Tax Partner - Private Client

Do you have the hunger and excitement to be a leader in a firm that fosters personal and professional growth? Do you enjoy building and growing client relationships as well as being part of the growth and mentorships of other young professionals seeking to grow and flourish their careers?

Mowery & Schoenfeld, LLC is seeking a Tax Partner with a focus in Private Client Services, an entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to client service to join our team! 

As a Partner, you will operate as a leader and mentor in our firm showcasing exemplary professionalism with both internal colleagues and staff and while providing client service and advisory. You will be offered the opportunity to be challenged as well as to own client engagements while building relationships within the team. You will capitalize on your experience and knowledge to provide advisement and recommendations to clients.

Our private client services cater to affluent and ultra-high net worth families. Focusing on both their overall big picture financial situation while providing the personal attention and focus on our clients’ day-to-day matters. As a dedicated partner, you will collaborate directly with clients and other professional advisors to craft effective strategies for tax compliance and planning, financial management, family office oversight, and estate and succession planning.

Role Aspects and Expectations:

Client Experience:

• Serve and build relationships with clients, monitoring client service and value proposition, acting as trusted advisor to ensure we are a premium provider providing quality work, open communication, sound advice, and proactive service.
• Develop a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of High-Net-Worth clients, including leadership around High-Net-Worth infrastructure with a focus on scaling the practice while ensuring client needs are met.
• Continuously assess each client’s needs as their goals and objectives evolve, adapting our client service and strategies.

Technical:

• Perform partner level compliance review and tax return supervision.
• Serve as a professional role model, in the role of tax advisor to many of the firm’s most valued clients.
• Serve as a go-to resource for technical questions or knowledge.
• Willingness and excitement to grow and have a hunger of constant learning within the craft.

Leadership, Mentorship & Staff Development:

• Respect and celebrate the value of each of the stories, backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas of each of our team members, building meaningful relationships with all those you interact with.
• Be growth oriented and work toward building a leveraged model, when appropriate.
• Provide mentoring and motivation to the team, including developing young leaders via active contribution to training and development.
• Exhibit forward thinking, innovation, and delivering an exceptional work product.

Growth Initiatives:

• Responsible for growth of the firm’s services to private client families, including identifying market trends, anticipating opportunities, and developing personalized go-to-market strategies/plans.
• Build strong relationships and interact regularly with clients, internal client partners and up-and-coming talent, external industry groups, industry market leaders in adjacent sectors, and service line leaders – coordinating to align skills with market trends and drive strategic technical leadership hires.
• Establish growth goals, and actively manage a strategic business plan and opportunity pipeline that ensures these goals are met, cross sell to other parts of the firm such as wealth management.

Qualifications and Credentials:

• Active CPA licensure and bachelor’s degree (MST preferred)
• 10+ years of progressive experience within tax, preferably in a public accounting firm within the private client services space
• 2+ years at the partner level or equivalent experience
• Proven leadership experience with a consistent record of accomplishment, accountability, and history of execution against budget and strategic initiatives
• In-depth experience, knowledge and a concentration in High-Net-Worth Tax

If you believe that your experience and work expectations align with our commitment to our employees, we want to hear from you.

Mowery & Schoenfeld, LLC is an accounting, advisory, and IT services firm headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, with satellite offices in the Chicago Loop, Downtown Miami, and the Philippines. Our organization is focused on providing personalized service to each client, building a lasting and trusted relationship. Made up of 20 partners and over 140 total employees, Mowery & Schoenfeld ranks among the top ten firms in Illinois and recently named one of the largest accounting firms in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business.

We take culture seriously by providing a supportive environment focused on growth. Our Firm has been named a Best Firms to Work For by Accounting Today, a Best Firms for Women by Accounting Today, and a Best Place to Work in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business. Mowery & Schoenfeld offers comprehensive tax, assurance, transaction advisory, outsourced accounting, wealth management, international onboarding, business advisory services, as well as managed IT services through our partnership with Xamin, Inc.

Through our M&S Cares program, we prioritize giving back and provide opportunities for our team to support our larger community. We are grateful to be recognized with the Illinois CPA Society's Time and Talent Public Service Volunteerism Award, awarded to only one firm each year.

We are always looking for employees with a focus on growth, community, and superior client service to join our team.

Mowery & Schoenfeld is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.