JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you a top performer who feels stuck at a ceiling in your current firm?
Do you want more opportunities to grow, lead, and make an impact — without wasting years jumping through hoops, chasing moving goal posts, or grinding away during busy season just to make the partners more money?
Do you want to be part of a vibrant, growing team where the best people can do their best work, grow and advance without constraint, make a meaningful positive impact on their clients, and do it all with a group of teammates who are smart, passionate, and fun to work with?

At Cherrywood Advisors, we’re building a different kind of accounting firm. One where top 5% professionals can:

• Be part of an ambitious, sharp, collaborative team that values excellence
• Be recognized, rewarded, and compensated appropriately when they go above and beyond, and have both opportunities for profit sharing on day 1 and a pathway to real equity way before reaching partner
• Grow into leadership roles much faster than at traditional firms
• Work hard while at work, but also maintain thoughtful and healthy balance, work sustainable hours, and still see their friends and families during busy season

We’re looking for a Senior Tax Accountant who is excited to step into a role with significant responsibility, unrestricted growth potential, better compensation, and real opportunity for impact.

What you’ll do

• Deliver client work with confidence — ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery
• Serve as final reviewer and sign-off for a wide range of tax returns (1040, 1041, 1120, 1120-S, 1065, etc.)
• Mentor and guide junior team members as our practice expands
• Help develop and refine the systems and processes that we use to deliver client work to make them as efficient as possible
• Step into leadership opportunities as we grow — helping shape both the tax team and firm-wide culture

Our ideal candidate

• Hungry to grow — you’re in the top 5% of performers at your current firm and want more opportunity for growth, compensation, and recognition than what you’re currently getting
• 3–5+ years of experience preparing and reviewing a variety of returns in a public accounting setting while balancing multiple clients at one time
• Breadth of experience across different types of returns: Form 1040, (including common schedules like Schedule C and Schedule E), 1041, 1065, 1120, and 1120-S (not just a niche specialist in one thing)
• Takes responsibility and ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do
• Confident making the final call and sign-off on most tax returns with sound professional judgment
• Wants to actively contribute to building a strong team culture and invest in making Cherrywood Advisors the single best place to work anywhere
• Excited not just about delivering client work, but also about constantly refining and improving the processes and systems we use to deliver client work

What we offer

• Top-of-market compensation
• Profit sharing from day 1
• Pathway to equity well before traditional “partner track” timelines
• Mentorship, coaching, and the chance to take on leadership opportunities early
• The energy and excitement of a fast-growing, vibrant team culture
• No micromanagement — we trust great people to deliver great results

Note: This is a hybrid role where all members of the team will be in-person 3 days per week with the option to work from home with no meetings the other 2 days per week.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Application Question(s):

• Are you not just willing to, but excited to be in-person 3 days per week in Vienna, VA to support the development of a vibrant team culture? The other 2 days will have the option to work from home with no scheduled meetings.
• Are you comfortable being the final reviewer and sign-off on tax returns, with no additional partner review after you?
• Over the course of your entire career, how many cumulative tax returns have you either prepared or reviewed?
• Are you comfortable with or open to quickly learning UltraTax?

License/Certification:

• CPA or Enrolled Agent (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vienna, VA 2218

• Deliver client work with confidence — ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery
• Serve as final reviewer and sign-off for a wide range of tax returns (1040, 1041, 1120, 1120-S, 1065, etc.)
• Mentor and guide junior team members as our practice expands
• Help develop and refine the systems and processes that we use to deliver client work to make them as efficient as possible
• Step into leadership opportunities as we grow — helping shape both the tax team and firm-wide cultur