Tax Leader
About The Position
BiggsKofford is seeking an experienced tax professional to become a key leader in their Real Estate & Construction practice. This role offers the opportunity to build upon an established client base and ultimately assume a significant partner leadership role within the firm. The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial CPA who wants to lead and grow a practice, rather than just review tax returns. BiggsKofford has a strong reputation serving Colorado’s real estate developers, homebuilders, construction companies, contractors, landowners, and real estate investors. A legacy partner is retiring, creating a succession opportunity for the right person to assume important client relationships while building their own practice. This is an unusual opportunity for someone who wants to be a recognized leader of a significant practice. BiggsKofford combines technical sophistication with the responsiveness and entrepreneurial culture of a boutique firm, serving clients comparable in size and complexity to those served by regional and national CPA firms. The firm intends to continue expanding in the segment of sophisticated independent CPA firms serving larger privately held companies. Offices in Colorado Springs and the Denver Tech Center provide access to opportunities throughout Colorado’s Front Range, with substantial untapped potential to expand the Real Estate & Construction practice.
Requirements
- CPA with significant public accounting tax experience, generally 8+ years
- Meaningful experience serving real estate, construction, homebuilding, development, or related privately held businesses
- Understands sophisticated closely held businesses and their owners
- Can manage complex tax engagements involving partnerships, S corporations, individuals, and other closely held entities
- Enjoys tax planning and business consulting—not simply tax compliance
- Comfortable developing relationships directly with business owners, CEOs, CFOs, and other senior executives
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop professional staff
- Can become a trusted advisor whom clients call regarding business issues that extend beyond the tax return
- Has the ability or desire to develop relationships with attorneys, bankers, investment advisors, and other centers of influence
- Thinks entrepreneurially about client service and business development
- Wants to become an important member of the leadership team of a growing CPA firm
- Ability to eventually lead an important industry practice within the firm
- Can become part of the long-term leadership and ownership of BiggsKofford
- Ability to have a much greater influence over the direction of a practice and firm
- Wants to help build something within the firm
- Views this as a long-term career opportunity
- Ability to use initial compensation as a starting point for building a significant leadership, ownership, and economic position within the firm
Nice To Haves
- An existing portable book of business is not necessarily required, but if the candidate has existing relationships, the firm would welcome the opportunity to consider the appropriate acquisition cost for that book of business.
- For candidates currently outside Colorado, relocation assistance can be considered.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary relationship leader for a significant portfolio of Real Estate & Construction clients
- Provide proactive tax planning and strategic advice
- Lead complex tax engagements and ensure excellent execution by the broader tax team
- Develop younger professionals and future leaders
- Expand relationships within existing BiggsKofford clients
- Develop new client and referral relationships throughout Colorado
- Participate meaningfully in firm strategy and leadership
- Help shape the future direction of BiggsKofford’s Real Estate & Construction practice
- Manage substantial client relationships
- Interact directly with owners, CEOs, and CFOs
- Mentor staff
- Participate in business development
- Think with an ownership mindset
- Lead an important industry practice within the firm
- Develop meaningful long-term equity value
- Help build something within the firm
- Assume key client relationships
- Develop new business
- Build a team
- Expand BiggsKofford’s presence throughout the Colorado Front Range
Benefits
- Growth capital
- Robust talent acquisition and training
- Leading quality management resources
- Best-of-breed technology
- AI tools
- Offshore captive
- Shared back-office services
- Catalytic leadership system
- Modernized equity incentives
- Performance bonuses
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Relocation assistance can be considered for candidates currently outside Colorado
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
