Tax Manager - Partnerships

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If you want to be in an environment where you can grow, feed your curiosity and make a difference, Wipfli is the place for you.

Responsibilities :

• Facilitate primary reviews of complex tax returns and provide tax consulting services for your partnership clients
• Evaluate the tax aspects of partnership agreements and manage the client's Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 704b accounts
• Manage multiple client services teams on client engagements; plan, execute, direct, and complete tax projects in a wide variety of industries;

provide innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance expertise to clients; market, sell, design, and implement tax-planning strategies for clients and manage to budget

• Manage, develop, train and mentor staff on tax projects and assess their performance for engagement and year-end performance reviews
• Research and consult on various tax matters, primarily in Sub-chapter K-Partnership taxation; utilize tax-related software to prepare and process returns and research tax matters
• Respond to inquiries from the IRS and other tax authorities
• Maintain active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure deadlines are met, and enhance client relationships

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or other related field
• CPA or licensed member of the Bar
• 5+ years of progressive tax compliance and / or tax consulting experience in public accounting or a combination of industry and public accounting experience
• Excellent analytical, technical, and tax accounting / technology skills, partnership returns, joint venture and non-corporate entity tax returns and understanding of Sub-chapter K partnership taxation, is required
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
• Strong leadership, recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Amanda Feltner, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit her page to connect!