Let’s face it, nobody cares about a common, puffed-up job description about us.
So, let’s make this about you.
It’s about you being a builder… and currently not building anything impactful to you.
It’s about you desiring something more challenging, but you’re too busy with “work” to go find it.
It’s about you aligning with company values in a way that allows you to thrive personally and professionally.
And it is about you tackling tough challenges that lead to win-win outcomes for yourself, the company, and the customers you serve.
To you, relationships and accuracy matter, and you believe that quality should never take a back seat to profit. You value relationships and care deeply about your clients.
Imagine yourself impacting business growth through the operational systems you create and execute to build a world-class organization. As the tax expert, you will be a key member of the client service team responsible for serving our clients, identifying opportunities, and helping clients improve their tax operations. Talk about professional growth!
Job Description – Tax Manager
We are seeking an experienced Tax Manager specializing in tax credits and incentives to lead the technical delivery, advisory, and quality of our client engagements.
The Tax Manager owns the technical positions and defensibility of the work we deliver. You will guide executive stakeholders through complex tax credit opportunities, ensure documentation is audit-ready, and mentor team members to elevate the firm’s quality standards.
This role operates at the intersection of technical tax expertise, client advisory, and operational improvement. You will work directly with CFOs, CEOs, and finance leaders to translate complex tax law into strategic business outcomes.
In this position, you will:
- Design and defend tax credit positions and technical conclusions
- Ensure calculations, workpapers, and deliverables meet audit-ready standards
- Lead executive-level conversations with client leadership
- Identify expansion opportunities within client accounts
- Mentor team members and improve documentation quality
- Contribute to internal systems, playbooks, and methodologies that strengthen the firm
Success in this role requires strong judgment, executive communication, and commitment to delivering work that you are proud to stand behind.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate is someone who takes pride in owning technical positions and delivering high-stakes work with confidence and integrity.
You are someone who:
- Gets energized by architecting defensible tax positions
- Enjoys solving complex tax problems that require research and thoughtful judgment
- Is comfortable advising CFOs and CEOs on risk, opportunity, and strategy
- Believes quality and accuracy should never be sacrificed for speed
- Takes ownership of outcomes and stands behind your technical conclusions
- Enjoys mentoring and coaching team members to improve their capabilities
- Thrives in a collaborative, remote environment
- Looks for ways to improve systems, processes, and internal standards
You approach client relationships as long-term partnerships, not just engagements, and you seek opportunities to deliver additional value when appropriate.
In the first 90 days, you will conquer the following:
Within your first 90 days, your focus will be on learning HITO’s systems while taking ownership of key client work. You will:
- Learn HITO’s methodologies, SOPs, and deliverable standards
- Take ownership of a portfolio of client engagements or defined portions of larger engagements
- Establish documentation expectations with both clients and internal teams
- Review and approve R&D tax credit workpapers, calculations, and technical narratives
- Ensure workpapers properly tie out to supporting financial records such as general ledger, payroll data, invoices, and financial statements
- Confirm documentation is complete, consistent, and defensible
- Meet client and governmental deadlines for filings and deliverables
- Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, or documentation gaps
- Communicate effectively with team members to ensure project alignment
- Participate in internal debriefs to review wins, challenges, and improvement opportunities
- Begin mentoring team members to improve documentation quality and confidence
In the first 6 months, you will conquer the following:
By the six-month mark, you will be operating as a trusted leader for both clients and internal teams. You will:
- Lead technical delivery and advisory for your client portfolio with minimal supervision
- Conduct executive-level discussions translating tax positions into business impact and next steps
- Improve documentation speed while maintaining high-quality, audit-ready standards
- Identify process improvements that strengthen delivery consistency and efficiency
- Build at least one reusable asset such as a playbook, template, or training resource
- Identify opportunities to expand services within existing client accounts
- Collaborate with leadership to scope and evaluate expansion opportunities
- Strengthen quality control systems to reduce rework and improve defensibility across engagements
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 10+ years of professional experience in public tax accounting or tax consulting
- 6+ years of experience working with R&D tax credits and other tax incentives
- Strong knowledge of U.S. tax laws and regulations related to credits and incentives
- Demonstrated experience performing tax research using tools such as CCH, BNA, or Checkpoint
- Experience supporting IRS or state tax audits, including responding to IDRs and preparing documentation packages
- CPA license preferred (EA or JD may be acceptable depending on representation scope)
- Ability to analyze financial statements and connect tax positions to underlying records
- Experience managing multiple client engagements simultaneously
- Experience coaching or mentoring team members
Soft Skills
Successful Tax Managers at HITO demonstrate strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Key qualities include:
- Executive presence and the ability to communicate confidently with CFO and CEO stakeholders
- High integrity and accountability for technical conclusions
- Strong relationship-building skills with both clients and colleagues
- Comfort operating in a fully remote work environment
- Commitment to high-quality work and professional standards
- Proactive communication style
- Ability to provide constructive coaching and feedback
- Strong written communication and business writing skills
- Exceptional organization and attention to detail
Skills for Success
To thrive in this role, candidates should demonstrate:
- Deep expertise in designing and substantiating R&D tax credit positions
- Strong understanding of financial accounting and tax principles related to credits and incentives
- Experience working in Big 4, regional accounting firms, or specialized tax incentives practices
- Ability to balance efficiency with defensibility in tax documentation
- Strong judgment when evaluating technical tax risk
- Ability to develop internal intellectual property such as playbooks, templates, and training materials
- Capability to identify and develop additional value within existing client relationships
- A strong commitment to accuracy, detail, and continuous improvement
About Us
- Be part of an energetic, fun, focused, and effective group that thrives on big challenges. We have a strong culture that fosters minds who wish to experience personal and professional growth on another level.
- We work hard, so we take our fun seriously. As a team member, not only will you contribute to state of-the-art and innovative projects and build a professional career, but you’ll also enjoy the benefits that turn your job into a passion.
- We are Hito (“People” in Japanese). We are all about helping people solve problems. Accounting is the vehicle for us to communicate value to our clients. There is nothing typical about us!
- What makes us an outstanding company is that every member of our team is an A-Player whose purpose is to make a global impact on our industry, one client at a time. Since 2006, we have saved our clients over $150 Million in tax incentives & credits. These savings have helped to save and create thousands of jobs.
- What really makes us a place where you will thrive? Our Values. We live and make decisions based on them.
Our Core Values
Connection
Hito is the hub connecting people, resources, and opportunities to leverage tax benefits that can accelerate growth and enable change. We nurture relationships that bring together the best talent, tools, and possibilities.
Accountability
Hito treats each of its client’s businesses as if it were its own by taking responsibility for the outcomes of its actions. Hito collaborates with clients to ensure that the end result is equitable and beneficial, empowering clients to embrace a culture of growth and social responsibility.
Love
Hito’s personal approach to doing business is rooted in a passionate commitment to making a difference by putting people first. Hito cares about our clients, our employees, and our communities.
If who we are resonates with you and you align with our core values, let’s open a conversation.
Read this before you apply!
We hire talented people based on value alignment, desire for growth, and attention to detail. It is important to note that we don’t hire based on checking off boxes of a wish list of requirements. If you have read this far, you have grit, and we should meet!
While a resume is important (which we welcome you to send), we would like to get to know you as a person. Please reach out and let us know the answers to these three important questions:
- What do you feel you are capable of achieving?
- What is the most significant impact you have had in your current/former role?
- How can we best reach you for a discovery chat this week?
** Please note that we promise to respond to every person who provides diligent responses.
