Private Client Services Tax Senior Associate

WithumSmith+Brown; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

WithumSmith+Brown is seeking a Tax Senior to lead all aspects of tax engagements from our Columbia, MD or Tysons Corner, VA offices. You will supervise staff, develop client relationships, and deliver comprehensive tax services across individuals, trusts, partnerships, and corporate entities.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, leadership, and the ability to manage multiple engagements with diverse teams while delivering high-quality client service.

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical and technical tax skills.
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a track record of developing strong client relationships.
• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a fast-paced team environment.
• Experience in tax engagements across individuals, trusts, partnerships, and corporations.
• Working towards CPA license or CPA certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare complex individual, trust, partnership and corporate tax returns.
• Review mid-level complexity tax returns prepared by staff for accuracy.
• Research and draft memos on complex tax matters.
• Identify tax planning opportunities.
• Handle and resolve tax controversies.
• Manage multiple engagements with different teams to meet deadlines.
• Provide supervision and training to staff and maintain open communication with engagement partner and manager.

Skills

Analytical tax skills

Client service

Communication skills

Leadership & mentoring

Multi-engagement management

Oral & written presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Master of Science in Taxation

CPA license (preferred)

Job description

Withum is a place where talent thrives - where who you are matters.It’s a place of endless opportunities for growth. A place where entrepreneurial energy plus inclusive teamwork equals exponential results.

Explore different industries. Learn new skills. Connect with our diverse teams of professionals to gain insight into the career you envision. Your Career Starts with You.

Experience the Transformative Power of Withum Plus You - that’s the Power in the Plus!

Job Description:

Withum’s Tax Services Group is made up of a brilliant team of tax specialists that work to ensure tax reporting obligations are met in an accurate and timely manner and minimize or defer the payment of taxes. Their comprehensive understanding of international, US federal, state, and local regulations, counting our affiliation with HLB international, allows them to help develop economical tax strategies anywhere. Their services include Business, Individual, State & Local tax, R&D Tax Credit, as well as International and Private Client services.

As a Tax Senior based out of our Columbia, MD or Tysons Corner, VA offices , you’ll work alongside an integrated team of seasoned, well-known CPAs and industry leaders. In this position, you will take a lead role on all aspects of tax engagements, supervise/mentor staff, and build/maintain relationships with clients.

Withum’sbrand is a reflection of our people, our culture and our strength.Withumhas become synonymous with teamwork and client service excellence. The cornerstone of our success can truly be accredited to the dedicated professionals who work here every day, whose mission is to help our clients grow and thrive - to be in a position of strength. But our commitment goes beyond our clients as we continue to live theWithum Way, promoting personal and professional growth for all team members, clients, and surrounding communities.

How You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Preparing complex individual, trust, partnership and corporate tax returns

• Reviewing mid-level complexity individual, trust, partnership and corporate tax returns prepared by taxstaffforaccuracy

• Researching and drafting memorandum involving complex tax matters

• Identifying tax planning opportunities

• Handling and resolving tax controversies

• Managing multiple engagements concurrently with various teams to efficiently meet client deadlines

• Providing supervision, training and support to the engagement staff and promoting open communication to the engagement partner and manager

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Have Many of The Following:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting

• Working towards CPA license, or CPA certification (preferred)

• Having aMastersof Science in Taxation is a plus

• 3+ years of prior experience working in the tax department of a public accounting

• Excellent analytical and technical tax skills

• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships

• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing projects in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment

• Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to represent the Firm well to client’s management

• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management skills, and strong attention to detail

The compensation for this position ranges from $82,500 – $95,000 for Columbia, MD. In addition to the base compensation, Withum offers a competitive benefits package and bonus program (for eligible roles) based on individual and firm performance. Final offer amounts are based on multiple factors such as the specific role, hiring location, as well as the individual’s skills, experience and qualifications. For additional information on our benefits, visit our website at https://www.withum.com/careers/.

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WithumSmith+Brown, PC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, (including pregnancy), genetic information, marital status, domestic partnership status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, weight, height, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.