Tax Experienced Senior Associate

A Tax Experienced Senior Associate at WSRP is responsible for utilizing research skills, applying tax foundational knowledge to understand potential tax issues, gathering client information necessary for filing, participating in tax planning, recognizing and communicating potential risks, preparing tax accrual workpapers, and working with tax software applications to prepare and review tax returns. In this role, the Tax Senior may be charged with supervising and reviewing the work of tax associates.

What You Will Do:

• Working on High-Net-Worth individual tax for fund management and investors
• Work closely with Tax Partners and clients
• Oversight of Sales/Use and Property tax returns
• Interact with outside tax advisors and provide assistance related to tax issues
• Tax planning and research for domestic and foreign entities
• Prepare response to tax authority notices and inquiries
• Coordinate tax return preparation, tax audits, and responses to notices with external tax advisors
• Identify tax planning opportunities
• Track partnership/partner tax bases
• Respond to tax notices from the IRS and various tax jurisdictions and any audit requests
• Prepare tax provisions required for the Blocker’s Financial Statement reporting requirements
• Research new tax law changes that affect our Fund’s reporting requirements
• All other tasks as assigned
• During tax season (January to April and September to October), this position will require you to work up to 50 to 60 hours a week

What You Will Bring:

• Develop and maintain knowledge of/across various industries, including distribution, real estate, retail and other commercial businesses
• Responsible for tax compliance, associate development, management of client relationships, and some direct client contact
• They will participate in training and developing staff and building a team-centered client service team
• Minimum 2 years of Public Accounting Experience with a tax focus and supervisory experience

Education:

• Bachelors or equivalent experience, preferred

Benefits of Joining WSRP:

• Unlimited PTO (with some blackout periods)
• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid life insurance and short term and long-term disability coverage
• Dependent Care Assistance Plan
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid professional development and memberships (including annual Park City offsite)
• Contribution to phone plan and gym membership
• Sponsored volunteer opportunities
• Opportunities to be mentored by accounting professionals with years of experience
• Above-average pay
• Easy freeway access, close to TRAX, and FrontRunner
• Free parking

Our Competitive Advantage is Our People

We have created a framework to continuously grow our teams to expand their knowledge. We believe that a segmented development approach, coupled with individual attention, is the best way to build a top-performing firm. Our leadership development framework consists of increasing our competencies in six areas, and we achieve this through training, mentoring, on-the-job learning, and stretch assignments.

Location:

· Salt Lake City, UT