Elliot Davis

Tax Senior - High Net Worth/FWS

Elliot Davis$75K — $95K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Law; Master's in Tax/LLM in Tax preferred
  • 2+ years of public accounting experience
  • Familiarity with individual tax returns
  • Experience with gift, trust, estate, and family limited partnership taxes is a plus
  • Progress towards EA License or CPA certification preferred
  • Strong communication skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and review tax, gift, and estate compliance services for high-net-worth clients
  • Enhance knowledge in individual, gift, trust, and estate tax
  • Conduct technical reviews of individual tax returns
  • Gather necessary data from clients or third-party sources
  • Perform tax research to support return positions
  • Manage and resolve issues on assigned engagements
  • Monitor engagement budgets and seek efficiencies
  • Guide and develop tax associates, delegating tasks as needed
  • Provide constructive feedback to associates
  • Identify and pursue opportunities in current client accounts
  • Mentor through participation in committees and events
  • Assist in recruiting new team members
  • Handle various duties within the practice scope

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Support for obtaining EA License or CPA certification
  • Mentorship and leadership opportunities within the team
  • Collaborative work environment with high-net-worth clients
  • Flexibility with hybrid work options
Full Job Description
Job Summary
We are looking for a Tax Senior to join our High Net Worth (aka Family Wealth Services) practice group. Tis candidate will prepare and perform technical review on high-net-worth individuals, related family partnerships and trust tax returns to ensure compliance with state and federal tax regulations.  Tasks will also include preparation of complex level tax returns, reviewing basic engagements, as well as calculating quarterly estimates and providing year-end tax planning.  The Tax Senior is responsible for sustaining excellent customer relationships and supervising, motivating, and developing our tax associates to become future members of this industry group.

Responsibilities

  • Performing tax, gift and estate compliance services to individuals, family limited partnerships and trusts

  • Continuously expanding individual, gift, trust and estate tax knowledge, as well as overall professional development

  • Perform technical reviews of individual tax returns

  • Gather data from customer and/or third-party sources

  • Perform basic tax research to support tax return positions

  • Resolve all open items/issues encountered on assigned engagements

  • Actively monitor engagement economics by managing budgets and seeking efficiencies

  • Direct and control concurrent assignments to successful completion

  • Develop and lead associates through engagements, delegate assignments and tasks when appropriate

  • Provide honest, objective, and constructive feedback in timely manner to associates

  • Collaborate to identify and sell opportunities among existing customers

  • Serve as a mentor through active participation in firm committees, departmental matters, and events

  • Active in recruiting new and experienced associates

  • Other duties within the scope of the practice

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Law; Master’s degree in Tax/LLM in Tax, preferred

  • 2+ years of recent public accounting firm experience

  • Experience working with individual tax returns

  • Gift, trust, estate and family limited partnership tax experience, a plus

  • Significant progress toward EA License or CPA certification, preferred

  • Strong oral and written communication skills 

  • Effective analytical and problem-solving ability  

  • Strong time and work management skills 

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About Elliot Davis

Elliot Davis is an accounting firm that provides a range of services, including audit, tax, and consulting. The company serves clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, and real estate. Elliot Davis has more than 800 employees and operates offices in several states, including South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.
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800 employees
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1989

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