Tax Manager

LE0123 Focus Partners Wealth LLC; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Focus Partners is seeking a Tax Manager to provide tax compliance, planning, and advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. You will partner with wealth advisors to identify tax-saving opportunities, manage engagements, and mentor staff while delivering exceptional client service.

The role requires 5+ years of tax experience and credentials such as a CPA/EA/JD.

Qualifications

• CPA/EA/JD or comparable advanced tax credential with 5+ years of tax experience.
• Experience serving high-net-worth individuals and families, including fiduciary and gift tax.
• Strong knowledge of federal/state income tax, fiduciary income tax, and multi-state compliance.
• Ability to manage engagements, meet deadlines, and own client deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain complex tax concepts clearly.
• Proficiency with MS Office and tax software such as ProSystem fx Tax, CCH Axcess, and BNA.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax compliance, planning, and advisory services for HNW individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses.
• Identify tax-saving opportunities in partnership with wealth advisors and client service teams.
• Manage client engagements, workflows, deadlines, reviews, and staff coordination.
• Mentor tax staff and contribute to education and process improvements.
• Communicate timely planning insights to advisors and clients via newsletters, presentations, and client communications.
• Prepare and review federal, state, and local returns for individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and closely held businesses.

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Tax Manager is responsible for providing tax compliance, planning, and advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. This role partners with wealth advisors to identify tax-saving opportunities, manages complex tax engagements, reviews returns, and delivers strategic guidance to clients. The Tax Manager also supports and mentors tax staff while helping ensure exceptional client service and proactive tax planning solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Identify tax planning opportunities and coordinate with wealth advisors and client service teams to support clients’ broader financial, estate, charitable, and investment objectives;
• Research tax issues, prepare clear recommendations, and communicate findings to clients, advisors, and internal stakeholders in a practical and professional manner;
• Manage client engagements, workflow, deadlines, review processes, and coordination with permanent and seasonal tax staff;
• Build and maintain strong client relationships by providing proactive communication, high-quality service, and timely responses to client and advisor inquiries;
• Collaborate with wealth management teams to incorporate income tax, fiduciary tax, gift tax, charitable planning, stock option, and multi-state planning considerations into client recommendations;
• Review and provide guidance to tax preparers and seasonal staff, including technical coaching and feedback during busy season;
• Assist with internal tax education, process improvements, and practice standards that support consistent, high-quality client service;
• Monitor relevant tax law developments and assist with communicating timely planning insights to advisors and clients through newsletters, presentations, social media, and other client communications.
• Perform and manage tax compliance and planning services for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, private foundations, closely held businesses, and related entities, including extensions, quarterly estimates, projections, and year-end planning;
• Prepare and review federal, state, and local tax returns for individuals, trusts, estates, private foundations, partnerships, S corporations, and closely held businesses.

Qualifications

• A CPA, EA, JD, or comparable advanced tax credential, with a minimum of 5+ years of relevant tax experience;
• public accounting, family office, or wealth management experience preferred.
• Experience serving high-net-worth individuals and families, including individual, fiduciary, gift, foundation, partnership, and closely held business tax returns.
• Strong working knowledge of federal and state income tax, fiduciary income tax, gift and estate tax concepts, charitable planning, stock compensation, and multi-state compliance matters.
• Ability to manage engagements, meet competing deadlines, support staff, and maintain ownership of client deliverables through completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain tax concepts clearly to clients and advisors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, and ability to learn and use tax, planning, workflow, and document management technology.
• Strong attention to detail, self-initiated follow-through, sound professional judgment, and strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a client-focused, team-oriented wealth management environment.
• Willingness and ability to work additional hours, as needed, during peak tax filing and planning seasons.
• Experience preparing high-net-worth individual, business, partnership, foundation, and gift tax returns preferred.
• Experience with ProSystem fx® Tax, CCH Axcess, and BNA Income Tax™ Planner; and Big Four or large regional accounting firm experience preferred.

This position is an exempt position.

The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $110,000 - $130,000 per year base salary compensation range.

Actual base pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant’s skill set.

The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k).

Please note that the job title is subject to change based on the selected candidate’s experience and education.

Focus Partners is an organization of wealth, asset, and business management resources that brings strength, innovation, and partnership to client relationships. Through a comprehensive range of services, Focus Partners supports clients at every stage of life, helping them manage their financial future. Focus Partners uses research-backed investment strategies to create custom-built portfolios and delivers personalized wealth planning solutions to clients in all 50 states. Focus Partners is part of Focus, a leading financial services firm comprised of wealth management, family office, and business management services.

#LI-JR1 Focus is a leading financial services firm comprised of integrated wealth management, family office, and business management services.

Blending deep expertise and expansive resources with a boutique, client-first fiduciary philosophy, Focus helps individuals, families, and institutions navigate complex financial situations with highly personalized solutions tailored to their unique needs.

To learn more about Focus, visit focuspartners.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

Focus is a leading financial services firm comprised of integrated wealth management, family office, and business management services. Blending deep expertise and expansive resources with a boutique, client-first fiduciary philosophy, Focus helps individuals, families, and institutions navigate complex financial situations with highly personalized solutions tailored to their unique needs. To learn more about Focus, visit www.focusfinancialpartners.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

EEO Statement

Focus is an equal opportunity employer and bases its employment decisions on the employee or candidate’s skillset, and without regard to an employee or candidate’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state and/or federal law.

Focus complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

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All too often, the financial world is one where competitiveness gets in the way of teamwork. If a more collaborative approach sounds like a better atmosphere, we might be a great fit. We're always looking for more bright minds to add to our team.

Focus, a business division of Focus Financial Partners, brings together businesses across Wealth, Business Management, Family Office, and International.

Collectively, these firms—spanning the U.S., Canada, and Australia—deliver a broad spectrum of financial advice solutions to individuals, families, and institutions.

Our vision is clear: to be the leading fiduciary advice company in the world. For clients, that means an experience built around their needs. For advisors, it means access to the resources, tools, and capabilities typically available only at the largest global institutions. We believe talent is the key to realizing this vision. That’s why we invest in our people, support their growth, and create meaningful opportunities for development at every stage of their careers.