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Tax Senior Associate roles sit firmly within H-1B visa specialty occupation territory, requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, taxation, or a related field. Large public accounting firms and multinational corporations file LCAs and I-129 petitions for these roles regularly, making sponsored positions genuinely available for qualified candidates.
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As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!
CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.
We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Tax Senior Associate to join our PCS team located in our Baltimore office.
CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to be thoughtful and intentional in how they create opportunities for in-person collaboration. While the cadence of in-office presence is determined at the team level, our professionals are encouraged to be in the office/together in person on average 3 days a week.
YOUR TEAM.
This position will support our PCS industry group. CohnReznick is proud to be one of the country's largest real estate advisory firms, offering fully integrated opportunities and cross-functional learning to fast-track your career. Aligning yourself to this industry group allows you to work with clients driving community development, addressing inequities, and propelling the industry forward with market-leading technologies and processes designed to better serve the people who live, work, and trust within their spaces.
WHY COHNREZNICK?
At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.
We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.
YOUR ROLE.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Work with a team to meet various department deadlines throughout the year
- Must have experience in financial statement preparation of compilations/reviews, preparing the following types of tax returns including 1065 & 1120-S experience
- Assist with the process and review of tax returns
- Various financial analysis including but not limited to balance sheets and income statements
- Ad hoc projects
YOUR EXPERIENCE.
The successful candidate will have:
- Bachelor's Degree required; Master's in Accounting/Taxation preferred
- CPA, JD or EA preferred
- Minimum 3-5 years tax experience in a public accounting firm
- Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
- Strong tax research and writing skills
- Proven technical skills with MS Office to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Competence with tax compliance and research software to include Go Systems, BNA portfolio and projection, CCH, RIA
- Solid project management and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task.
In addition, please take a moment to review our Universal Job Standards.
Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.
In Maryland, the salary range for a Tax Senior Associate is $80,000 to $120,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. Salary is one component of the CohnReznick total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to best-in-class learning and development platforms, to name a few.
"CohnReznick" is the brand name under which CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC and their respective subsidiaries provide professional services. CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiaries) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. CohnReznick LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. CohnReznick Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. CohnReznick Advisory LLC and its subsidiaries are not licensed CPA firms.
CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters.
If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at CRaccommodation@CohnReznick.com. Please note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.
CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by CohnReznick Talent Acquisition Team by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that CohnReznick will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
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INTRODUCTION
As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!
CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.
We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Tax Senior Associate to join our PCS team located in our Baltimore office.
CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to be thoughtful and intentional in how they create opportunities for in-person collaboration. While the cadence of in-office presence is determined at the team level, our professionals are encouraged to be in the office/together in person on average 3 days a week.
YOUR TEAM.
This position will support our PCS industry group. CohnReznick is proud to be one of the country's largest real estate advisory firms, offering fully integrated opportunities and cross-functional learning to fast-track your career. Aligning yourself to this industry group allows you to work with clients driving community development, addressing inequities, and propelling the industry forward with market-leading technologies and processes designed to better serve the people who live, work, and trust within their spaces.
WHY COHNREZNICK?
At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.
We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.
YOUR ROLE.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Work with a team to meet various department deadlines throughout the year
- Must have experience in financial statement preparation of compilations/reviews, preparing the following types of tax returns including 1065 & 1120-S experience
- Assist with the process and review of tax returns
- Various financial analysis including but not limited to balance sheets and income statements
- Ad hoc projects
YOUR EXPERIENCE.
The successful candidate will have:
- Bachelor's Degree required; Master's in Accounting/Taxation preferred
- CPA, JD or EA preferred
- Minimum 3-5 years tax experience in a public accounting firm
- Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
- Strong tax research and writing skills
- Proven technical skills with MS Office to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Competence with tax compliance and research software to include Go Systems, BNA portfolio and projection, CCH, RIA
- Solid project management and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to multi-task.
In addition, please take a moment to review our Universal Job Standards.
Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.
