Tax Senior, Private Client Services

BDO USA

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About The Position

Job Summary: Private Client Services at BDO is a boutique practice within our firm. Offering a high touch approach, we have extensive experience serving high net-worth individuals, their families, family offices, C-Suite executives, athletes, entertainers, as well as other people with complicated tax and financial structures. The Private Client Services Practice is experienced in all aspects of estate, income, gift, and trust tax consulting and compliance; charitable giving and philanthropic foundations; executive compensation; and cash-flow, retirement, and life insurance planning. A Tax Senior, Private Client Services is responsible for utilizing their educational background and professional experience as well as their communication, time management, leadership, technical, business development, and people skills to provide tax compliance and consulting services to their high net-worth clients. Job Duties: Participates in tax and consulting engagements and enhances skills identifying and addressing client needs Works with clients and their advisors to gather information needed to prepare tax returns Prepares complex individual, trust, estate, S-Corp, foundation, partnership, and gift tax returns, both Federal and State jurisdictions, while demonstrating the ability to follow instructions and actively seek feedback Reviews basic individual and trust tax returns and provides written and verbal feedback to staff and interns Analyzes tax notices received from government agencies and prepares initial drafts of response Identifies technical issues, conducts advanced tax research, and develops sound recommendations for PCS leadership Works in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment both independently and within a team dynamic Prioritizes and completes tasks Collaborates and builds new relationships with other new professionals both inside and outside the firm Supervisory Responsibilities: May supervise and manage the day-to-day work assignments of PCS Associates Provides verbal and written performance feedback to PCS Associates, as necessary Acts as mentor to PCS Associates

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, required; OR Bachelor's degree in other focus area and CPA certification, required
Two (2) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting, or consulting/professional services experience, required
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat, required
Initiative
Communication
Leadership
Business Development
People Development
Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
Takes the time to teach others information/skills that are critical to their current and future work
Trains associates and interns on how to use all current software tools and PCS methodology

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accountancy or Taxation, preferred
Experience in private client service, preferred
Prior basic supervisory experience, preferred
CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations), preferred
Possession of other professional degrees or certifications applicable to role, preferred
Experience with tax compliance process software (GoSystems, BNA Tax Planner, GoFileRoom, SurePrep), preferred
Experience with tax research tools (BNA Portfolio, CCH IntelliConnect, Checkpoint and Lexis Nexis), preferred

Responsibilities

Participates in tax and consulting engagements and enhances skills identifying and addressing client needs
Works with clients and their advisors to gather information needed to prepare tax returns
Prepares complex individual, trust, estate, S-Corp, foundation, partnership, and gift tax returns, both Federal and State jurisdictions, while demonstrating the ability to follow instructions and actively seek feedback
Reviews basic individual and trust tax returns and provides written and verbal feedback to staff and interns
Analyzes tax notices received from government agencies and prepares initial drafts of response
Identifies technical issues, conducts advanced tax research, and develops sound recommendations for PCS leadership
Works in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment both independently and within a team dynamic
Prioritizes and completes tasks
Collaborates and builds new relationships with other new professionals both inside and outside the firm
May supervise and manage the day-to-day work assignments of PCS Associates
Provides verbal and written performance feedback to PCS Associates, as necessary
Acts as mentor to PCS Associates