Tax Senior, Private Client Services

Private Client Services at BDO is a boutique practice within our firm. Offering a high touch approach, we have extensive experience serving high-net-worth individuals, their families, family offices, C-Suite executives, athletes, entertainers, as well as other people with complicated tax and financial structures. The Private Client Services Practice is experienced in all aspects of estate, income, gift, and trust tax consulting and compliance; charitable giving and philanthropic foundations; executive compensation; and cash-flow, retirement, and life insurance planning.

Responsibilities

• Participates in tax and consulting engagements and enhances skills identifying and addressing client needs
• Works with clients and their advisors to gather information needed to prepare tax returns
• Prepares complex individual, trust, estate, S-Corp, foundation, partnership, and gift tax returns, both Federal and State jurisdictions, while demonstrating the ability to follow instructions and actively seek feedback
• Reviews basic individual and trust tax returns and provides written and verbal feedback to staff and interns
• Analyzes tax notices received from government agencies and prepares initial drafts of response
• Identifies technical issues, conducts advanced tax research, and develops sound recommendations for PCS leadership
• Works in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment both independently and within a team dynamic
• Prioritizes and completes tasks
• Collaborates and builds new relationships with other new professionals both inside and outside the firm

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May supervise and manage the day-to-day work assignments of PCS Associates
• Provides verbal and written performance feedback to PCS Associates, as necessary
• Acts as mentor to PCS Associates

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, required; OR Bachelor's degree in other focus area and CPA certification, required
• Master’s degree in Accountancy or Taxation, preferred
• Two (2) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting, or consulting/professional services experience, required
• Experience in private client service, preferred
• Prior basic supervisory experience, preferred

Qualifications

• CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations), preferred
• Possession of other professional degrees or certifications applicable to role, preferred
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat, required
• Experience with tax compliance process software (GoSystems, BNA Tax Planner, GoFileRoom, SurePrep), preferred
• Experience with tax research tools (BNA Portfolio, CCH IntelliConnect, Checkpoint and Lexis Nexis), preferred

Skills

• Initiative: Works hard, putting in extra effort when necessary to complete assignments within given deadlines; self-starting; doesn’t need to be explicitly told to put in this effort; when set, meets weekly/engagement hours expectations
• Ownership: Owns their own career and technical development; demonstrates self-awareness, actively pursues projects and learning experiences to fill in technical knowledge gaps
• Communication: Expresses themselves effectively verbally and in writing; takes complex thoughts, synthesizes them into works using clear, concise language, and presents a cohesive narrative. Internally, communicates the status of their work to their team; promptly responds to requests
• Leadership: Leads by example, acting as a model for the firm’s core values. Takes on challenges; sees tasks through completion, even if there are obstacles
• Business Development: Builds new relationships and maintains existing relationships with BDO professionals and external sources
• People Development: Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm. Takes the time to teach others information/skills that are critical to their current and future work. Trains associates and interns on how to use all current software tools and PCS methodology

Pay

• California Range: $84,000 - $110,000
• Colorado Range: $72,000 - $90,000
• Illinois Range: $80,000 - $93,000
• Maryland Range: $90,000 - $94,000
• Massachusetts Range: $90,000 - $100,000
• Minnesota Range: $75,000 - $84,000
• New Jersey Range: $82,000 - $112,000
• Ohio Range: $81,000 - $95,000
• NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $100,000 - $110,000
• Washington Range: $80,000 - $95,000
• Washington DC Range: $93,000 - $98,000

Benefits

BDO provides a comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits package, including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and enhances financial well-being. Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Learn more about our benefits.

About Us

At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you. Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.

BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world.