Sr. Tax Advisor | Client Facing

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Tax Advisor to join our growing advisory practice. This is a client-facing role responsible for delivering high-quality tax planning, consulting, and advisory support to a diverse portfolio of business and individual clients. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator who enjoys building relationships and collaborating directly with clients to solve complex tax issues.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by providing proactive tax planning and consulting services

• Lead and support client meetings, presentations, and tax strategy discussions

• Analyze complex tax situations and develop recommendations that align with client goals

• Research federal, state, and local tax matters and communicate findings clearly to clients and internal teams

• Review or support preparation of business and individual tax filings as needed to support advisory projects

• Identify tax-saving opportunities, exposure risks, and compliance implications

• Monitor tax law changes and evaluate the impact on client situations

• Build and maintain strong client relationships
  , ensuring high levels of responsiveness and service

• Collaborate with internal partners across assurance, consulting, and tax compliance teams

• Mentor and support junior tax professionals on technical and client-service topics

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required

• CPA, EA, JD, or MST strongly preferred

• 5+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting or advisory services

• Strong technical knowledge of federal and state tax laws for individuals and businesses

• Prior client-facing experience required

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex tax concepts

• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and client relationships

• Proficiency with tax research tools and tax preparation software

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.