In Maryland, the salary range for a Tax Senior Associate is $80,000 to $120,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. Salary is one component of the CohnReznick total rewards package, which includes a discretionary performance bonus, generous paid time off, expanded and inclusive parental benefits, and access to best-in-class learning and development platforms, to name a few.
"CohnReznick" is the brand name under which CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC and their respective subsidiaries provide professional services. CohnReznick LLP and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiaries) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. CohnReznick LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. CohnReznick Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. CohnReznick Advisory LLC and its subsidiaries are not licensed CPA firms.
CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters.
If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at CRaccommodation@CohnReznick.com. Please note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.
CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by CohnReznick Talent Acquisition Team by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that CohnReznick will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Tax Senior Associate
Verify your CPA credential transfers correctly
A foreign accounting credential doesn't automatically satisfy U.S. CPA requirements. Check with the state board where your target employer operates before accepting an offer, since some firms tie H-1B sponsorship eligibility to active CPA candidacy or licensure status.
Search LCA filings for tax-specific roles
Use Migrate Mate to filter employer H-1B filing history by occupation code for tax and accounting roles. This shows which firms consistently sponsor Tax Senior Associates, not just which ones sponsor H-1Bs broadly across all job families.
Target Big Four and national firms first
Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG, along with regional firms like BDO and Grant Thornton, have dedicated immigration teams and established H-1B sponsorship pipelines for Senior Associates. Boutique tax advisory firms sponsor less frequently and often lack in-house immigration infrastructure.
Confirm prevailing wage before your offer stage
Run your target metro area and experience level through the OFLC Wage Search using SOC code 13-2011 before you receive a written offer. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage, and knowing this number protects your negotiating position.
Time your job search around the April cap filing window
H-1B cap-subject petitions must be filed by April 1 for an October 1 start date. If you're on OPT, starting your Tax Senior Associate job search by November of the prior year gives your prospective employer enough lead time to prepare the LCA and I-129 before the USCIS registration window opens in March.
Ask specifically about cap-exempt employer options
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research institutions are cap-exempt, meaning they can sponsor your H-1B outside the annual lottery. Tax roles at university endowment offices or nonprofit finance teams qualify and can be filed any time of year.
H-1B Visa Tax Senior Associate: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Tax Senior Associate role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Tax Senior Associate positions require at minimum a bachelor's degree in accounting, taxation, finance, or a directly related field, which satisfies USCIS's specialty occupation definition under the H-1B category. The role's complexity, including multi-entity tax compliance, ASC 740 work, and advisory responsibilities, reinforces the degree-requirement argument employers make in the I-129 petition.
Which employers consistently sponsor H-1B visas for tax roles?
Large public accounting firms and multinational corporations with in-house tax departments sponsor the most H-1B petitions for tax professionals. You can browse verified employer filing history for Tax Senior Associate positions on Migrate Mate, which surfaces DOL Labor Condition Application data by occupation so you're targeting firms with a documented sponsorship track record, not just a careers page that says 'we welcome international candidates.'
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new tax employer mid-year?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a transfer petition with USCIS, without waiting for approval, as long as your prior H-1B was approved and you haven't been out of status. The new employer must file a new LCA certified at the prevailing wage for the new work location before submitting the I-129 transfer petition.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect tax job offers?
Your employer's LCA must certify that your offered salary meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for a Tax Senior Associate in your specific metro area. The DOL uses four wage levels tied to experience and complexity. Level II or Level III wages typically apply to Senior Associate positions. You can check applicable wage levels in advance using the OFLC Wage Search tool before your offer stage.
Does holding an active CPA license affect my H-1B sponsorship eligibility?
An active CPA license strengthens your H-1B petition because it reinforces the specialty occupation argument, but USCIS doesn't require licensure for approval. What matters is that the role requires a relevant degree, not that you hold a state license. That said, some employers make CPA candidacy or licensure a condition of continued employment, which can indirectly affect the sponsorship timeline if your license isn't transferable from your home country jurisdiction.