Job Overview
Fully remote (U.S.). No busy-season hours. $140,000–$165,000 base plus discretionary bonus. Active CPA license required. This role requires availability 9:00am–5:00pm Pacific.
Brunner Accounting is a remote CPA firm that takes the entire back office — bookkeeping, tax compliance, proactive planning, and HR — off the plates of growing business owners. We're hiring a Senior Tax Manager to own the quality and the flow of everything we deliver.
You'll be our technical authority: final review and sign-off on individual and business returns, plus hands-on preparation of the complex ones. This is not a review-only chair. You'll also lead a production team of eight and keep the workflow predictable and on time. Our Client Relationship Manager owns the client relationships, so there's no sales quota and no book to bring.
Deep, current California tax experience is the one thing we won't bend on. Our client base is California-concentrated.
What you'll do
Tax leadership (about 50%)
- Final review and sign-off on individual and business returns
- Prepare complex individual and business returns yourself when the work calls for it
- Review multi-state and California returns, S-corps, partnerships, and other entity types
- Review planning analyses, quarterly estimates, and pass-through entity tax calculations
- Perform and direct tax research; coach staff through technical issues
People leadership (about 30%)
- Lead six offshore bookkeeping professionals, one offshore tax professional, and one U.S.-based tax professional
- Coach and develop the team, run performance reviews, and recommend promotions and staffing
- Build and maintain SOPs; monitor productivity, quality, and utilization
Bookkeeping oversight (about 20%)
- Ensure accurate reconciliations and clean month-end closes
- Coordinate hand-offs between the bookkeeping and tax teams so financial data is tax-ready
What we're looking for
- Active CPA license (any state — we're fully remote)
- Around 10 years of public accounting and tax experience with a real review track record
- Deep, current California tax experience across individual and business returns
- Strong pass-through (1120S, 1065), individual, and multi-state expertise
- Experience leading and developing a team, including remote or offshore staff
- Confident working in QuickBooks Online and reading financial statements
- Available to work 9:00am–5:00pm Pacific, regardless of where you're based
Not a focus for this role: trust and estate, nonprofit, ASC 740 provisions, or fund and private equity taxation.
Your first year
- By 90 days: you own the review process and know the team, the workflow, and the client book.
- By 6 months: SOPs documented and tightened, quality and turnaround trending up.
- By 12 months: a measurably more accurate, faster, more self-sufficient production team.
Compensation and benefits
- $140,000–$165,000 base, depending on experience and California tax depth
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Fully remote (U.S.)
- No tax busy-season hours
- Health insurance
- 401(k) with 4% match
- Paid CPE and license renewal
- PTO and firm holidays
- Direct access to the partners
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $140,000.00 – $165,000.00 per year Work Location: Remote
Pay: $140,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Work from home
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- In two or three sentences, describe the most complex California tax issue you've handled in the last two years and how you resolved it.
Experience:
- California tax return preparation and review: 5 years (Required)
- Public accounting: 8 years (Required)
- direct people management: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
Work Location: Remote
