Senior Associate - Tax Services (Crypto)

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About Founder's CPA

Founder's CPA is an industry-leading accounting firm located in Chicago, Illinois. Our service offerings include accounting, consulting, outsourced CFO, and tax services. We believe in leveraging technology and continuously streamlining our processes so that we can continue to offer a best-in-class tailored solution to our clients. This approach empowers staff to provide value to our clients and strengthens our relationship as a trusted advisor.

We're looking for curious and reliable team members who share our values (see below) to join the team!

What We Value

We value diversity and the unique perspectives each team member brings to our firm. Together, we work with five core values:

#FIOTA (Figure it out then ask) - Embrace an entrepreneurial mindset, exhibit a natural curiosity, and continually finds ways to “do things better.” Understand why one way could be better than another.
Authentic Relationships - Care deeply for others and empower them to be the best version of themselves.
Accountability - Produce a product that you're proud of but know your own limitations. Trust in your colleagues' abilities and the reliability of others.
Continuous Learning – Strive for knowledge and share with others while being a thoughtful communicator. Be patient, understanding, and aware that everyone may not be as capable as you are.
Thoughtful Communication - Communication should strive to be appropriately delivered, timely, thorough, and solutions-focused.
What you'll Do

As a valued member of our team, you will be tasked with providing tax services to our client base. Duties will include, but are not limited to:

Calculating gains & losses for cryptocurrency mining, staking, trading, and DeFi transactions for both individuals and companies
Collaborate with the accounting services team to provide monthly crypto journal entries and tax entries for crypto business clients
Assist our tax team with the preparation & review of corporate 1120 tax returns
Assist our tax team with the preparation & review of partnership 1065 tax returns
Assist our tax team with the preparation & review of s-corporation 1120S tax returns
Assist our tax team with the preparation & review of individual 1040 tax returns & Schedule C
Crypto tax research and planning projects
Assist leadership with crypto marketing and sales activities
Who You Are

The ideal candidate exhibits the following skills and/or characteristics:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or similar field
2+ years in a client service tax role
Keen attention to detail and organizational skills
Strong communication skills
Natural curiosity and a strong desire to learn new skills
Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks efficiently
Gathers and analyzes information skillfully
Professionalism and commitment to exceptional communication and client service
Tech-savvy and able to quickly learn new systems
Experience with cryptocurrency tax topics is required
Experience with crypto tax reconciliation software & explorers such as Cointracking.info, Etherscan, etc.
Strong spreadsheet skills for organizing and manipulating data
Experience with utilizing APIs and data programming languages to extract on-chain data for analysis
Experience with Quickbooks Online, ProConnect, CCH Axcess is preferred
CPA is preferred but not required
Experience in tax research using Bloomberg research tools is a plus