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# Director, Tax at Current

- **Company:** [Current](https://feeny.ai/companies/current)
- **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA
- **Compensation:** $175k–$225k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/current-advisors/dea536e2-d52c-475a-8e82-2139518cab06

## Job description

## About the Company

At Current, everything starts with people. We partner with leading accounting firms across the United States, bringing them together through a shared platform that supports their growth while preserving the local identities and client relationships that make each firm unique. Our partner firms combine the close connections of a local team with the resources of a national community, giving professionals access to broader career opportunities, learning, collaboration, and innovative technology. Whether you join Current or one of our partner firms, you’ll be part of a connected team investing in your development and shaping the future of accounting.

The Director, Tax provides senior leadership across Cutler Advisors’ tax practice, overseeing a portfolio of tax compliance engagements and helping clients address complex tax matters. This role partners with tax leadership on engagement strategy, risk management, client relationships, and team development while ensuring consistent quality, timely filings, and strong engagement economics. The Director leads through senior managers, managers, supervisors, and engagement teams as assigned, combining technical judgment with practical client guidance and disciplined delivery.

## Key responsibilities

- Lead a portfolio of tax compliance engagements, ensuring consistent quality, accurate documentation, and on-time delivery.
- Set engagement strategy for complex clients, including risk assessment, planning expectations, staffing, timelines, and review depth; align decisions with tax leadership.
- Review key tax judgments, high-risk areas, and engagement conclusions to ensure positions are supported and filing requirements are met.
- Resolve escalated technical and client issues, coordinating research, specialist input, communications, and documentation as needed.
- Oversee portfolio budgets, work in process, billing, realization, utilization, and rework; identify trends and implement corrective actions.
- Coach and develop senior managers, managers, supervisors, and assigned engagement teams; provide clear priorities, feedback, and performance management support.
- Build and maintain client relationships through clear executive-level communication, expectation-setting, and timely resolution of concerns; support client retention and growth.
- Advance quality improvement, standardization, training, and technology adoption, coordinating with other service lines and specialists as appropriate.

Required qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
- CPA license required, or equivalent active licensure as applicable.
- Significant experience leading and reviewing tax engagements in a public accounting environment.
- Advanced knowledge of federal and state tax concepts and compliance requirements.
- Strong engagement strategy and risk management skills, with the ability to lead leaders and manage multiple concurrent priorities.
- Strong client-facing communication, stakeholder management, and sound professional judgment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and tax software and tools.

Tools and workflow

- Monitor portfolio filing calendars, extensions, delivery milestones, staffing, capacity, and utilization.
- Review engagement financials, including budgets versus actuals, billing, realization, and write-ups or write-downs.
- Track technical issues, review notes, rework, compliance findings, and escalation plans to strengthen quality and risk management.
- Use client feedback, retention trends, referrals, and growth opportunities to support client relationships and practice planning.

Success expectations

- Engagements are delivered on time with consistent quality, supported tax positions, and effective risk management.
- Complex technical and client issues are resolved with timely communication and appropriate escalation.
- Portfolio economics and team capacity are actively managed, with corrective action on delivery or budget variances.
- Team leaders develop through coaching and accountability, and practice improvements are adopted consistently.

## Compensation & Benefits

The total rewards package at Current includes base salary and benefits.

Our salary ranges are competitive within the accounting industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

We provide a robust benefits package, including:

- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental)
- Company-Paid Life and Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance
- Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions
- Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning

## Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

## About Current

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A platform that equips independent accounting and advisory firms with enterprise-level resources, technology, and scale to compete and grow.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Thrive Holdings)
- **Headquarters**: Not publicly available
- **Founded**: 2023 (as Current; predecessor Crete Professionals Alliance existed earlier)
- **Founders**: Jake Sloane and Frank Zhang

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Accounting, tax, and business advisory services
- **Target customers**: Independent accounting and advisory firms (B2B); indirectly serves business owners, operators, and investors through partner firms
- **Mission**: “To accelerate potential” — giving talented people the right environment, tools, and opportunities to create more impact

## Products & Services
- **Current Platform**: A national partnership offering centralized corporate resources (HR, finance, legal, IT), AI-enabled tools and automation, global talent support (teams in India and the Philippines), dedicated growth operations, recruiting assistance, and M&A integration support. Member firms retain their local brand and leadership.
- **Advisory Services (via partner firms)**: Forward-looking financial and business advisory — growth strategy, financial optimization, R&D tax credits, and other strategic guidance for private equity-backed companies, family businesses, and high-growth entrepreneurs.
- **Global Delivery**: Established teams in India and the Philippines providing scalable talent and 24/7 support to member firms.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: $500M in revenue (as stated on company website)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by Thrive Holdings; network of 45+ partner firms across 25 U.S. states and 4 countries
- **Growth Signals**: Named Accounting Today’s fastest-growing accounting firm; 2,000+ employees; rapid expansion through tuck-in acquisitions and partnerships (e.g., BFJ, Maxwell Advisors, Think Advisors); presence in India and the Philippines

## Competitive Advantages
- **Platform model**: Combines local autonomy of independent firms with the scale, technology, and resources of a national enterprise — a rare hybrid in the accounting industry.
- **AI and automation**: Centralized investment in AI-enabled tools and automation that individual firms could not afford on their own.
- **Talent and delivery**: Global support teams and cross-firm career opportunities create a deeper talent pool than any single firm.
- **M&A infrastructure**: Dedicated growth operations and integration support allow member firms to pursue acquisitions more effectively.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding the network of partner firms through both organic growth and strategic tuck-in acquisitions.
- Invest further in AI, automation, and global delivery to increase efficiency and client value.
- Build the next generation of accounting talent through university partnerships (e.g., University of Houston) and leadership development programs.
- Strengthen the platform’s advisory capabilities to move firms from “reporting the past” to “shaping what’s next.”

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values of reliability, resourcefulness, and respect; emphasis on ownership, accountability, and transparency.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid and flexible work options; 2,000+ employees across 4 countries.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, retirement and financial wellness plans, learning & development budgets, clear career pathing, and leadership development programs.
- **Career growth**: Cross-firm opportunities — access to roles across the entire network, not just one office; mentorship and community; exposure to AI, global delivery, and modern tools.
- **Recognition**: Fastest-growing firm in the profession, offering a dynamic, high-impact environment for ambitious professionals.

## Sources
1. [current.co - About Us](https://www.current.co/about-us)
2. [current.co - Careers](https://www.current.co/careers)
3. [current.co - Our Team](https://www.current.co/our-team)
4. [current.co - Advisory Services](https://www.current.co/services/advisory)
5. [current.co - BFJ Joins Current](https://www.current.co/news/bfj-joins-current-reuniting-with-former-partner)

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