Jobs at Ascend (ascendtogether.com)

Prepare and review federal, state, and local tax returns for individuals, corporations, S-corporations, partnerships, trusts, and estates. Resolve technical issues, correct trial balances, document calculations, communicate directly with clients, coordinate with partners, and mentor junior staff. The role requires accurate, efficient work under busy-season deadlines, strong knowledge of tax codes, independent judgment, and ongoing professional development.

Lead and grow BiggsKofford’s Real Estate & Construction tax practice in Colorado. Responsibilities include managing significant client relationships, providing proactive tax planning and strategic advice, leading complex tax engagements, mentoring staff, developing new business and referral relationships, expanding client accounts, and contributing to firm strategy. The role offers a path toward partner leadership and equity ownership.

Lead and execute audit engagements including planning, fieldwork, financial statement preparation, risk and internal control assessments, staff review and training, and client consultation to improve controls and processes.

The role involves preparing complex tax advisory services, managing staff deliverables, client relationships, and mentoring professional tax staff within a boutique accounting firm.

The Tax Manager is responsible for managing tax services, building client relationships, supervising team members, and participating in firm growth and business development.

Manage diverse tax engagements for small businesses, corporations, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. Responsibilities include reviewing complex tax returns, conducting tax planning and research, handling tax authority audits and notices, coordinating concurrent projects, scheduling and mentoring staff, improving processes, counseling employees, and developing new business. The role requires strong client relationships, technical tax knowledge, leadership, prioritization, and collaboration across accounting and advisory practices.

Leads assurance engagements from planning through issuance, overseeing audits, reviews, compilations, risk assessment, staffing, budgets, quality, and technical compliance. Manages client relationships, communicates findings, develops practical recommendations, and identifies cross-service opportunities. Supervises and mentors assurance teams, supports recruiting and practice development, and contributes to quality-management initiatives. Requires public accounting experience, active CPA licensure, and industry expertise in oil and gas or healthcare.

Ascend seeks applicants for future opportunities in accounting, operations, or administrative support across partner firms, encouraging general applications to remain connected with the recruiting team.

Manage client relationships and lead tax engagements including review and preparation of complex tax returns, planning and research, audit representation, mentoring staff, coordinating concurrent projects, and supporting business development.

Prepare and review tax returns (individuals, corporations, S-corps, partnerships, trusts, estates); correct trial balances and create AJEs; document tax calculations; mentor associates; communicate with clients; ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax codes; work independently and in teams during busy season to meet deadlines.