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Tax Accountant
Job Location:
Job Location:
Orange, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 85000 - 90000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
25 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
22 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Company: Talley LLP
Title: Tax Accountant
Location: Orange California (Hybrid)
About the Firm
Talley LLP and its affiliated entitiesTalley Law Group LLP (TLG) Talley Capital Group LLC (TCG) and Talley Wealth Management LLC (TWM) (collectively Talley)is a full-service financial tax legal and consulting organization serving entrepreneurially driven businesses and their owners. Talley partners with clients as business advisors not just service providers constantly seeking innovative ways to strengthen their bottom line.
Talley LLP was founded in 1989 with the mission of helping entrepreneurial driven businesses their owners and high net worth individuals to manage their financial affairs and to achieve their business objectives profitably and efficiently. Our professionals strive to become each clients Most Trusted Advisor (MTA) by delivering global solutions to our clients complex challenges and opportunities.
Our services include:
Position Summary
The ideal candidate will report to the Tax Department Manager of Operations and collaborate closely with other tax staff partners and department managers. We are looking for someone with strong technical skills who is dedicated to becoming an MTA for our clients. The candidate will actively improve departmental processes participate in training and development for team members and support the firms growth by embracing our various service initiatives. Our tax staff thrives in a dynamic and challenging environment and we value teamwork and continuous improvement.
Essential Functions of the Position
Must Have Qualities
AI tools such as:
Successful applicants will have a minimum of 3-5 years experience preparing tax returns for high-net-worth individuals at a CPA firm.
Talley LLP offers competitive compensation bonus opportunities comprehensive benefits ongoing professional development CPA support mentorship and long-term career growth opportunities within a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment. Compensation is commensurate with experience technical ability and educational background.
Title: Tax Accountant
Location: Orange California (Hybrid)
About the Firm
Talley LLP and its affiliated entitiesTalley Law Group LLP (TLG) Talley Capital Group LLC (TCG) and Talley Wealth Management LLC (TWM) (collectively Talley)is a full-service financial tax legal and consulting organization serving entrepreneurially driven businesses and their owners. Talley partners with clients as business advisors not just service providers constantly seeking innovative ways to strengthen their bottom line.
Talley LLP was founded in 1989 with the mission of helping entrepreneurial driven businesses their owners and high net worth individuals to manage their financial affairs and to achieve their business objectives profitably and efficiently. Our professionals strive to become each clients Most Trusted Advisor (MTA) by delivering global solutions to our clients complex challenges and opportunities.
Our services include:
- Audit & Assurance services including financial reporting
- Tax compliance Tax planning and proactive advice.
- Business consulting Estate planning M&A and tax law services delivered through TLG
- Outsourced accounting controller and CFO services
- M&A growth-through-acquisition and operational consulting delivered through TCG
Position Summary
The ideal candidate will report to the Tax Department Manager of Operations and collaborate closely with other tax staff partners and department managers. We are looking for someone with strong technical skills who is dedicated to becoming an MTA for our clients. The candidate will actively improve departmental processes participate in training and development for team members and support the firms growth by embracing our various service initiatives. Our tax staff thrives in a dynamic and challenging environment and we value teamwork and continuous improvement.
Essential Functions of the Position
Must Have Qualities
- Time Management
- Exceptional Organization Skills
- Strong Communication skills
- Responsiveness to time-sensitive items
- Attention to Detail
- Focus on client
- Ability to work independently
- Team Collaboration
- Strong Leadership skills
- Transparency
- Strong Work Ethic
- Being professional and respectful to others
- Positive Attitude
- Prepare federal and state tax returns for:
- Individuals (1040)
- Partnerships (1065)
- S Corporations (1120-S)
- Corporations (1120)
- Trusts and fiduciary entities
- CCH Axcess ProSystem fx UltraTax GoSystem or similar tax software
- Microsoft Excel including:
- formulas
- pivot tables
- data analysis
- and reconciliations
AI tools such as:
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Microsoft Copilot
- Other workflow automation and AI tools
- Be able to prepare more complex entity-level and individual tax returns including multi-state consolidated foreign bank reporting etc
- Ability to review less complex tax returns prepared by staff and outsourced providers.
- Fundamental understanding of tax law and ability to provide client recommendations for possible tax-saving opportunities
- Ability to perform fundamental tax research
- Address government agencys tax notifications
- Ability to prepare Trust Tax returns
- Client interaction and liaison for various tax projects including gathering appropriate information and resolving tax-related problems and notices
- Ability to review and identify tax planning opportunities
- Provide continuous tax return process during the year by interacting with clients and staying current on changes to the clients tax situation
- Provide superior service to our clients such that the clients provide referrals to their friends and colleagues.
- Provide technical on-the-job (OTJ) training to tax preparers and outsourced providers.
- Provide informal mentoring to staff accountants and new team members
- Participation in department activities as a team player on behalf of the department and the firm.
- Demonstrate an ability to interact professionally and work as a team member.
- Participate in a minimum of 40 hours of CPE per year and share with department and firm personnel
- Ability and desire to continue to develop technical personal and interpersonal skills and to participate in the MTA learning program.
- Follow department policies and procedures.
- Identify and share opportunities for process improvements.
- Participate in weekly department meetings.
- Assist as liaison for outsourced tax preparers.
Successful applicants will have a minimum of 3-5 years experience preparing tax returns for high-net-worth individuals at a CPA firm.
- Active CPA or EA designation
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting
- Strong project management and time management skills are necessary
- Financial and accounting experience; ability and willingness to work with a significant degree of autonomy; creativity; high service orientation
- Client service focus
- Ability to get along well with diverse personalities; tactful mature professional and flexible.
- Ability to operate independently and self-manage projects
- Result-and profit-oriented with the ability to balance other business considerations.
- Strong analytical and reasoning abilities
- High energy level comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with everyday activities
- Superior numeric skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate and actively support the values of the firm and communicate these values to others
Talley LLP offers competitive compensation bonus opportunities comprehensive benefits ongoing professional development CPA support mentorship and long-term career growth opportunities within a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment. Compensation is commensurate with experience technical ability and educational background.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Talley, LLP is the premier consulting and financial services firm dedicated to advising high-net-worth individuals and their closely-held entities with strategic business solutions that deliver meaningful results.
