Tax Administrative Professional

## Description

Miller Cooper is seeking a professional, organized, and proactive Tax Administrative Professional. The ideal candidate is a highly adaptable individual with a strong service orientation, a willingness to take on diverse tasks, and be **in person 5 days a week in Deerfield, Chicago or Downers Grove.**

With over 105 years of independent, client-focused service in Chicagoland, we've grown organically—never through mergers or acquisitions. That means **more opportunity, more impact, and a real voice in your department and your career.**

**Firm Highlights:**

• Crain’s Chicago 10th largest firm (2025), Accounting Today’s 55th largest firm in the US, 10th in the Great Lakes region (2025).
• Largest independent public accounting firm in Chicago.
• Large Firm Opportunities, Small Firm Culture.
• Culture of collaboration. We win as a team; we lose as a team.

**How You Will Contribute:**

• Tax Administrative Support:
• Manage the completion of all tax return filings, including communication with Department Personnel to resolve errors.
• Maintain content for internal document management.
• Receive, scan, and maintain physical tax documents received from clients and convert to electronic formats for processing.
• Process tax returns, typically via electronic means using SafeSend platforms, but occasionally in paper.
• Type and execute letters, general correspondence, and other documentation as needed.
• Provide project/administrative support in other areas of the tax department as needed.

**About YOU!**

• 2+ years of experience in a mid-size accounting firm.
• Working experience processing tax returns.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, specifically Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Knowledge of GoFileRoom, GoSystem, SafeSend, or similar accounting software is preferred.
• Professional attitude and appearance.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with a high degree of attention to detail.
• DAILY ACCESS TO A VEHICLE is required to commute to and from our Downers Grove office, and other locations for training and as needed.
• Overtime required during spring and fall busy seasons, including Saturdays.

**What we offer:**

• Competitive benefits package
• Generous paid time off that increase with tenure (up to the firm max)
• Paid Parental leave
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time
• Team lunches every Tuesday
• Miller Cooper Communities (employee resource groups)
• Employee and client referral bonus program
• Commuter Benefits

*Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including internal salary alignment, market data, and the candidate’s qualifications- including, but not limited to, specialty skills, prior relevant industry experience, and relevant degrees or certifications (e.g., CPA, JD). A reasonable estimate of the compensation for this level is**$28-$31/hour.*