Tax Senior Manager Jobs in Atlanta, GA
Tax Senior Manager jobs in Atlanta are concentrated in Midtown, Buckhead, and the Central Business District, with strong hiring demand coming from Koch, CohnReznick, and Deloitte across public accounting, financial services, and corporate tax functions. Demand stays active year-round as Atlanta's role as a regional headquarters hub sustains steady openings at manager and director-adjacent levels. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Do you want a career without limits? Do you want to shape your own future and be surrounded by people who listen? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you at Smith + Howard. Smith + Howard is a family of companies that offers tax, audit, accounting and advisory and wealth management services. We are headquartered in Atlanta with offices across the Southeast, while still offering a local firm flavor. We offer competitive pay, excellent training opportunities and great benefits. You can help influence our culture and have the support and dedication from our leaders to help you achieve your career goals. Smith + Howard provides a great opportunity for professional growth and advancement within one of the nation’s top accounting firms. If you are ready to make a career move and join a firm consistently named a “Best of the Best Firms” (Inside Public Accounting), we invite you to complete our employment application.
SUMMARY
In our Tax Senior role, you will communicate with our clients and get an understanding of their businesses and how we can help them be successful. This will include performing various aspects of tax compliance, projections, preparing responses to tax notices, assistance with special projects, and communicating with clients and building relationships.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Adhere to professional ethics of the firm and AICPA.
- Adhere to firm policy regarding client confidentiality.
- Demonstration of professional interest in providing clients with quality services and personal attention by performing “above and beyond the call of duty” if necessary.
- Assists in handling routine audits, questions, and notices from federal or state agencies.
- Frequent client contact, especially with respect to updating clients on progress of outstanding items and answering basic questions.
- Requests appropriate information from clients and/or supervisors to prepare tax returns and other filings.
- Meet chargeable hour goal of 1,700 annually.
- Meet interim billable hour goals (i.e. – 750 hours during busy season, monthly budgets, etc.).
- Pass CPA exam and CPA eligible (have completed 150 semester hours of education).
- Act as a mentor and role model for tax staff.
- Identifies apparent tax issues, able to discuss them effectively with others, works with partners, other client service team members and appropriate firm experts to manage timely resolution.
- Prepare/supervise preparation of tax accrual workpapers.
- Prepares more complex tax returns for review and thoroughly addresses all review points after reviewed.
- Reviews tax law developments and determines which developments apply to clients.
- Assists with the presentation and delivery of in-house training.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or other relevant degree program
- CPA license strongly preferred
- Two to five years of public accounting experience, preferred
- Knowledge of basic accounting procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to multi-task with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to meet assigned deadlines in a fast-paced, team environment
Do you want a career without limits? Do you want to shape your own future and be surrounded by people who listen? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you at Smith + Howard. Smith + Howard is a family of companies that offers tax, audit, accounting and advisory and wealth management services. We are headquartered in Atlanta with offices across the Southeast, while still offering a local firm flavor. We offer competitive pay, excellent training opportunities and great benefits. You can help influence our culture and have the support and dedication from our leaders to help you achieve your career goals. Smith + Howard provides a great opportunity for professional growth and advancement within one of the nation’s top accounting firms. If you are ready to make a career move and join a firm consistently named a “Best of the Best Firms” (Inside Public Accounting), we invite you to complete our employment application.
SUMMARY
In our Tax Senior role, you will communicate with our clients and get an understanding of their businesses and how we can help them be successful. This will include performing various aspects of tax compliance, projections, preparing responses to tax notices, assistance with special projects, and communicating with clients and building relationships.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Adhere to professional ethics of the firm and AICPA.
- Adhere to firm policy regarding client confidentiality.
- Demonstration of professional interest in providing clients with quality services and personal attention by performing “above and beyond the call of duty” if necessary.
- Assists in handling routine audits, questions, and notices from federal or state agencies.
- Frequent client contact, especially with respect to updating clients on progress of outstanding items and answering basic questions.
- Requests appropriate information from clients and/or supervisors to prepare tax returns and other filings.
- Meet chargeable hour goal of 1,700 annually.
- Meet interim billable hour goals (i.e. – 750 hours during busy season, monthly budgets, etc.).
- Pass CPA exam and CPA eligible (have completed 150 semester hours of education).
- Act as a mentor and role model for tax staff.
- Identifies apparent tax issues, able to discuss them effectively with others, works with partners, other client service team members and appropriate firm experts to manage timely resolution.
- Prepare/supervise preparation of tax accrual workpapers.
- Prepares more complex tax returns for review and thoroughly addresses all review points after reviewed.
- Reviews tax law developments and determines which developments apply to clients.
- Assists with the presentation and delivery of in-house training.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or other relevant degree program
- CPA license strongly preferred
- Two to five years of public accounting experience, preferred
- Knowledge of basic accounting procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to multi-task with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to meet assigned deadlines in a fast-paced, team environment
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Tax Senior Manager Jobs in Atlanta: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a tax senior manager job in Atlanta?
Focus your search on Atlanta's public accounting firms in Midtown and Buckhead, the corporate tax departments of Fortune 500 regional headquarters Downtown, and the fast-growing financial services and fintech sector centered around the Buckhead and Cumberland areas. Candidates who hold a CPA and bring Big Four or regional firm experience stand out most. Specializations in federal corporate tax, state and local tax, or international tax give you a concrete edge in Atlanta's competitive market.
Which companies hire tax senior managers in Atlanta?
Employers hiring tax senior managers in Atlanta right now include Koch, CohnReznick, and Deloitte, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Atlanta's employer mix runs from national public accounting practices and large corporate tax departments to privately held regional businesses scaling their in-house tax functions.
Are there remote tax senior manager jobs in Atlanta?
Yes, though with limits, tax senior manager work is more remote-compatible than hands-on roles, but client-facing, audit-support, and team-leadership responsibilities typically require some in-office presence. About 72% of tax senior manager openings tied to Atlanta are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting a market that has settled into flexible rather than fully remote arrangements. Research, compliance review, and return preparation tasks are the functions most often performed off-site.
How can I get a tax senior manager job in Atlanta with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is moving up through a staff or senior associate role at one of Atlanta's regional or national public accounting firms in Midtown or Buckhead, where structured advancement timelines are common. Corporate tax departments at Atlanta-area headquarters also hire tax seniors who are on a clear manager track. Earning your CPA license, building a specialization in high-demand areas like state and local tax, and taking on supervisory project work accelerates the timeline considerably.
Which industries hire the most tax senior managers in Atlanta?
Atlanta tax senior manager roles concentrate in Accounting & Auditing, Manufacturing, and Insurance, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Atlanta's status as a major regional headquarters city, home to a dense cluster of corporate back-office operations, professional services firms, and a growing fintech corridor, drives sustained demand across all of those sectors.
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