Doeren Mayhew is a $150 Million certified public accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Troy, Michigan with offices in Grand Rapids, Houston, Miami, Dallas, Charlotte, Tampa, Zurich, and London. Founded in 1932, Doeren Mayhew is recognized as an Inside Public Accounting Top 100 public accounting firm. Today we are a Top 60 CPA firm in the nation. If you want to join a rising firm that is consistently named among the 50 best-managed firms in the nation and is recommended by 98% of our clients, visit our career page at Doeren.com/careers for a list of our current employment opportunities.

Our firm is seeking a Tax Manager in our Grand Rapids, MI office, specializing in estate, gift, trust and high net worth individual taxation. The manager in this role will interact with clients on a regular basis while reporting to firm principals within our Domestic Tax Group. The manager will work with legal and tax professionals and taxing authorities on matters relating to federal and state estate and fiduciary income taxes, postmortem tax issues and estate administration.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare or review estate tax returns, state estate or inheritance returns and federal and state fiduciary income tax returns in compliance with tax laws and regulations.
• Work with clients, the estate’s attorney, related professionals and internal engagement team to resolve tax-related issues and administration matters.
• Review, analyze, and interpret trust documents and wills and develop knowledge about tax implications of language in documents.
• Responsible for meeting time constraints and client deadlines
• Begin acquiring the skills necessary to develop quality client relationship
• Participate in firm training courses to further develop technical skills
• Provide excellent client service by producing quality work, quick turnaround and attentive service
• Assist in tax research related to trust and estate laws
• Assist team in developing new processes and improve existing processes to streamline services for estate compliance and estate related tax consulting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• A minimum of 5 years of recent public accounting experience or related experience
• CPA License or Enrolled Agent status preferred
• Juris Doctor a plus
• Demonstrated technical knowledge in trust and estate tax returns
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to perform multiple engagements and meet deadlines
• Team player that can also work well independently

Doeren Mayhew is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or any other status protected by law.