Tax Manager - Partnerships

Wipfli Advisory LLC • Clayton, MO

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Wipfli is hiring a Tax Manager focused on partnership clients. The role provides tax consulting and compliance services, including reviewing complex tax returns, evaluating partnership agreements, and managing clients’ IRC Section 704(b) accounts. The manager leads client engagement teams and tax projects across a wide range of industries, develops tax-planning strategies, and manages engagement budgets. The position also includes mentoring and assessing staff, researching partnership taxation matters, responding to tax-authority inquiries, and maintaining client relationships and engagement deadlines. Travel of up to 25% may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or another related field.
• CPA or licensed member of the Bar.
• At least 5 years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience in public accounting, or a combination of industry and public accounting experience.
• Strong analytical, technical, tax accounting, and technology skills.
• Experience with partnership returns, joint ventures, and non-corporate entity tax returns, and understanding of Subchapter K partnership taxation.
• Excellent client service and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to develop and maintain client relationships.
• Strong leadership, recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring skills, along with excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Review complex tax returns and provide tax consulting services for partnership clients.
• Evaluate the tax aspects of partnership agreements and manage clients’ IRC Section 704(b) accounts.
• Manage multiple client service teams on engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects across a wide variety of industries.
• Provide tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise; market, sell, design, and implement tax-planning strategies; and manage work to budget.
• Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on tax projects and assess their performance for engagement and year-end reviews.
• Research and consult on tax matters, primarily Subchapter K partnership taxation; use tax-related software to prepare and process returns and research tax matters.
• Respond to inquiries from the IRS and other tax authorities.
• Communicate with clients to manage expectations, meet deadlines, and strengthen client relationships.

What This Job Offers

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