Overview
This role is a Tax Senior Manager position within the Private Client Services (PCS) practice. The position involves overseeing multiple client engagements efficiently while demonstrating proficiency in business development, marketing, and recruitment efforts. Strong leadership is required, including the ability to foster professional growth within the team.
The employer offers flexibility in office location, with the option to be fully remote.
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 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 strong understanding of trusts, estates, gifts, and charitable entities.
- Provide consistent application of tax law and firm standards across engagements.
- Conduct primary review of complex tax returns to ensure technical accuracy, proper documentation, and minimal rework.
- Identify recurring issues and drive continuous improvement.
- Serve as a primary client contact, 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 relationships with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders while 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 the 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 specializing 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.
- Office location flexibility is available, with the option to be fully remote.