Keep the queue moving
Add preparers with relevant individual or business return experience. Define which work they will handle independently and which work follows your review process.
CPA firms · Tax practices · In-house tax teams
Seasonal tax preparer staffing & recruiting
Keep returns moving. Give your core team room to focus.
Scion Staffing connects your practice with seasonal tax preparers and tax-season support professionals matched to your software, client work, and deadlines. Bring us one urgent opening or a team plan. Our US-based recruiters will help you build the coverage your next filing cycle requires.
Temporary · Temp-to-hire · All US locations
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Scion’s 2026 Best of Staffing recognition includes client and talent satisfaction. Put our recruiting experience to work for your seasonal team.
More capacity where the work happens
Your workload has a deadline. Your staffing plan should match it.
An experienced preparer can help move assigned returns forward. A capable intake coordinator can help keep missing documents from interrupting that work. We help you identify the right mix of professionals for your practice, instead of treating every tax-season opening as the same position.
Support your permanent staff
Cover an absence, add capacity for incoming clients, or support a busy engagement team. Plan assignment hours and handoffs around your actual workflow.
Reduce administrative interruptions
Bring in document intake, scheduling, and client service support so preparers and reviewers can stay focused on the work that requires their expertise.
Roles we recruit
Build the tax-season team your practice needs
Scion supports CPA firms, independent accounting practices, tax preparation businesses, and corporate tax departments. Your recruiter defines the responsibilities, experience, and working arrangements for each position before the search begins.
Individual tax preparers
Seasonal professionals for assigned individual return preparation, supporting schedules, document follow-up, and preparation workpapers within your firm’s procedures.
Business tax preparers
Recruiting focused on your entity types and return complexity. Specify partnership, S corporation, corporate, or other relevant preparation experience at intake.
Senior preparers & tax accountants
Additional experience for complex preparation assignments, reconciliations, workpaper organization, and coordination with your tax managers.
CPAs & enrolled agents
Credentialed professionals when your assignment requires them. Define preparation, review, and any representation responsibilities separately.
Tax review support
Experienced professionals for employer-defined technical review duties. Your practice sets approval authority, supervision, and sign-off requirements.
Tax-season office support
Client service, appointment scheduling, document intake, scanning, data entry, and administrative coordination, with duties distinct from substantive preparation.
A focused match for your practice
Experience that fits your returns, systems, and clients
A job title alone does not tell you whether someone is ready for your assignment. Scion’s recruiting conversation starts with the work: the returns you prepare, the systems you use, and the responsibilities your seasonal employee will own.
- Return experience: client types, entity structures, complexity, and relevant preparation history.
- Software: your required platform, modules, and expected level of independent proficiency.
- Qualifications: credentials and applicable preparer requirements for the duties you assign.
- Working style: accuracy, communication, documentation, and responsiveness to reviewer feedback.
- Availability: start date, expected hours, assignment length, location, and potential extension.
Tell us whether you need experience with UltraTax CS, Drake Tax, Lacerte, ProSeries, CCH Axcess Tax, or another platform. We can focus the search on your requirements and discuss any acceptable learning curve.
Start with the work ahead
Tell us your deadlines. Let’s build your team.
Share the number of people you need, your software, required experience, and target start dates. Scion will help turn those priorities into a focused seasonal staffing plan.
Flexible assignments
Coverage before, during, and after the filing push
Some practices need early support for document organization and onboarding. Others need additional preparation capacity once work arrives, or experienced help through extension season. Your assignment can be planned around the stages that matter to your business.
PlanDefine roles, software, hours, and start dates.
OnboardIntroduce systems, procedures, and reviewer handoffs.
Prepare & reviewAdd capacity within your established workflow.
ReassessCoordinate extension work and continued coverage.
Conceptual planning sequence. Timing and staffing needs vary by employer.
Temporary staffing
Add professionals for a defined workload or coverage period. Discuss expected hours, assignment duration, and any likely changes before the start date.
Temp-to-hire
Consider an assignment with a potential path to permanent employment when ongoing work and the agreed terms support that option.
Ongoing recruiting
If you need a year-round team member, explore tax accountant recruiting alongside your seasonal staffing plan.
Responsive recruiting. Practical coordination.
Get from an open role to a prepared assignment
Scion’s US-based recruiters bring accounting staffing experience and national talent resources to your search. For many temporary assignments, we can present candidates within 48–72 hours after a completed intake, depending on requirements and availability. Specialized credentials, software, and complex return experience can affect timing.
