As the Private Wealth Services Tax Manager, you'll conduct primary and secondary reviews of complex tax returns and provide income, estate, and gift tax planning strategies for your high net worth, closely held business and family business clients - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You'll collaborate with the Private Wealth Services Tax team and make recommendations on return preparation and tax savings opportunities, focusing on accuracy, quality and client service because together is how we succeed. From day one, you'll be empowered by high quality tools and resources to thrive in your role to meet client needs, deliver high-value solutions, and help you achieve more, confidently.
Your day-to-day may include:
Providing tax planning and consulting to our firm's high net worth clients for estate, wills and trusts taxation, and individual income taxes. Interact closely with client's other advisers, such as attorneys and financial asset managers
Managing multiple client service teams on client engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects in a wide variety of industries; provide innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; actively assist in proposal activities and manage to budget
Managing, developing, training, and mentoring staff on tax projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
Researching and consulting on various tax matters, primarily in the federal estate, gift, charitable planning, and generation-skipping tax arenas; utilize tax-related software to prepare and process returns and research tax matters.
Responding to inquiries from the IRS and other tax authorities
Maintaining active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure deadlines are met, and enhance client relationships
Supporting business development activities, such as identification, proposal development and other pursuit activities at clients
Other duties as assigned
You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting - CPA or licensed member of the Bar or Enrolled Agent designation (with Masters Degree) required
Minimum six to ten years of progressive tax compliance and/or consulting experience in Family Wealth Planning or related area in public accounting or a combination of industry and public accounting experience
You have experience in dealing with family units with $25 million and above in net worth, and a proven track record of implementation of tax strategies
You have excellent analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills
You have exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
You have strong leadership, business development, recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
You have the ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
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Numbers & Facts
Location
Houston, TX
Industry
Accounting and Auditing Services
Company Size
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Year Founded
1924
About Company
At Grant Thornton, our people are talented, intellectually curious and driven to make a difference. People who come to work here are empowered to contribute from their very first client engagement. They develop their skills working alongside our partners and through our formal leadership and technical training programs. In short, it is our ambition to build better business professionals faster than our competitors.
If you dream of working with innovative colleagues who support and inspire you, Grant Thornton is the place for you.
Visit www.GrantThornton.jobs today.
Skills
Accountingunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Asset Managementunmatched
Bar Membershipunmatched
Budget Managementunmatched
Business Developmentunmatched
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
Coachingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Consultingunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Customer Service Managementunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
Family Planningunmatched
High Net Worthunmatched
IRS (Internal Revenue Service)unmatched
Income Taxunmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Private Wealth Managementunmatched
Proposal Developmentunmatched
Public Accountingunmatched
Returns Processingunmatched
Strategic Planningunmatched
Tax Accountingunmatched
Tax Planningunmatched
Tax Regulationsunmatched
Tax Returnsunmatched
Tax Softwareunmatched
Technical Accountingunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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