Tax Manager

Vaco by Highspring; Fairfield (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Tax Manager to lead and grow its integrated tax practice within a wealth management environment. This high-visibility leadership role offers ownership of the practice and direct partnership with wealth advisors on sophisticated tax and financial planning strategies.

The ideal candidate has CPA or EA credentials, 7+ years of progressive tax experience, and a proven ability to mentor tax professionals while driving cross-functional tax planning for high-net-worth

Qualifications

• CPA or EA required.
• 7+ years of progressive tax experience, including return review.
• Experience managing, mentoring, or supervising tax professionals.
• Strong technical knowledge across individual, fiduciary, partnership, and corporate taxation.
• Experience with high-net-worth tax planning preferred.
• RIA or wealth management experience a plus.
• Experience with Lacerte, TaxDome, SurePrep, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Office preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day tax practice, overseeing quality, workflow, deadlines, and client service.
• Review individual, fiduciary, partnership, corporate, and exempt organization tax returns.
• Serve as a technical resource on complex tax matters and manage IRS/state correspondence and examinations.
• Manage client relationships and identify tax planning opportunities for high-net-worth individuals, business owners, trusts, and multigenerational families.
• Partner closely with wealth advisors to integrate tax strategies into broader financial and wealth planning.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop tax professionals while supporting hiring and team growth.
• Improve tax processes, technology, and workflows while maintaining compliance with evolving tax regulations.

Skills

CPA or EA

7+ years tax experience

Mentoring tax staff

High-net-worth tax planning

Partner with wealth advisors

Education

Tools

Lacerte

TaxDome

SurePrep

QuickBooks

MS Office

Job description

A growing independent wealth management firm is seeking a Tax Manager to lead and grow its integrated tax practice. This is a high-visibility leadership opportunity for an experienced tax professional who wants ownership of a practice and the ability to partner directly with wealth advisors on sophisticated tax and financial planning strategies.

A growing independent wealth management firm is seeking a Tax Manager to lead and grow its integrated tax practice. This is a high-visibility leadership opportunity for an experienced tax professional who wants ownership of a practice and the ability to partner directly with wealth advisors on sophisticated tax and financial planning strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day tax practice, overseeing quality, workflow, deadlines, and client service.

• Review individual, fiduciary, partnership, corporate, and exempt organization tax returns.

• Serve as a technical resource on complex tax matters and manage IRS/state correspondence and examinations.

• Manage client relationships and identify tax planning opportunities for high-net-worth individuals, business owners, trusts, and multigenerational families.

• Partner closely with wealth advisors to integrate tax strategies into broader financial and wealth planning.

• Supervise, mentor, and develop tax professionals while supporting hiring and team growth.

• Improve tax processes, technology, and workflows while maintaining compliance with evolving tax regulations.

Qualifications

• CPA or EA required.

• 7+ years of progressive tax experience, including return review.

• Experience managing, mentoring, or supervising tax professionals.

• Strong technical knowledge across individual, fiduciary, partnership, and corporate taxation.

• Experience with high-net-worth tax planning preferred.

• RIA or wealth management experience a plus.

• Experience with Lacerte, TaxDome, SurePrep, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Office preferred.

Why Consider the Opportunity:

This role offers the opportunity to lead a growing tax practice within a wealth management environment where tax planning is integrated directly into clients' broader financial and investment strategies. It is well suited for a tax professional looking to move beyond compliance and take meaningful ownership of a practice and team.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

Additional disclaimer:

Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

licensure and certification requirements;

office location and other geographic considerations; and

other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).