Tax Director

Elevate; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate is seeking an experienced Tax Director in Coral Gables/Miami, FL. This hybrid role leads the tax practice, guiding advisory, compliance, and planning for a diverse client base including real estate and international matters.

You will manage client relationships, mentor staff, and shape the tax strategy within Elevate's national platform. The ideal candidate holds an active CPA with 10+ years in business taxation, and thrives in a growth-focused, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Active CPA license required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in business taxation, ideally in a regional firm.
• Strong generalist tax background across individuals, partnerships, corporations, and other entities.
• Proven book-of-business management and client relationship development.
• Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Coral Gables/Miami tax practice within Elevate's national platform.
• Oversee complex tax advisory, compliance, and planning engagements for real estate and international clients.
• Manage a personal client portfolio and develop new relationships in the Coral Gables/Miami market.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing tax team; set workload and performance expectations.
• Partner with leadership to standardize processes and leverage shared services across Elevate.

Skills

Active CPA

Business tax expertise

Client relationship management

Leadership

Education

Active CPA license

Job description

Location: Coral Gables / Miami, Florida (Hybrid - in office 3-4 days per week)

About Elevate

Elevate LLC is a next-generation professional services platform built to partner with entrepreneurial, growth-focused accounting, tax, and advisory firms. Our mission is to empower firms and their leaders by providing capital, operational support, technology, and strategic guidance to help them scale while preserving their independence and culture.

A partner firm of Elevate located in the Coral Gables / Miami, Florida area is seeking an experienced Tax Director to lead and grow the tax practice. This is a high-impact leadership role offering the opportunity to shape the future of the firm's tax strategy, client service, and team development within Elevate's broader national platform. The ideal candidate has a generalist tax background, is comfortable with tax consulting work in addition to compliance and brings experience in real estate and international taxation.

Key Responsibilities

Client Service & Technical Excellence

• Deliver exceptional tax advisory and compliance services to entrepreneurial businesses, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals
• Demonstrated experience providing tax consulting and advisory services, in addition to managing complex tax compliance engagements.
• Strong real estate tax expertise, including planning, structuring, compliance, and consulting for real estate entities and investors.
• Proven experience with international tax matters, including cross-border transactions, foreign reporting requirements, and multinational tax planning.
• Oversee preparation of individual, partnership, trust and corporate tax filings
• Review complex returns
• Serve as a trusted advisor offering guidance on complex tax issues, entity structuring, and planning opportunities
• Manage a personal book of business and related client relationships, proactively identifying opportunities to deepen and further develop those relationships over time
• Respond to client inquiries across income tax, franchise tax, sales/use tax, labor, benefits, and related compliance areas

Leadership & Practice Management

• Contribute to the management and growth of the Coral Gables / Miami tax practice, support oversight of the tax department's financial performance, and collaborate with multi-office teams to provide effective leadership across locations
• Support practice expansion by deepening services with existing clients and developing new relationships throughout the Coral Gables / Miami market
• Recruit, mentor, and inspire a high-performing tax team, taking full ownership of team members' workload, output, and professional development, while fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented culture
• Take ownership of new client leads and referrals, managing the process from onboarding through structuring or reviewing structures for new engagements, and overseeing the relationship going forward
• Operational & Strategic Responsibilities
• Conduct tax and accounting research to ensure accurate and compliant reporting
• Develop engagement budgets and pricing, assign staff workloads, and prepare internal reports
• Partner with leadership across Elevate's platform to unify processes, standardize quality, and leverage shared services, including data analytics, AI tools, and operational innovation

Qualifications

• Active CPA license required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in business taxation, ideally a small to mid-size regional firm.
• Strong generalist tax background across individual, corporate, partnership, and other entity taxation.
• Demonstrated success managing a book of business and leading client engagements, including deepening and further developing client relationships over time
• Strong client relationship skills and reputation for delivering exceptional service.
• Proven ability to manage a team, taking full ownership of staff workload, output quality, and professional development.
• Experience converting leads, referrals, and new clients into managed relationships, including onboarding, structuring or reviewing structures for new engagements, and ongoing relationship oversight.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to thrive in a growth-oriented environment.
• Able to work onsite in the Coral Gables / Miami office 3-4 days per week (hybrid).

Elevate and its related subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. The Firm is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons in connection with hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation or other conditions of the employment relationship regardless of race, color, age, sex, marital status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, philosophy/religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, political affiliation or belief, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.