Tax Associate (Chicago, IL)

Mercer Advisors • Schaumburg, IL

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

Mercer Advisors is seeking a Tax Associate to join their collaborative, fun, and supportive Tax Team. This team works closely with wealth management teams to provide tax compliance services to high-net-worth clients. The Tax Team consists of tax professionals, including Enrolled Agents, CPAs, and accountants nationwide, who handle a wide variety of clients and tax matters. The Tax Associate will be responsible for preparing income tax returns, tax projections, and analysis for clients, with a strong emphasis on client service and a desire to advance knowledge in individual and entity tax preparation. The ideal candidate is personable, possesses superior communication skills, and can multitask effectively in a fast-paced tax preparation environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• Working knowledge of tax preparation
• 1-3+ years of experience working in public accounting
• Highly organized and tax-oriented
• Ability to handle a large volume of activities at one time
• Ability to communicate concepts to clients and advisors in concise and understandable fashion
• Must be detail-oriented and have excellent time-management skills

Nice To Haves

• Obtained or plan to obtain CPA or EA, a plus
• Experience with CCH, including Axcess, Workflow and Practice, and SafeSend, a plus

Responsibilities

• Prepare tax returns for high-net-worth individuals, trusts and businesses
• Create quarterly estimates and projections
• Responsible for timely and accurate response to tax questions, estimates, projections, and analysis with both tax and wealth management clients
• Coordinate with tax support staff to ensure timely workflow practices and data integrity
• Work with tax staff to respond to tax notices and initial preparation of correspondence
• Stays up to date on tax law and any changes
• All other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Life & AD&D; Short-Term Disability; Accident; Critical Illness; and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Three Cigna medical plans offerings including two High Deductible Health Plans and a Traditional Co-Pay medical plan.
• Kaiser Medical plans available in California
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions if enrolled in either HDHP medical plan.
• Two comprehensive Dental Plans
• Vision Insurance Plan
• Dependent Care Savings Account for child and dependent care.
• 14 Company Paid Holidays including a full week off at Thanksgiving.
• Generous paid time off program for vacation and sick days
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Family Medical Leave
• Paid Parental Leave (8 weeks)
• Maternity benefits utilizing company paid STD, any supplemental STD, plus Parental Leave (8 weeks) to provide time for recovery, baby bonding, and enjoying your family time.
• Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
• Company Paid Concierge Services for you and your loved ones for the spectrum of caring needs for your aging parents, young children, life’s challenges and more.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with both Traditional and Roth plans with per pay period match as well as an after-tax option
• Pet Insurance
• Personalized financial planning and guidance from Mercer Advisors professionals, offered at preferred employee pricing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level