
Senior Manager of Tax Services- Private Wealth
Role description
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Position Overview
- As a Senior Manager in Wealth Tax – Trusts & Estates, you will serve as a senior
- technical and client-facing leader, advising high-net-worth individuals and
- families on complex fiduciary tax matters. You will oversee multiple
- engagements, mentor managers and staff, and play a key role in expanding the
- firm’s private client services.
Responsibilities
- Lead and review complex fiduciary, estate, and gift tax engagements, ensuring
technical accuracy and timely delivery.
- Serve as a primary advisor to high-net-worth individuals, family offices,
trustees, and fiduciaries on estate and wealth transfer planning.
- Design and implement advanced estate, gift, and GST tax strategies, including
charitable planning and multi-generational wealth transfer.
- Provide guidance on trust administration, fiduciary accounting issues, and
complex income tax matters for trusts and estates.
- Maintain strong client relationships and identify opportunities to expand
services across tax, advisory, and assurance practices.
- Supervise, mentor, and develop Managers, Senior Associates, and staff;
provide leadership on technical training and development.
- Collaborate closely with attorneys, investment advisors, and estate planners
to deliver integrated client solutions.
- Monitor legislative developments and proactively advise clients and internal
teams on emerging trust and estate tax issues.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required. JD or LL.M. in
Taxation strongly preferred.
- Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive experience in trust and estate
taxation.
- Advanced knowledge of fiduciary income tax, estate and gift tax planning, and
wealth preservation strategies.
- Strong experience advising high-net-worth individuals and family offices.
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities.
- Excellent communication and client advisory skills.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers,
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