General information

Name
Tax Director
Ref #
2225498
Date Published
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Job Category
Tax
Department
Tax
Office
Chicago
Advertised Location
Chicago, Chicago Downtown
Working time
Full Time

Description & Requirements

As a Tax Director at FORVIS, you value working closely with others to plan for the future and to help successful companies and their owners avoid surprises, coordinate tax strategies, and grow. You will provide authentic support to your teammates and clients and communicate regularly with them to understand their business and industries. 

 

If relationships are important to you, and you identify with the People First culture at FORVIS, we would like to hear from you! 

  

 

How you will contribute: 

  • Providing tax compliance and tax advisory services to individuals, partnerships, S corporations, and corporations in a variety of industries 
  • Helping to develop, build and manage client relationships 
  • Assisting with managing, developing, and coaching professional tax staff 
  • Reviewing returns prepared by tax associates and seniors 
  • Effectively delegating responsibilities to others, monitoring efforts of engagement teams 
  • Successfully researching complex tax issues, applying findings to projects, and clearly communicating those findings in writing 
  • Having frequent contact with client personnel at top levels and being able to consistently sell additional services to them 
  • Having a disciplined approach that is reasonably successful in attracting new clients and developing referral sources 

 

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and: 

  • Experience managing multiple client engagements 
  • Excellent client relationship and time management skills 
  • Attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture 
  • Excellent supervisory and time management skills 
  • Ability to work efficiently under pressure and against client deadlines 
  • High-level analytical and reasoning skills 

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • 9 years or more in public accounting or corporate tax department 
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field 
  • CPA license 

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Master’s degree in Taxation or Law degree 
  • Partnership tax experience




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