Fiduciary Accountant

International Executive Service Corps; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sullivan & Cromwell seeks a senior fiduciary tax professional in Kentucky to apply fiduciary accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare estate, gift, and fiduciary tax returns.

Responsibilities include tax return preparation for estate and trust; tax planning; auditing inquiries; and maintaining client information securely; requires 5–10 years in estate/trust environment and a bachelor’s in accounting or tax.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 to 10 years in estate and trust environment (law firm preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or tax.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with tax software.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and files Federal and state estate tax and gift tax returns.
• Prepares and files Federal and state fiduciary income tax returns.
• Prepares estate and trust accountings for Surrogate's Court for judicial settlement.
• Prepares informational returns for tax-exempt entities.
• Estate and gift tax planning (actuarial and interest computations).
• Maintains and updates estate and trust accounts and records (tax information).
• Responds to IRS and NYS audit inquiries.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

OMEGA accounting software

Wolters Kluwer Pro Systems

Verbal and written communication

Detail oriented

Independent working

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or tax

Tools

Omega

Wolters Kluwer Pro Systems

Job description

Applies principles of fiduciary accounting to analyze financial information and prepare income, estate and gift tax returns.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following.

• Prepares and files Federal and state estate tax and gift tax returns;
• Prepares and files Federal and state fiduciary income tax returns;
• Prepares estate and trust accountings to be filed in the Surrogate's Court for judicial settlement;
• Prepares informational returns for tax exempt entities;
• Estate and gift tax planning (actuarial and interest computations i.e., QPRTs, GRATs, CRATs and CLUTs);
• Maintains and updates estate and trust accounts and records (tax information);
• Deals directly with attorneys in the Estates and Personal Group;
• Responds to IRS and NYS audit inquiries.

In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining firm and client information are to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the firm’s information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint;
• Proficient in OMEGA accounting software and Wolters Kluwer Pro Systems tax software;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.;
• Must be detail oriented with the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities;
• Must be able to work independently with the ability to establish and build partnerships in a team environment.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in estate and trust environment (law firm preferred);
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or tax.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPENSATION

The base salary range offered for this role will be between $150,000 and $200,000. When determining a candidate's compensation offer, elements unique to each person are taken into consideration including but not limited to skill set, experience level, performance, professional certifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the Firm.

The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits. For a more comprehensive list of employee benefits, please visit www.sullcrom.com/employee-benefits .