Senior Tax Manager

Distinct | North America; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Distinct | North America invites a Senior Tax Manager to lead advisory engagements with high net worth individuals, family offices, and partnerships in a boutique setting.

You'll oversee complex tax work, deepen client relationships, mentor teams, and help shape the firm’s future through leadership and strategic input. The role emphasizes meaning over routine compliance, with profit sharing and a flexible, low-ego culture.

Job description

Most Senior Tax Managers don't need another promotion.

They need a reason to stay in public accounting.

By this stage of your career, you've already built the technical expertise. You've managed clients, developed teams, and navigated enough busy seasons to know what really matters.

The question becomes whether you're helping build something meaningful or simply maintaining somebody else's portfolio.

That's what makes this opportunity different.

This isn't a replacement because someone resigned unexpectedly.

It's succession.

And there's a huge difference between the two.

Why they're hiring

A long standing senior member of the team is approaching retirement, creating an opportunity for someone who still has plenty left to achieve and wants to help shape the future of the practice.

Leadership isn't looking for someone to simply inherit a client list.

They're looking for someone who enjoys building relationships, developing people, and growing alongside the firm.

Someone who's equally comfortable sitting down with a successful family office client as they are mentoring the next generation of tax professionals.

Technical ability will get you through the door.

Commercial awareness, confidence, and the ability to build trust are what will make you successful.

What the role actually looks like

The client portfolio is relationship driven and centres around:

• High net worth individuals
• Family offices
• Partnerships
• S Corporations
• Closely held businesses

This isn't a high volume compliance environment.

The client base is intentionally kept manageable, allowing the team to spend more time advising and less time simply processing returns.

You'll oversee complex tax work, strengthen long standing client relationships, provide strategic advice, and become an integral part of the firm's continued growth.

For someone who enjoys the advisory side of tax, it's the type of role that becomes more rewarding every year.

Why people tend to join

Not everybody wants to work in a thousand person firm.

Some people enjoy being close enough to influence decisions rather than waiting for them.

Here, you'll work alongside leadership, have direct access to clients, and see the impact of your ideas almost immediately.

Because the team is intentionally boutique, one person's contribution genuinely makes a difference.

Profit sharing reflects that philosophy.

Unlimited PTO exists because leadership believes experienced professionals know how to manage their time.

Flexibility isn't treated as a perk.

It's simply part of the culture.

The expectation is straightforward.

Do great work. Look after your clients. Support your team.

Everything else tends to fall into place.

What progression actually looks like

One of the biggest advantages of joining a growing boutique firm is that your career doesn't have to follow a rigid organisational chart.

The structure is intentionally fluid.

As the practice grows, so do the opportunities.

You'll have the chance to expand your influence, deepen client relationships, contribute to business development, and play a genuine role in shaping the direction of the firm.

For the right person, this isn't simply another Senior Tax Manager position.

It's an opportunity to help build the next chapter of the business.

The culture in practice

Most of the leadership team have experienced life in much larger firms.

They know what good systems look like.

They also know what burnout feels like.

So they've deliberately built something different.

The atmosphere is relaxed.

People are trusted.

Curiosity is encouraged.

New ideas are welcomed.

And whilst everyone works hard, there's very little politics and even less ego.

It's a team of experienced professionals who enjoy solving problems, helping clients, and supporting each other.

Simple.

But increasingly difficult to find.

Who tends to thrive here?

Usually someone entrepreneurial.

Someone commercially minded who enjoys building trusted client relationships.

Someone who still gets genuine satisfaction from helping clients make better decisions, mentoring talented people, and contributing to the growth of a business.

Most importantly, someone who still wants to build something meaningful over the next decade of their career.

Because whilst they're hiring a Senior Tax Manager today, they're really looking for someone who wants to become one of the key people shaping the firm's future.

Outside of work, balance for me is Pilates to reset, travel to explore, and skiing to recharge. Because the truth is, you don’t slog through hours for the love of a spreadsheet. You do it for the freedom it buys you. Same principle here.