Tax Senior Manager - Private Client Services (Remote)

Overview

This position is for a Tax Senior Manager to join the Private Client Services (PCS) practice. The role involves efficiently overseeing multiple client engagements while demonstrating proficiency in business development, marketing, and recruitment efforts, along with strong leadership capabilities that support staff growth.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team, foster strong client relationships, and collaborate closely with Partners in an entrepreneurial environment that values exceptional client service and technical excellence.
• Maintain clear visibility into engagement status, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Oversee tax planning and compliance functions for ultra-high net worth individuals and their families, ensuring timely, accurate delivery of federal, state, and local returns.
• Proactively identify and resolve workflow, technical, or client-related delays.
• Apply comprehensive knowledge of hedge fund K-1 treatment, including trusts, estates, gifts, and charitable entities.
• Ensure consistent application of tax law and firm standards across all engagements.
• Perform primary review of complex tax returns, ensuring technical accuracy, proper documentation, and minimal rework.
• Identify recurring issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Serve as a primary client contact by delivering proactive tax planning insights and responding to inquiries with clarity and urgency.
• Support client meetings and presentations.
• Monitor engagement budgets, realization, and team utilization; identify margin risks, scope creep, or inefficiencies and implement solutions to improve performance and profitability.
• Cultivate and nurture relationships with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders, promoting accountability and ownership across the engagement team.
• Provide coaching, training, and real-time feedback to staff.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and performance evaluation efforts.
• Contribute to continuous development of team capabilities.
• Leverage tax technology, data tools, and process improvements to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability of service delivery.
• Actively participate in business development efforts, including identifying opportunities, supporting proposals, and expanding client relationships.
• Stay current on tax law changes and collaborate across the firm to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent field is required.
• 10+ years of progressive tax experience providing tax compliance and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals.
• 8+ years of tax compliance, specialization in complex technical individual and business returns.
• Recent Public Accounting experience.
• CPA or IRS Enrolled Agent Certification required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Taxation or relevant field.
• Experience using GoSystems or CCH Axcess tax software.
• Experience acquiring new clients and growing a book of business.

Compensation & Benefits

• For Minnesota and Illinois, the expected salary range for this position is between $120,000 and $200,000.
• The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences.
• Actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

Location

• Preferred location: Denver
• Flexibility in office location; option to be fully remote.