Tax Senior, Private Client Services

About the role

BDO is a boutique practice within the firm, offering a high touch approach to serve high net-worth individuals, families, family offices, C-Suite executives, athletes, entertainers, and others with complex tax and financial structures.

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
• Collaborates and builds new relationships with other new professionals both inside and outside the firm
• Prioritizes and completes tasks
• Serves as mentor to PCS Associates
• Provides verbal and written performance feedback to PCS Associates, as necessary

Requirements

• Two (2) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting, or consulting/professional services experience
• Experience in private client service
• 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)
• Software proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience with tax compliance process software (GoSystems, BNA Tax Planner, GoFileRoom, SurePrep)
• Experience with tax research tools (BNA Portfolio, CCH IntelliConnect, Checkpoint and Lexis Nexis)

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

BDO offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Qualified retirement plan (ESOP)
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee recognition programs
• Community involvement initiatives

Details on specific benefits may vary based on location.

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 - $118,000
Washington Range: $80,000 - $95,000
Washington DC Range: $93,000 - $98,000

Schedule

Full-time position available.