Clarify your priorities
We discuss responsibilities, experience, compensation, work location, and timing. You identify the qualifications that are essential and where flexibility is possible.
Review relevant candidates
Recruiting focuses on your criteria, including experience and availability. Your team evaluates candidates and confirms the technical depth needed for the assignment.
Prepare for the start
We coordinate assignment logistics and stay connected as needs change. Your team provides system access, task instructions, supervision, and review procedures.
For temporary employees placed on Scion’s payroll, the arrangement is W-2 employment. Discuss onboarding, time reporting, and employer responsibilities with your recruiter. Clear procedures for access permissions and confidential documents should be established before work begins.
Local needs. National resources.
Tax-season hiring across all US locations
Scion serves employers nationwide, including teams in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, and other US markets. Whether you need professionals in your office or a distributed team, we shape recruiting around your approved work locations and operating requirements.
On-site assignments may prioritize local availability and office schedules. Remote assignments require clear expectations for secure access, communication, supervision, and approved working locations. Hybrid roles need a defined in-office schedule from the start.
Our broader finance staffing and accounting capabilities can also support reconciliations, bookkeeping, and other employer-defined work surrounding your tax preparation cycle.
For tax professionals
Put your preparation experience to work
Looking for a seasonal assignment? Tell Scion about your return preparation experience, software proficiency, credentials, and availability. Include the types of clients and returns you have supported, your preferred work location, and when you can begin. Openings change with employer needs.
Hiring questions, answered
Seasonal tax staffing FAQs
How quickly can Scion present seasonal tax preparers?
For many temporary assignments, Scion can present candidates within 48–72 hours after a completed intake. Timing depends on return complexity, required software, credentials, location, compensation, and candidate availability. Your recruiter will discuss a realistic timeline for your assignment.
Can we request preparers with specific software experience?
Yes. Share the software, modules, and versions your team uses, along with the level of independent proficiency you need. Scion can focus recruiting on relevant experience with platforms such as UltraTax CS, Drake Tax, Lacerte, ProSeries, or CCH Axcess Tax, based on your requirements.
Can you recruit CPAs or enrolled agents for seasonal assignments?
Yes. If your assignment requires a CPA or enrolled agent, identify that requirement at intake. Credentialed preparation, technical review, and client representation are different responsibilities, so we define the role and required qualifications before recruiting.
Can Scion help us hire multiple seasonal tax preparers?
Yes. Scion can support a single opening or a coordinated team request. Share the number of people, required experience, start dates, expected hours, and work locations so we can plan recruiting around your priorities.
Do you support on-site, hybrid, and remote tax-season staffing?
Scion supports employers across all US locations and recruits for on-site, hybrid, and remote assignments. Availability depends on the role and market. Employers define approved locations, systems access, supervision, and secure working procedures.
Can assignments continue through extension season?
Yes. Seasonal assignments can be planned around preparation, filing, and extension workloads. Discuss the expected end date and potential changes with your recruiter so continued coverage can be coordinated with candidate availability.
Can we hire a seasonal employee permanently?
Temp-to-hire can provide a path to permanent employment when the assignment and agreement support it. Scion also offers direct hire recruiting for an ongoing tax or accounting position. Ask your recruiter about the appropriate arrangement and terms.
Can you provide administrative support alongside tax preparers?
Yes. Scion recruits tax-season client service, scheduling, document intake, data entry, and administrative professionals. We distinguish these duties from substantive return preparation and match each position to its actual responsibilities.
What is seasonal tax preparer staffing?
Seasonal tax preparer staffing connects employers with professionals for time-limited tax preparation workloads. Assignments may support individual or business returns, with experience, software proficiency, credentials, and supervision requirements defined for each role.
How do I apply for seasonal tax preparation jobs?
Visit Scion’s job search and application pages. Include your tax preparation experience, return types, software knowledge, credentials, location, and availability. Open assignments vary, and submitting an application does not guarantee placement.
For role planning, consult the IRS guidance on PTIN requirements and tax preparer credentials and qualifications. Requirements depend on the work performed; administrative support and substantive preparation are different duties.
Build capacity with Scion
Your next filing cycle deserves a staffing plan.
Give your team additional preparation capacity, reliable office support, or both. Tell Scion what needs to get done and when you need people ready to begin.