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With roots going back to 1986, The Colony Group is driven by one overarching vision: to be the leading financial advisory company in the world for clients and team members who seek meaning and joy in their lives. In our highly collaborative culture, a focus on purpose, connection, lifelong learning, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and leadership development is core to our collective success. We strive to attract, develop, and engage the best talent in the industry to provide top investment, wealth and business management, tax, and other financial advisory services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth private and institutional clients. Across our hybrid working environment, we put our people first and focus on developing exciting career paths, prioritizing the physical and mental wellness of our people and offering a culture where the needs of our employees and clients come first. We are united by our commitment to teamwork, collaboration, doing meaningful work, and having fun together, as well as fostering an environment where each person can thrive as part of a broader community.
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The Colony Group seeks a motivated and qualified individual for the position of Senior Tax Associate. The individual selected for this opportunity will assist the firm’s Tax Manager in providing a broad range of tax planning and compliance support to Colony Group clients and to the business management division of the company.
Primary responsibilities for this position include:
- Tax planning and preparation for high-net-worth individuals and their related entities;
- Performing first reviews on certain individual and fiduciary returns;
- Ensuring compliance with all federal and state filing requirements on behalf of clients;
- Acting as a resource to business management teams for tax planning, tax research, and ongoing education of tax-related developments;
- Assist Tax Managers with regularly educating permanent and seasonal tax preparation staff; and
- Assist with communicating relevant tax developments to clients through newsletters, social media, and/or other communications.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting with 3+ years’ relevant experience;
- An advanced designation granting the ability to represent taxpayers before the IRS (e.g., CPA, Attorney, Enrolled Agent);
- A demonstrated focus on preparing individual, fiduciary, partnership and S-corp tax returns with a primary focus on high-net-worth individuals and families;
- Superb written and verbal communication skills;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, and proven ability to learn other technology;
- Notable attention to detail, self-initiated follow-through, and outstanding time management and organizational skills; and
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-office environment and to juggle multiple and competing tasks and demands.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience preparing private foundation and gift tax returns; and
- Experience with ProSystem fx® Tax, CCH Access, XCM, Engagement and BNA Income Tax™ Planner.
This position is Exempt
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