Director, Tax

Pathstone

$180K — $210K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field; Master's in Taxation preferred.
  • 10 years of public accounting experience with a CPA firm, ideally focused on high-net-worth families.
  • CPA license is mandatory; CFP designation is a plus.
  • Proven experience in tax return review and filing as a senior manager or executive.
  • Strong communication, project management, and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

  • Review and approve various tax returns for accuracy and compliance.
  • Communicate tax projections and strategies to clients proactively.
  • Lead family office services tailored to high-net-worth families.
  • Manage internal and external communications effectively and timely.
  • Oversee cash flow management and coordination with accounting and investment teams.
  • Conduct thorough reviews of financial reports for accuracy and completeness.
  • Collaborate with Pathstone departments to present family meeting deliverables.
  • Engage in direct participation during quarterly family meetings.
  • Train and mentor the family office team members.
  • Deliver comprehensive family office service across multiple disciplines.
  • Cultivate new client relationships through business development efforts.

Benefits

  • Involves significant interaction with high-net-worth families in a leadership role.
  • Opportunity to foster deep client relationships without oversight.
  • Hybrid work environment offering flexibility.
  • Engagement with broader advisory services such as estate planning and philanthropy.
  • A role that encourages innovation and collaboration across departments.
Full Job Description
The Atlanta office is looking for a Tax Director to lead the financial affairs of the high-net-worth families, resulting in their tax, financial, personal, and business needs and expectations being met, in a timely and accurate manner.

Responsibilities:
  • Review and sign individual, gift, trust, partnership, and corporate multistate tax returns for completeness and accuracy, ensuring that they are submitted to the taxing authority in a timely manner.
  • Review and directly communicate quarterly and year-end tax projections and other planning strategies.
  • Proactively lead the tax and other family office services for assigned families.
  • Reviewing and taking action on internal and external communications in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Monitor unique cash needs with accounting and investment groups to ensure that adequate funds are available to meet needs.
  • Conduct an analytical review of the quarterly financial report ensuring that they completely and accurately reflect all of the clients' financial activities.
  • Collaborate with the other Pathstone departments to present the deliverables at the quarterly family meetings.
  • Participate in quarterly family meetings either virtually or in person.
  • Train and mentor the family office team.
  • Proficient in delivering comprehensive family office service model to clients utilizing advisory, tax, accounting, risk management, and wealth planning teams.
  • Ability to manage and lead large client relationships, including economics, without direction or oversight.
  • Subject matter expert or other tax management/leadership experience.
  • Ability to embrace and promote the firm's innovation efforts.
  • Participate in business development process and the cultivating of new clients.
  • Other family office duties as assigned and needed in areas such as estate & financial planning, philanthropy, and entity selection/structuring.


Requirements:
  • Education - Bachelor's degree in accounting or other related fields, Master of Taxation desirable.
  • Work Experience - 10 years public accounting experience with a Certified Public Accounting firm serving high net worth families or Family Office Services experience desirable including extensive knowledge and experience with reviewing and filing tax returns as experienced senior manager or executive.
  • CPA License required. CFP desirable.
  • Strong communication and project management and prioritization skills.


Pay Transparency: Pathstone's expected starting base compensation range for the position as of the time of this posting is $180,000 - $210,000 per year. The actual base compensation selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) experience, education, specialty and training. The successful candidate(s) may also be eligible for a discretionary bonus award.

Visa Sponsorship: Please note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for the position offered. Accordingly, we are unable to hire individuals who require, or will require, employment visa sponsorship either now or in the future.

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