Tax Senior, Private Client Services

About the role

BDO is a boutique practice within our firm offering a high touch approach to serve high net-worth individuals, family offices, C-Suite executives, athletes, entertainers, and others with complex tax and financial structures. The Private Client Services Practice specializes in 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
• 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
• Prioritizes and completes tasks
• Collaborates and builds new relationships with other new professionals both inside and outside the firm

Requirements

• Two (2) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting, or consulting/professional services experience
• Prior basic supervisory experience
• 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)
• Experience in private client service

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Initiative
• Communication
• Leadership
• Business Development
• People Development

Benefits

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world. At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities.

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
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $100,000 - $118,000
Washington Range: $80,000 - $95,000
Washington DC Range: $93,000 - $98,000

Schedule

BDO is committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients. We empower team members to explore their full potential, celebrate ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs, focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities, and offer BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Click here to find out more!

Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. Click here to find out more!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

BDO USA, P.A. is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability