Tax Partner
California
Tax – General /
Regular Full-time /
Hybrid
WHY we get up in the morning
At GHJ we help our people and clients pursue their passions, build thriving businesses, and create a better future.
WHAT we believe
We believe that collaboration is the foundation for success. We work as a business advocate for our clients – providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for the future.
HOW we succeed
We are deeply committed to our core values of Bright Minds, Brave Hearts and Bold Actions and incorporate them into every aspect of our business. By living these values, we are able to meet our strategic objectives of Remaining Fiercely Independent (financial success), Meeting client demands/needs (client success), Reinforcing and expanding cultural distinction (people success).
WHAT you’ll be doing
This opportunity at GHJ will be both to join GHJ as a partner in the tax practice and to help with the continued growth and success of the tax practice. The role will support the enterprise-wide vision and strategic plan of GHJ. It is part of the firm’s commitment to build upon the existing talent pipeline in the tax practice to ensure we leverage the firm brand, relationships, and highly skilled talent. The Partner will be a thought leader, hands-on, and effective in an externally facing revenue generation business development role. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the GHJ team in executing on engagements and ensuring the highest quality and client experience.
Your Location
This position is hybrid and eligible for remote work but is subject to the manager's discretion depending on the needs of the role to travel to the office or client sites. This role will require you to come onsite for an in-person New Hire Orientation, attend our Firmwide meeting twice a year and a department retreat once a year at the GHJ Los Angeles office.
You will be responsible for:
- CLIENT SERVICE
- Engagement leader on flow thru (partnership, S Corporation) and individual tax clients of the firm.
- Managing and delivering successful client-centric engagements that identify, and implement effective solutions. Recognized by clients as a strong business advisor.
- Deploying a team approach to serving clients.
- Developing strong connections with clients and understand their business and their needs.
- Developing an understanding firm’s various services and demonstrating ability to recognize client needs to provide expanded services to existing clients.
- TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
- Maintaining expert tax knowledge by staying current on technical development and standards.
- Anticipating and addressing questions on advanced technical tax matters from team members and upper-level client management.
- Hands on upskilling of fellow tax team members in the technical, client service and leadership areas.
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- Driving practice and firm growth by identifying opportunities, developing relationships, scoping prospective engagements, and developing proposals.
- Driving new business opportunities through external and internal networks and prepare, deliver, and lead client presentations.
- Building and maintaining marketplace involvement, including speaking engagements, thought leadership publishing, regular contacts with referral sources, membership organization involvement including leadership roles.
- Coaching and developing team members for their growth goals.
- TEAM DEVELOPMENT
- Providing proactive, meaningful coaching and mentoring to the best people.
- Recruiting and retaining key team members.
- Demonstrating the willingness and ability to have difficult conversations with team members.
- Providing effective career planning for the best and brightest.
- Maintaining positive interpersonal relationship of engagement team.
- Developing leaders across the firm.
- LEADERSHIP
- Embody the firm culture and values; ensures they are followed by the group.
- Supportive of department and firm in regards to financial goals, initiatives and strategy.
- Stay abreast of “current state-of-the-profession” tax and other key “happenings” and how that may apply to client and staff needs.
- Knowledge of firm’s resources including technology and utilization of these resources to maximize efficiency for self and team.
- Contribution to partner discussions and meetings and ability to express differing points of view.
- Partner unity. Open and honest dialog. No artificial harmony or hidden elephants.
- Willingness to have difficult conversations and receive constructive feedback with partner group individually and collectively.
- Willingness to commit to firm decisions. No “meetings after the meeting."
- Making active efforts in becoming continuously more valuable each year.
What skills, experience and qualifications you’ll bring to us
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, JD or CPA, Master’s in Tax a plus.
- Minimum of 12+ years of deep technical expertise in partnership, S Corporation and individual tax areas.
- Continuous skillset improvement.
- Ability to work in an environment of evolving priorities, and have strong project management skills.
- Demonstrated leadership within a tax practice including ability to develop others.
- Willingness to be highly engaged with the team and to take on roles within the tax department that help individuals and the practice to improve.
- Proven results in project management, leading teams, and developing personnel.
What characteristics and attributes we are looking for
- You like people: Exceptional interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to gain the confidence and respect of senior level executives, colleagues and especially team members.
- You are curious: Must be able to act as a strategic partner and think at the highest and best use level for the organization while also willing to “roll up sleeves,” operate at any level (from senior management to entry level positions) of the organization and do whatever it takes to ensure the continued successful execution and growth of the practice.
- You “sweat the small stuff”: Hands-on approach with consistent attention to detail, organization, reliability and a “get it done” attitude; a can-do attitude, with a high sense of urgency; self-motivated and highly experienced with multi- tasking.
- You put others first: An individual who appreciates the importance of the firm’s culture, including a respect for what the firm has achieved.
- You care about what’s right: Maintains a high degree of professionalism, integrity and displays sound, composed judgment at all times.
- You are a leader: Must be a team player, flexible, and an active listener with a high level of emotional intelligence.
Seven decades, overriding focus: our people and our clients.
GHJ was founded in 1953, making us one of the oldest independent firms in the Los Angeles area. Ranked as a top 20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, the firm has 22 partners and over 250 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. Our firm is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), Public Company Accounting Oversite Board (PCAOB), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CAN). Collaboration and maintaining strong relationships are the cornerstones of our success.
We are also an independent member of HLB International, a worldwide organization of over 250 member professional accounting firms and business advisors. This affiliation gives us access to the subject matter experts of other member firms and provides consulting and professional services in over 158 countries through its nearly 800 offices worldwide.
Equal Employment Opportunity
GHJ is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including Department Heads and co-workers.
