Tax Director - Tandym
Manhattan, NY
About the Job
A professional services firm in New York City is currently seeking an experienced Tax Director to join their staff and focus on Estate Gift & Trust (Private Client Services).
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Conduct post-mortem planning, including use of disclaimers, redemption of shares of closely-held businesses, and allocation of generation-skipping transfer tax exemption
- Work with Attorneys, Executors and Beneficiaries to minimize estate tax and income tax
- Develop and design of estate plans to reduce estate and/or gift tax and maximize family wealth
- Develop family gift giving programs and preparation of applicable federal and state gift tax returns
- Create and implement business succession plans
- Design and implement charitable giving strategies to minimize estate, gift and income tax
- Plan for Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and qualified plan distributions to maximize family wealth and minimize taxes
- Assist clients in identifying long-term care needs and implementing solutions
- Review judicial and non-judicial fiduciary accountings for trusts and estates
- Review federal estate tax returns and applicable state inheritance/estate tax returns
- Perform other duties as needed
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of Tax-related experience and/or in a similar role
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, and/or Taxation
- Prior experience managing engagements and clients
- Microsoft Excel proficient
- Ability to work independently, but also work well with others
Desired Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in a Supervisory role
- Master's Degree in Taxation
- Ability to review individual tax returns
Source : Tandym