Federal Tax Partner - PE Port Co Food and Beverage
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About the role
As a Tax Partner, you will lead client service, growth, specialist, or leadership responsibilities for the Tax line of business. This role focuses on delivering high-quality tax solutions, deepening client relationships, developing teams, and contributing to strategic growth across capabilities and markets.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior tax client service leader, relationship owner, or capability leader for complex client needs and firm priorities.
- Lead teams in the delivery of tax services, coordinating across capabilities, industries, geographies, and specialists to provide integrated solutions.
- Manage multiple engagements or client portfolios, monitoring status, resources, economics, quality, and client service expectations.
- Identify technical tax matters and client opportunities early, consult with specialists as needed, and guide teams through complex issues.
- Maintain ongoing client relationships to understand goals, anticipate needs, and connect clients with the right expertise across the firm.
- Support responsible growth through pipeline development, client transfers, cross-firm collaboration, referral networks, and market-facing activity.
- Manage profitability, billing, collections, engagement economics, and operational discipline consistent with firm expectations.
- Apply strong quality, risk, independence, ethics, and professional judgment to all client and team activities.
- Use digital tools, standardized processes, and global workforce capabilities to improve consistency, efficiency, and client experience.
- Coach and develop high-performing teams, building technical depth, specialty capability, and the next generation of leaders.
- Lead with an enterprise mindset, aligning decisions to long-term firm value, cultural stewardship, and client outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field from an accredited university.
- Active CPA license in the state of residence or primary office.
- Minimum of twelve (12) years of Tax experience in public accounting, with the ability to effectively identify, sell, and deliver tax services to middle-market clients.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to meet client service, quality, and performance expectations within applicable deadlines and in accordance with firm and client standards.
- Effective project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, tasks, and projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and maintain accuracy and quality of work in a fast-paced, client-service environment.
- Ability to work effectively in a professional office environment and, as required by the role, at client sites, including the ability to sit for extended periods of time and work at a computer and other standard office equipment.
- Ability to maintain consistent, onsite presence during core business hours including the ability to regularly report to a firm office location and travel to client sites as required, including access to reliable transportation.
- Ability to work extended and/or non-standard hours during peak periods or as necessary to meet client, project, or firm business needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading tax growth, client service, specialist, or leadership responsibilities across a capability, industry, or market.
- Demonstrated ability to balance tax-specific growth, advisory and compliance mix, profitability, quality, and client relationship expansion.
- Experience integrating global delivery resources, digital tools, and consistent processes into tax service delivery.
- Proven ability to develop senior tax talent and build teams with strong technical and specialty capabilities.
Benefits
At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands while maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards.