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Tax Manager, Investment Management, Private Wealth (Central Region Office Locations)

Deloitte
Chicago, IL
$85K-$169.7K a year
Full-time

Are you a leader and strategic thinker with extensive first-hand knowledge across multiple areas of taxation? Do you excel at delivering compliance and consulting services to individual clients and their trusts, estates, family offices, investment vehicles, charitable pursuits, and closely-held business concerns, while providing solutions to complex tax issues?

Do you not only know what AGI & DNI are but actually get excited about them? If you answered "Yes!" to these questions, we need to talk about a career with Deloitte's growing Private Wealth practice!

Recruiting for this role ends on June 1, 2025

What You'll Do

As a Tax Manager in our Private Wealth Tax practice, you will perform high-level reviews of tax research of individual, fiduciary, partnership, closely-held corporations, estate, and gift work papers and tax returns, as well prepare and lead client meetings on compliance and consulting projects related to tax planning opportunities and the tax implications of transactions to the client.

Additionally, you will train, mentor, and supervise new and experienced Tax Consultants and Tax Seniors; you will begin taking on lead client-contact roles, and billing and profitability analysis, on engagements;

and you will begin to be involved in marketplace eminence building and pursuits.

The Team

At Deloitte Tax LLP, our Private Wealth team focuses on the specialized needs of the ultra-affluent, including families with multigenerational wealth, entrepreneurs, family offices, and closely-held business owners.

We provide comprehensive, independent, and objective wealth transfer planning advice, and help clients make more informed, strategic decisions relevant to their personal financial comfort, business and investment needs, family legacy, and charitable giving during their lifetime and through estate planning.

Learn more about Deloitte Private Wealth Tax Services.

Qualifications

Required

  • Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2 - 3 days per week
  • Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries / sectors you serve
  • 5+ years of public accounting experience (at least 3 years in investment management) or equivalent in law firms or industry
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other business-related field
  • One of the following active accreditations obtained :
  • Licensed CPA in state of practice / primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
  • If not CPA eligible :
  • Licensed attorney
  • Enrolled Agent
  • Certifications :
  • Chartered Financial Advisor (CFA)
  • Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

Preferred

  • Advanced degree such as MST, MAcc, JD, or LLM
  • Prior Big 4 experience
  • Knowledge of fund accounting and general ledger accounting
  • Experience reviewing partnership and / or trust documents
  • Experience managing projects including scheduling, budgeting, client correspondence, and billing
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
  • Excellent research and writing skills
  • The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets;

experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $84,980 to $169,650.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation :

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Benefits

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Our people and culture

Our diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively.

It enables us to leverage different ideas and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our client most complex challenges.

This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work. Learn more about our inclusive culture.

Our purpose

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At Deloitte, purpose is synonymous with how we work every day. It defines who we are. We are focusing our collective efforts to advance sustainability, equity, and trust that come to life through our core commitments.

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Professional development

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship.

From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.

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