Senior Tax Manager - Private Clients (CHB)

Elliot Davis • Charleston, SC

294d • Hybrid

About The Position

Elliott Davis seeks a Senior Tax Manager to join our Private Clients (CHB) Practice. This candidate will oversee the tax preparation and technical review process for primarily complex, closely held businesses ensuring compliance with state and federal tax regulations. The customers served by this team are predominantly passthrough entities and their individual business owners. Tasks will include leading the tax team, advising, researching, identifying tax issues, and recommending solutions to complex customer issues. In addition, the Tax Manager will delegate and manage tax assignments and perform administrative duties. The Senior Tax Manager trains, motivates, develops, and reviews their team's work.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; Masters in Tax preferred; or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• 7+ years of recent public accounting firm experience, including managing multiple real estate tax projects and client engagements
• Experience developing team members, assigning projects, and managing workflow
• Significant experience working within the real estate industry and on all types of entity and individual taxes, especially partnerships
• CPA certification
• Leadership and project/team management skills
• Excellent communication and networking acumen
• Ability to manage and grow strong customer relationships
• Experience with tax software and technology

Responsibilities

• Developing and sustaining excellent client relationships with some of the top real estate companies in our market
• Performing technical review of tax returns with varying complexity
• Identifying and recommending creative solutions to complex client issues
• Reviewing operating agreements, letters of intent, purchase agreements, and other legal documentation related to tax transactions
• Monitoring economic performance of engagements, including billing and collections
• Recruiting, developing, and motivating team members, creating pools of ready-now leaders
• Collaborating cross-functionally within the firm to grow existing business and offer a variety of business solutions to clients and prospects
• Developing and growing a business network with colleagues, referral relationships, potential customers, and external organizations to attract new business.

Benefits

• Generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's
• Flexible work schedules
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave (once eligible)
• First-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
• One-on-one professional coaching
• Leadership and career development programs
• Access to Beyond: a one-of-a kind program with experiences that help you expand your life, personally and professionally

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees