season target is 45 – 50 hours/week with generally no expectation to work weekends.

Salary begins at $80K, varying DOE and geographic location.

What’s expected of a Tax Senior in the Expat Practice?

Accurately and thoroughly prepare various US tax returns with international aspects (both for US expatriates and foreign nationals)
Manage competing priority deliverables and communicate accordingly to deliver excellent client service
Foster teamwork and innovation to enhance the client service experience
Interface with clients to gather data and assist in relationship management
Communicate both internally and externally to manage expectations and keep engagements progressing
Develop and motivate engagement staff by providing technical assistance and other support as needed

Who Qualifies?

3+ years’ recent experience in public accounting, preferably in a large local/regional or Big 4 firm
Minimum 1 year of recent experience preparing expatriate and foreign national tax returns
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Proficient with use of office technology and software (e.g., Microsoft Office, Practice Engine, CCH Axces, etc.); experience working in a paperless environment required
Strong problem solving and organizational skills; high level of attention to details
CPA or EA preferred

Want to hear more? Please submit your application so we can get the conversation started! You may also email our recruiting team (Areena McLaughlin, Julie Brodell-Martin, and Vanessa Lopez) at if you have questions.

Perkins & Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Benefits

Being a local firm gives us the advantage to do what our employees want. Being a great company takes more than just having a sleek office, fun events and wild parties, all of which we do have, coincidentally.

Perkins & Co offers competitive salary, 401(k) profit sharing plan with immediate vesting of employer contributions, generous paid time off plan, incentive plan for sales leads, a comprehensive health and disability insurance package, and more! Please visit our website for more information ()

Ongoing training isn’t just a benefit, it’s a necessity. We provide comprehensive in-house, external and off-site training using a variety of high quality training resources, including BDO Alliance USA. Accounting isn’t what it used to be. We truly believe that you don’t have to work long hours to be successful.