Tax & Accounting Manager - Remote or Hybrid

We are seeking an experienced Tax \& Accounting Manager to support our growing tax, bookkeeping, and small business advisory firm. This role is ideal for a strong tax and accounting professional who enjoys working with small business owners, reviewing tax returns, supporting the bookkeeping dept, providing tax planning guidance, improving internal processes, and helping build systems inside a growing firm. This position may be remote or hybrid for someone local to the Corona, CA area. For the right person, this role has the potential to grow into a long\-term leadership position, with possible future partnership and/or buyout opportunities. **Position Overview** The Tax \& Accounting Manager will assist with tax preparation, tax review, bookkeeping oversight, client advisory support, team training, workflow management, and process improvement. We are looking for someone who can think critically, communicate professionally, identify bottlenecks, and help strengthen the systems needed to support a growing firm. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of tax and **accounting** experience and is comfortable working with individuals, entrepreneurs, and small business clients. This person should be able to review work, identify tax and bookkeeping issues, communicate clearly with clients, provide guidance to team members, and help the firm maintain high\-quality standards. **Schedule \& Work Arrangement** * Remote or hybrid available * Hybrid option preferred for someone local to Corona, CA * Part\-time to start, with potential for increased hours, moving to salary, etc. * Increased hours expected within 60\-days of starting * Long\-term growth opportunity for the right person * Possible partnership / buyout opportunity as the firm continues to grow **Key Responsibilities** Responsibilities may include: * Prepare and review individual and business tax returns * Review 1040, Schedule C, rental, S\-corp, partnership, and corporate tax returns * Review bookkeeping and financial statements for tax readiness. You may be asked to assist with bookkeeping work until additional staff is hired. * Identify tax issues, missing information, and compliance concerns before returns are finalized * Assist with tax planning and estimated tax projections * Support entity structure discussions, including sole proprietor vs. S\-corp considerations * Review S\-corp reasonable compensation concerns, shareholder distributions, and basis issues * Review partnership and S\-corp returns for accuracy and completeness * Assist with California tax compliance matters, including LLCs, corporations, and state filing requirements * Review client books for accuracy, including bank reconciliations, balance sheet issues, loan accounts, payroll, owner draws, and misclassified transactions * Help prepare client questions and open\-item lists * Communicate with clients regarding tax documents, bookkeeping issues, tax planning needs, and filing deadlines * Support and train junior