Location : Remote (U.S.-based), with preference for San Antonio, TX

Help us build a thoughtful, client-focused tax practice.

Darchicourt Consulting is expanding our accounting and advisory services to include tax. We are seeking an experienced CPA to serve as our primary technical tax leader during the launch of the practice and until responsibilities are transitioned to a future full-time Tax Director.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a tax professional who enjoys both technical work and building practical, scalable processes. The right person will help establish the practice, take meaningful technical responsibility for an intentionally manageable group of clients, and work directly with firm leadership without taking on a traditional full-time position.

What You’ll Do

·     Serve as Darchicourt Consulting’s primary technical tax leader during the launch of the practice, until responsibilities are transitioned to a future full-time Tax Director.

·     Lead the evaluation and implementation of tax software, workflows, quality-control procedures, and the firm’s EFIN/e-file readiness in collaboration with firm leadership.

·     Design practical workflows for client intake, organizers, engagement letters, preparation, review, delivery, extensions, estimates, and follow-up.

·     Provide guidance on service scope, pricing, client fit, complexity, and capacity as the practice grows.

·     Prepare and/or review assigned individual and business returns and sign as the paid preparer when required based on the individual’s level of responsibility for the return and the agreed engagement structure.

·     Advise on tax estimates, depreciation, pass-through entity issues, household employee matters, planning opportunities, and other client questions.

·     Participate in select client calls when technical tax expertise is needed.

·     Support IRS and state notices, correspondence, and related matters for clients and returns in which the consultant is involved, subject to appropriate authorizations.

Engagement Phases

Launch phase: Tax software evaluation and implementation; EFIN/e-file readiness; workflow and template design; quality-control procedures; pricing, scope, and capacity recommendations; and preparation for client onboarding.

Ongoing client phase: Tax preparation and review, planning, estimates, client calls, deadline management, and notice support for the agreed initial client portfolio.

Typical First-Year Client Mix

·     Simple to moderately complex individual returns (Forms 1040).

·     More complex individual returns requiring additional planning or technical review.

·     A limited number of business and pass-through entity returns, including partnerships and S corporations.

·     Approximately 15–20 client relationships, with the total number of federal and state returns, entity relationships, and complexity reviewed and agreed before acceptance.

What We’re Looking For

·     Active CPA license in good standing.

·     Active PTIN and willingness and ability to sign returns for which the consultant has primary preparation or review responsibility.

·     At least 10 years of recent tax preparation and review experience.

·     Experience with individual and business returns, including partnerships and S corporations.

·     Strong working knowledge of federal and state tax compliance.

·     Experience advising small and mid-sized businesses and their owners.

·     Ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and exercise sound professional judgment.

·     Comfort working remotely and managing priorities with limited day-to-day oversight.

·     Professional liability insurance, or willingness to obtain appropriate coverage, and no current restrictions on practice before the IRS.

·     Ability to comply with the firm’s information-security, confidentiality, and document-retention requirements.

·     Experience with tax practice setup, software implementation, workflow design, IRS and state notices, or proactive tax planning is strongly preferred.

Why Work With Darchicourt Consulting?

·     Flexible, primarily remote consulting work.

·     A meaningful leadership role in shaping a new tax practice from the beginning.

·     A deliberately managed initial client load rather than an unlimited busy-season volume expectation.

·     Work that includes technical leadership and process development—not only return preparation.

·     The potential for an ongoing consulting relationship as the practice grows.

·     Direct collaboration with firm leadership in a responsive, entrepreneurial environment.

Engagement Details

Classification: Independent contractor (1099).

Location: Primarily remote within the United States. San Antonio-area candidates are strongly preferred. Availability during agreed Central Time business hours will occasionally be needed for working sessions and client calls.

Schedule: Flexible and mutually agreed. During the launch phase, the consultant should be available for a weekly 30–60 minute working session, with additional availability scheduled around implementation needs, tax deadlines, and the assigned client workload.

Compensation structure: Launch and implementation work may be structured as a fixed project fee or hourly engagement. Ongoing consultation, preparation, review, and client matters will be compensated under a mutually agreed hourly or per-return arrangement.