Essential Duties

Tax Services

• Provide high quality individual, trust, estate, gift, foundation, and business tax compliance services as well as estate planning advisory services
• Develop and implement tax planning strategies in alignment with client goals and objectives, including coordinating with advisors to integrate tax considerations into financial plans and investment strategies
• Review individual, trust, estate, gift, business entity, and foundation returns
• Handle Federal and State tax notices and audits
• Review and analyze estate planning related legal documents
• Research Federal, State and International tax laws, prepare tax memorandums on technical topics, and develop tax savings strategies
• Be proactive and stay current on new tax legislation and tax reform

Experience in tax compliance specific to the oil & gas sector:

• Calculating depletion and depreciation, including cost and percentage methods
• Experience with deductions unique to the oil & gas industry, such as dry hole costs and IDC
• Calculating AMT adjustments specific to the oil & gas sector

Business Development

• Manage all aspects of client accounts with respect to tax, fostering client relationships, overseeing processes, and answering questions
• Serve as a subject matter expert, resource, and point of contact for clients’ broader advisory team, including wealth advisors, financial planners, and other stakeholders
• Conduct internal business development and marketing, including networking, public speaking and authoring income tax planning and Trust and Estate related articles
• Provide internal training and guidance on tax-related topics
• Manage other members of the group including monitoring their workload and training and assisting them

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university, JD, or MS in Tax required
• Active CPA, EA or state bar license required (eligible to be listed on POAs is required)
• 6+ year’s progressive experience in public accounting required
• Extensive experience in Tax Advisory and Gift/Estate/Trust planning and compliance for sophisticated high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families
• Ability to establish and maintain strong client relationships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required
• Experience with reviewing individual, fiduciary, gift tax returns required, partnership and S corporation preferred
• Preferred experience with CCH Axcess Tax & Bloomberg Income Tax Planner (Formerly BNA)
• Experience with research software and memo writing required
• Must be able and willing to work additional hours as needed to meet client deliverables

Physical Requirements

• This position requires the physical capabilities to work in an office environment, which may include prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Corient seeks to make reasonable accommodations that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties when possible.
• This position may require the ability to lift up to 15 pounds.
• This position is required to work onsite 4 days per week.