Tax Manager - Private Company
Location: Chicago, IL
Overview
A leading national middle-market professional services firm is seeking a Tax Manager for its private company tax practice in Chicago, Illinois. The team focuses on closely held businesses and their owners, and may also support ultra-high net worth individuals and small family offices, taking a holistic approach to business and tax planning across the business life cycle. Hybrid work.
Responsibilities
- Advise business owner clients on a full spectrum of business and tax opportunities, including succession planning, wealth transfer planning and tax compliance
- Manage the engagement team on partnership, S corporation or C corporation, individual and fiduciary taxation, including planning and execution of engagements
- Collaborate with specialists on estate and gift planning, state and local taxation and international taxation
- Work on multiple complex issues and communicate them in non-technical terms to clients and the service team
- Drive growth opportunities with existing clients and prospects alongside senior leadership
- Develop and sustain strong relationships with clients and other professional advisors
- Review research findings and stay current on tax practices and changes in tax law
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or a business-related field
- CPA, licensed JD or Enrolled Agent
- 5+ years of public accounting experience with an emphasis on taxation, including recent experience managing client engagements
- Proficient in entity (partnership, S corporation or C corporation) and individual taxation; familiar with fiduciary, gift and estate taxation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- LL.M. or master's in taxation preferred; international tax experience a plus
If you are interested in connecting further about this opportunity or other public accounting opportunities, please apply here or email me directly at austin.eppard@gogpac.com or call/text (605) 872-5131.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
