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Job Summary: The Tax Team at Mercer Advisors prides itself on a collaborative, fun, and supportive work environment. The Tax Team collaborates with our wealth management teams to provide tax compliance services to our high-net-worth clients. The Tax Team comprises of tax professionals, including Enrolled Agents, CPAs, and accountants across the nation.

We work directly with a wide variety of clients and tax matters. As a member of the Tax Team, the Tax Associate is primarily responsible for the preparation of income tax returns, tax projections and analysis for our clients. The Tax Associate has a strong passion for client service and is eager to advance their knowledge in individual and entity tax preparation.

The Tax Associate is personable, demonstrates superior communication skills, and possesses the flexibility to multi-task in a fast-paced tax preparation environment. Essential Job Functions will include: Prepare tax returns for high-net-worth individuals, trusts and businesses Create quarterly estimates and projections Responsible for timely and accurate response to tax questions, estimates, projections, and analysis with both tax and wealth management clients Coordinate with tax support staff to ensure timely workflow practices and data integrity Work with tax staff to respond to tax notices and initial preparation of correspondence Stays up to date on tax law and any changes All other duties as assigned Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field Working knowledge of tax preparation, preferably 1-3+ years of experience working in public accounting Obtained or plan to obtain CPA or EA, a plus Experience with CCH, including Axcess, Workflow and Practice, and SafeSend, a plus Highly organized and tax-oriented Ability to handle a large volume of activities at one time Ability to communicate concepts to clients and advisors in concise and understandable fashion Must be detail-oriented and have excellent time-management skills Work Schedule: This professional role requires availability during standard business hours of Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM, and Saturdays as needed during tax season. At times, the role may have early or late hours to meet business tasks and deadlines for external and internal client needs.

Working Conditions: This position may be in a professional office environment or a dedicated home office workspace which is free of interruptions.