NEAR Tax Associate

Company Profile:

At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2229240

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External Description: Description & Requirements

Forvis Mazars' Next Evolution of Accounting Resourcefulness, (NEAR), is comprised of team members who provide centralized services for the firm's assurance, tax, and advisory practices. The NEAR team supports the firm by performing tasks that are generally lower-risk, repetitive, and sometimes administrative in nature. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with team members across the firm and they will focus on productivity and innovative solutions to deliver quality work products to our teams. Through NEAR, team members are trained and developed to continually take on more meaningful work and are provided opportunities to continue advancing their careers and any required educational credentials.

How you will contribute:

This role will primarily support the tax compliance function of the firm. The position will include a steady and stable workload to assist with the day-to-day aspects of compliance and compliance-related services for our clients.

• Preparation of basic individual and/or business tax returns. Training provided.
• Obtain a working knowledge of related business tax return preparation software and related PC applications. Training provided.
• Perform or assist with other services and special projects as needed, such as data analysis relating to consulting engagements. Training provided.
• Thoroughly review work product for accuracy and completeness.
• Complete work in a reliable and dependable fashion and apply review feedback from experienced team members for future assignments.
• Experienced Associates will serve as a resource for inexperienced staff and interns, assuming the role of a peer mentor and providing training as appropriate
• Achieve efficiency as measured by actual hours vs budgeted hours for an engagement.
  

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to drive and foster a team approach to projects
• Manage multiple tasks and schedules in alignment with department needs
• Demonstrate the ability to work well, both independently and collaboratively, with team members.
• Communicate timely. Make team/client service their number one priority.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate degree required, preferably in business or accounting.
• A GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred
• Ability to work 40 hours per week and overtime around deadlines
• Thorough working knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel, and Outlook required

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City: Houston

State: Texas

Community / Marketing Title: NEAR Tax Associate

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With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, Forvis Mazars is committed to providing a different perspective and an unmatched client experience that feels right, personal and natural. We respect and reflect the range of perspectives, knowledge and local understanding of our people and clients. We take the time to listen to deliver consistent audit and assurance, tax, advisory and consulting services worldwide.

We nurture a deep understanding of our clients’ industries, delivering greater insight, deeper specialization and tailored solutions through people who listen to understand, are responsive and consult with purpose to deliver value.

About Forvis Mazars, LLP

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, the firm’s 7,000 dedicated team members provide an Unmatched Client Experience® through the delivery of assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients in all 50 states and internationally through the global network. Visit forvismazars.us to learn more.

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.
It is Forvis Mazars, LLP standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Forvis Mazars, LLP expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
Forvis Mazars, LLP further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with Forvis Mazars, LLP.Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Forvis Mazars, LLP without having a Forvis Mazars, LLP vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Forvis Mazars, LLP.