Team Leader - Denver West, Co

Company: H&R Block
Location: Lakewood
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

What you'll do...

Joining us as a Team Leader, you'll provide leadership to a customer-centric team of associates and accelerate their seasonal tax business by managing a single H&R Block tax office.

You'll serve as the front-line manager to provide leadership and development of tax office associates, delivering an outstanding client experience, and achieving all office related growth objectives. We'll help you advance your knowledge and skills you'll need to excel with us as you serve as a knowledgeable resource on tax topics and products for associates. As needed, you'll also prepare accurate tax returns for clients.

You'll begin working a flexible part-time schedule in the fall as you ramp up for the busy tax season, then transition to a full-time schedule from January through April. After working a successful tax season, you may find that you want to apply to return for subsequent seasons, or even apply for advancement opportunities.

Day to day, you'll...

• Partner with the District General Manager to create and implement office-level growth plans, which includes developing local partnerships and managing office community involvement
• Assist the District General Manager in recruiting and interviewing candidates for tax office associate positions
• Serve as point of contact for onsite escalated client service concerns
• Ensure clients are scheduled properly and conflicts are resolved
• Lead daily activities to ensure that all tax office associates work is completed according to deadlines, with attention to quality standards, priorities and overall goals
• Build an engaging team environment by training and coaching associates to execute on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and recognizing outstanding associate contributions
• Lead daily team meetings and communicate essential information to tax office associates
• Create associate work schedules and ensure accurate timekeeping and overtime management
• Prepare tax returns, as required Pay range for this position is $7.25 to $80.00 hourly.
  • This information is posted pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act to provide Colorado applicants with information about what they might be eligible to receive. Individual pay decisions will depend on job-related factors such as experience, education, skill, performance, and geographic location where work will be performed.
  • Successful candidates may be able to participate in one or more incentive compensation or short-term incentive plans, which could generate additional earnings in accordance with the terms of each plan.
  • Qualifying seasonal associates can enroll themselves and/or their eligible dependents in medical and prescription drug coverage; can participate in the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan), the Employee Assistance Program, (virtual) fitness center programs, and the associate discount program; are automatically enrolled in Business Travel Accident Insurance; and receive Associate Tax Prep benefits
    
    About H&R Block...
    
    We are here to live our purpose to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. We take our work personally, because we know what it represents: Families and homes. Livelihoods and lives.
    
    We've been true to that purpose since brothers Henry and Richard Bloch founded our company in 1955. Since then, we've grown to approximately 12,000 tax offices throughout the United States and around the world. When you join our team, you'll add to the momentum of a forward-thinking company - one that defined an industry and is now leading its transformation.
    
    It would be even better if you also had...
    
    
    • 2 or more years as a Tax Professional
      Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply!
      
      What you'll bring to the team...
      
      

      • Prior experience working in a customer service, shift leader, or similar role
      • Experience supervising or managing people
      • Successful completion of the H&R Block Tax Knowledge Assessment or Income Tax Course
      • Annual completion of 18-hours of continuing education and ability to meet all other IRS and applicable state requirements
      • Customer-centric mindset with strong communication skills
      • Computer proficient with the ability to use MS Office
      • Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision
      • Passionate, determined, resilient under stress and a will to win attitude
      • Able to work a flexible work schedule of 40 hours per week and flexibility in work assignments based on business needs
      • High school diploma equivalent or higher

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