Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
HCVT is built on partnership, expertise, and a commitment to excellence. As a Tax Principal in our Tax practice, you’ll have the opportunity to lead meaningful client relationships, influence firm strategy, and shape the next generation of tax professionals. Bring your technical expertise, leadership experience, and entrepreneurial mindset — and be part of a firm that values people as much as performance.
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Responsibilities
- Provide top-level review of federal and multi-state income tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations, trusts and related workpapers
- Perform technical research and write correspondences
- Lead and trains teams of staff, seniors and managers
- Oversee planning and scheduling of engagements
- Create engagement budgets and in charge of billings
- Ensure quality of work product
- Monitor work-flow
- Coordinate constant flow of internal and external communication
- Maintain and develop business with existing and prospective clients
- Work closely with clients to advise on income tax issues and related tax planning
To be successful, these are the skills, qualities and experience you will need
- 10+ years of recent technical tax experience
- Proficient in the taxation of partnerships, limited liability companies and other similar flow-through entities; private equity tax expertise preferred
- Licensed CPA or JD
- Capable of running mid-size to large client engagements
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills with experience managing teams and workflows
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical abilities, and detail-orientation
- Proficiency in tax preparation software (e.g., GoSystem) and other financial analysis tools
- Ability to work effectively in a demanding, fast-paced environment while maintaining high-quality standards
This salary range is specific to the state(s) listed and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill set and education; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the range for this position is $195,000 to $230,000.
- Role:
- Tax Principal
- Job Type:
- Full-Time
Company profile

Hcvt
hcvt.comHCVT, or Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP, is a CPA firm that provides tax, audit and assurance, mergers and acquisitions, valuation, business management and family office services to companies and individuals in the Los Angeles area. Phil Holthouse co-founded the firm in 1991 with Jim Carlin and John Van Trigt to create a firm built on technical excellence and partner access. HCVT describes itself as a Top 30 CPA firm and is led by CEO and Managing Partner Vicken Haleblian.
- Founded
- 1991