Benefits:

Opportunity to return each tax season
Tax knowledge and training
Seasonal supplemental income
Flexible scheduling

Seasonal Experienced Tax Preparer

Your Purpose

At Jackson Hewitt, we provide an invaluable service by helping our clients navigate tax laws, filing requirements, and the tax preparation process. We do this with integrity, accuracy, consistency, and a commitment to outstanding customer service.

Preparing a tax return is much more than filling out forms. For many clients, their tax return is one of the most important financial events of the year. Our job is to make the process easier, reduce their stress, and provide knowledgeable guidance they can trust.

As an Experienced Tax Preparer, you will play an important role in helping our clients while contributing to the success of our locally owned Jackson Hewitt offices.

Flexible Schedules Available

Looking for seasonal work, a second job, or an opportunity to supplement your income? We offer flexible scheduling and will work with experienced preparers around other employment, family responsibilities, and existing commitments.

Available schedules may include:

Days
Evenings
Weekdays
Weekends
Full-time or part-time seasonal hours

This Position May Be a Great Fit If You Are:

An experienced tax preparer looking for seasonal work.
Looking to earn additional income during tax season.
Working another job and need a flexible schedule.
Retired or semi-retired and want to continue using your tax and customer-service skills.
An accounting or tax professional looking for additional seasonal hours.
A returning tax professional who enjoys working directly with clients.
A military spouse or member of a military family looking for seasonal employment.
Bilingual — bilingual candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

What You’ll Do

As a Seasonal Experienced Tax Preparer, you will prepare accurate federal and state income tax returns while providing knowledgeable, professional service to our clients.

Depending on your experience, returns may include prior-year, multistate, self-employed, rental, investment, business, partnership, and trust tax matters.

Responsibilities include:

Conduct face-to-face tax interviews with clients.
Prepare accurate federal and state individual income tax returns.
Prepare more complex returns based on your level of experience and training.
Review client documentation and identify additional information needed to accurately complete a return.
Explain tax returns, filing requirements, refund or balance-due information, and other tax matters to clients.
Answer tax-related questions and provide basic tax-planning guidance when appropriate.
Complete electronic filing and obtain required client signatures and authorizations.
Assist clients with IRS and state notices and provide audit support when appropriate.
Follow up with clients regarding incomplete or pending tax returns.
Answer incoming client calls through our call-routing system.
Assist with client retention, referrals, and business-development efforts.
Process client payments and follow established office procedures.
Support office priorities through teamwork and collaboration.
Mentor and assist less-experienced tax preparers when appropriate.
Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive client and company information.

Skills You’ll Bring for Success

Two or more tax seasons of previous tax preparation experience.
Experience preparing individual federal and state income tax returns.
Experience with self-employment, rental, investment, multistate, partnership, or trust returns is a plus.
Strong understanding of tax preparation procedures and documentation requirements.
Excellent customer-service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced tax-season environment.
Comfortable working with tax preparation software and other computer applications.
Successful completion of the Jackson Hewitt Tax Knowledge Assessment.
Valid IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN).
Tax planning and IRS/state notice experience preferred.
CPA or Enrolled Agent credential is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field is helpful but not required.

Why Work With Us?

Flexible seasonal scheduling
Full-time or part-time hours
Opportunity to supplement your income
Ability to work around another job or existing commitments
Opportunity to return each tax season
Use and expand your tax knowledge
Work directly with clients and make a meaningful difference
Opportunities to mentor newer tax preparers and take on additional responsibility

Locations

We have five convenient locations:

North Topeka, Kansas
Central Topeka, Kansas
Holton, Kansas
Junction City, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas

This is an in-office position and is not remote.

Working at Jackson Hewitt

Jackson Hewitt is an innovator with nearly 6,000 locations, and we’re on a mission to change the face of the tax industry. We are an industry-leading provider of full-service individual, federal, and state income tax preparation with offices across the country. Jackson Hewitt is always seeking to improve its financial products, promotions, and partnerships so clients get more.

Taxes are fun (really!)

Jackson Hewitt is proud to offer free tax training as well as continuing education for tax preparers across the country. With nearly 6,000 locations to choose from, there's likely a Jackson Hewitt location near you, including at your local Walmart store. Tax preparers have flexible scheduling and various rewards too.

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Work-Life Balance

We offer seasonal opportunities and flexible schedules for a variety of positions. That leaves the rest of your time to build out your dreams, grow your skills, spend time with family, and live your life.

Stability

Over 150 million people file taxes every year and more than half use tax services.

Be the Difference

Who knows your community better than you do? Join a team that helps your neighbors with what is likely their most important financial transaction of the year.

Recognition and Appreciation

Jackson Hewitt recognizes top performers through the Tax Pro bonus program and other award drawings.

Jobs with Career Potential

Build your future—and your resume—with skills that don’t age. Get a start in the tax business and build the career you want.

Giving Back

Retail locations are often heavily involved in their local communities and charities.

Celebrating Success

Districts across the nation host conference calls that start with recognition of wins in client satisfaction, returns completed, and other company objectives. At the end of each tax season, teams in each district come together to celebrate the season’s accomplishments.

Transferable Skills

Learning to prepare taxes will benefit you at Jackson Hewitt and beyond.