Description:
Federal Tax Practice Leader
Crowe Horwath LLP
Cleveland, Ohio

Why Crowe?
Crowe Horwath LLP is one of the Top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the United States. With more than 20 offices and more than 2,500 personnel, Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as a leading independent member of Crowe Horwath International.

At Crowe, we strongly endorse an open door policy. Our executives are approachable and accessible across the entire organization. Our team-based culture encourages executives to be in touch with our professionals and active on client projects. The executives of our company lead by example, maintain a strong two-way channel of communication with their teams. We strive to create an environment that is relaxed, fun, dynamic and fulfilling. Our team-based culture has not only resulted in successful projects, but in long lasting friendships as well. Overall, our people find their career choices to be highly rewarding and fulfilling.

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Position Summary:
Tax practice leader for Northeast Ohio market. We are looking for a Senior Manager or Executive to lead the development of the Cleveland market, build the Cleveland tax practice and manage the tax staff currently residing in the Cleveland location.

Responsibilities include:
- Client relationship management including direct responsibility for specific clients and engagements. Supervise staff and deliverables. Service includes consulting engagements, tax compliance and tax outsourcing. Responsibility includes setting engagement terms, billing and collection.
- Development of new business with existing clients or clients new to the firm resulting in an expanding Cleveland tax practice in support of the Firm's North American expansion strategy. Development of tax service offerings and solutions
- Supervise, manage, develop, coach and mentor other professionals within the Cleveland tax services tax team.
- Direct the recruitment of federal tax professionals.
- Overall Management of Cleveland tax practice

Qualifications include:
- Minimum of ten (10) years diversified public accounting experience, preferably with a Top 10 National firm or a large Regional firm, including tax compliance and tax consulting experience as relationship executive, business development and practice management
- A proven record of effectively managing a meaningful and profitable book of business
- A proven record of leading a team while demonstrating a strong affinity for being part of a larger team
- Demonstrated business development skills with a public accounting or tax consulting firm.
- Excellent presentation, interpersonal and written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience with building, managing and developing a practice.
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, finance or economics
- CPA required

EOE
M/F/D/V