Director of Tax Advisory

Top Echelon Software, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Top Echelon Software, LLC is seeking a Director of Tax Advisory Services to lead the TAS practice, drive growth, and shape the strategic direction for tax advisory work. The role reports to the CEO of the Advisory Group and requires building trusted relationships with high-net-worth clients while guiding a team of tax professionals.

You will oversee complex engagements, pricing, and firm performance, balancing hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities in a hybrid Philadelphia

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive tax experience.
• Expertise in partnerships, trusts, estates, and closely held business structures.
• Ability to lead teams, mentor talent, and manage complex client engagements.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with experience advising business owners, executives, and high-net-worth clients.
• Commercial mindset and interest in building and growing a tax advisory practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex tax engagements, develop proactive tax strategies, and build trusted, long-term client relationships.
• Mentor and develop tax professionals, establish accountability, and build future leaders.
• Expand existing relationships, identify new opportunities, and support business development and go-to-market initiatives.
• Oversee engagement pricing, realization, utilization, profitability, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to strategic planning, forecasting, resource allocation, risk management, and practice development as a member of the Advisory Leadership Team.

Skills

Tax leadership

Client relationship building

Mentoring tax professionals

Strategic leadership

Job description

Our client is a financial and tax advisory firm focused on helping entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals maximize their growth and wealth potential.

Reporting to the CEO of the Advisory Group, the Director of Tax Advisory Services will lead the growth, operations, and strategic direction of the Tax Advisory Services (TAS) practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Advisory: Lead complex tax engagements, develop proactive tax strategies, and build trusted, long-term client relationships.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and develop tax professionals, establish accountability, and build future leaders.
• Practice Growth: Expand existing relationships, identify new opportunities, and support business development and go-to-market initiatives.
• Financial Performance: Oversee engagement pricing, realization, utilization, profitability, and operational efficiency.
• Firm Leadership: Contribute to strategic planning, forecasting, resource allocation, risk management, and practice development as a member of the Advisory Leadership Team.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive tax experience, with flexibility based on capabilities, maturity, and leadership potential.
• Expertise in partnerships, trusts, estates, and closely held business structures.
• Ability to lead teams, mentor talent, and manage complex client engagements.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with experience advising business owners, executives, and high-net-worth clients.
• Commercial mindset and interest in building and growing a tax advisory practice; an established book of business is not required.
• Balance hands-on technical work, client relationships, and strategic leadership.

Salary and Location

• Base salary: $225,000–$275,000, plus bonus and benefits.
• Location: Philadelphia, PA – Hybrid (4 days in office). Travel 20% as needed