Tax Director | Dallas, TX | $200,000 to $250,000 base + 25% target bonus
75% of your time on consulting rather than compliance, and paid in the top 5% of the industry for it.
I’m recruiting for a tax advisory firm in Dallas TX that looks after high net worth clients, and they’re hiring people who genuinely enjoy planning & consulting.
Here’s a few reasons to pick up the phone:
Why you’d want this
- Roughly 75% planning, 25% Compliance.
- The work is properly interesting: oil and gas working interest structures, investment partnerships, fund investments and alternative asset treatment.
- You’ll work closely with the firms founders and help shape how new services are designed and delivered.
- Your salary grows with your contribution, and it's measured by impact, not hours on a time sheet.
- Annual bonus target of around 25% of base, with room to beat it in a strong year.
- You get a voice: client ownership, input on strategy. If you have opinions on the code, people will hear them.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading planning work for clients with complex financial lives
- Researching and applying advanced positions across income, investment and business tax
- Advising on oil and gas structures, fund investments and alternative assets
- Giving client facing advisors the technical depth they need on specific deals
- Working with the founding team on product and service design
What you’ll bring
- One of the following designations: CPA, EA, JD or LLM in Tax
- 8 or more years in tax planning or advisory, not just compliance
- Real curiosity about the code and a talent for positions that are creative and defensible
- Commercial sense: a strategy has to work in the real world, not just on paper
- Clear communication and a willingness to help colleagues grow
- CCH Axcess and SurePrep are a plus, and any Reg D, oil and gas or alternative strategy experience helps a lot