Manager - Tax
Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co. has an immediate opening for a Manager with expertise in taxation. Managers will supervise several accountants and jobs at the same time. In addition to client contact with existing clients, Managers should attract and develop new clients for the Firm. Managers are also involved in the management of the Firm through billing, staff valuations, committee assignments, and other administrative responsibilities.
The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Accounting and at least 4-7 years of intensive public accounting experience in the tax area. A CPA license is required and an advanced degree preferred. Active involvement in community affairs and professional activities is important.
Profile of
Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co.
Professional Staff Member
The profiles of individuals that have thrived at Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co. have demonstrated academic success by attaining a grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or better in their accounting curriculum and an overall GPA of 3.0. The individuals join Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co. with forty-five (45) quarter hours or thirty (30) semester hours of accounting, which is the minimum requirement to take the CPA examination and be successful doing the work. The individuals are goal oriented; if they do not have the CPA certificate, they have a goal to get it in a specific period of time. If the individual is a CPA, he/she has a goal to earn an advanced degree or other designation.
The successful candidates at Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co. “get involved” and have been involved in the past, earning varsity letters during high school, were involved in student government during high school and/or college, participated in bands, choral groups or theater. After college, they stayed involved in non-accounting civic or charitable organizations, for example the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Kiwanis, or their college alumni association.
Successful individuals at Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co. are high-energy individuals. High energy is required to meet personal and professional goals, and to commit to the hours that are required to meet our clients’ expectations, while giving back to the community in which the individual lives and works. Developed oral communication skills are another trait of individuals that grow professionally at Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co. Because they worked successfully on group projects in high school and college, they communicate easily, without fear, in internal planning sessions and in discussions with clients.
A final trait of all successful NJE associates is their ability to gracefully accept criticism and learn from it. All NJE associates have been successful in industry or government, but this does not prepare the individual for a career in public accounting. Although accounting and taxation is not a science but an art, there are many rules to learn and follow. Because of a high level of on-the-job training and review, errors are identified and corrected. Review of work is critical to maintaining quality and developing professionally.
