Seaport Tax is a growing boutique tax accounting firm serving high-net-worth clients across the country. We are a dedicated team of young professionals with over 10 years of experience providing exceptional tax preparation and tax planning services. Our clients include successful business owners, real estate investors, and multi-generational families - sophisticated work that rewards expertise and curiosity. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for an experienced Tax Manager to lead engagements, develop our team, and play a meaningful role in shaping the firm’s future.
What This Job Is NOT
- A glorified preparer role buried under compliance work with no strategic input
- An extreme tax-season crunch culture where burnout is a badge of honor
- Managing difficult clients you didn’t help bring in and can’t push back on
- A rigid corporate ladder where good work goes unnoticed
- Isolated work with no real team to lead or collaborate with
- Outdated systems and antiquated technology
What This Job IS
✓ A true leadership role with ownership over client relationships and team development
✓ A voice in firm strategy, process improvement, and growth decisions
✓ Work-life balance with real boundaries, even during busy season
✓ Modern tax software and systems, updated as needs evolve
✓ High-quality client work that is intellectually engaging
✓ Real opportunities for advancement as the firm continues to grow
About Seaport Tax
Seaport Tax has built a loyal, long-standing client base over more than a decade in business. Our clients trust us not just for compliance, but for the kind of proactive, personalized guidance that makes a real difference in their financial lives. We provide tax preparation and tax planning services to a diverse group of clients around the country. Our hybrid team includes employees working in our Boston-based office and in four other states. We believe that work-life balance is the foundation of an employee-oriented organization, and we actively cultivate that balance year-round.
Responsibilities & Activities
- Manage a portfolio of high-net-worth client relationships, serving as the primary point of contact for tax planning and advisory matters
- Review complex individual, trust, partnership, S-Corp, and corporate tax returns prepared by associates
- Lead tax planning engagements and proactively identify tax-saving strategies for clients
- Supervise, mentor, and develop senior and staff-level associates, providing regular feedback and guidance
- Manage engagement timelines, budgets, and deliverables in coordination with partners
- Monitor federal and state tax law developments and communicate relevant changes to clients and the team
- Contribute to business development efforts including client proposals and referral relationship management
- Collaborate with the Operations Team on workflow, billing, and client onboarding
- Help drive firm-wide process improvements, technology adoption, and best practices
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; MST or JD a plus
- CPA license required
- 7+ years of public accounting or tax experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or review capacity
- Deep knowledge of federal and multi-state individual income tax; trust, estate, partnership, and/or S-Corp experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships independently and with confidence
- Proven track record of mentoring and developing junior staff
- Proficiency with professional tax software (e.g., CCH Axcess, ProSeries, or similar)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel
- Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple engagements and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex tax concepts to clients clearly
- Director- or partner-track candidates strongly encouraged to apply
- Appreciation for a team that takes its work seriously but not itself- sense of humor a plus
Benefits
- Competitive salary: $125,000–$175,000 commensurate with experience
- Medical and dental insurance Health Reimbursement Arrangement
- Dependent care FSA
- Long term disability and life insurance
- Retirement plan matching
- Commuter benefits for hybrid and in-office positions
- Support for continuing education and professional development
If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, we’d love to connect. At Seaport, managers aren’t just middle management - they’re key players in where this firm is headed.
Pay: $125,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Commuter assistance
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Dependent care reimbursement
- Dependent health insurance coverage
- Disability insurance
- Family leave
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Internet reimbursement
- License reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Work from home
Experience:
- Tax accounting: 7 years (Required)
License/Certification:
Work Location: Remote
