Fiduciary Tax Accountant III

Job Description:

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for providing technical fiduciary tax expertise to Private Bank client teams, focused on differentiating client service and expanding client relationships. Key responsibilities include providing accurate and timely tax reporting for accounts, utilizing product knowledge to address client needs, and conducting research to resolve tax issues while advising on the treatment of transactions and technical matters. Job expectations include complying with client focused service standards, bank standards and policies, and federal and state fiduciary tax reporting requirements.

Responsible for all tax reporting of estate accounts for the duration of the estate settlement process and ongoing technical support to Estate Settlement Services.  Responsible for all assigned accounts, achieving client focused service standards and complying with Bank standards and policies, and federal and state laws.  Build partnerships and develop strong relationships with internal and external business partners.  Proactively manage risk by identifying and escalating risks promptly.  Embrace change while controlling risk and drive consistency with the practice.  

Responsibilities:

• Prepare complex Federal and State Estate Tax Returns
• Provides technical tax expertise and ensures assigned accounts are fulfilled to achieve client service standards
• Reviews and prepares complex federal and state individual income tax returns and gift tax returns
• Complies with bank standards and policies, federal and state tax law, and client service standards
• Acts as a tax technical resource for Fiduciary Tax Service associates and Private Bank client teams
• Develops and delivers technical or systems related tax trainings to the tax department, while serving as the point of contact for questions or inquiries related to tax

Desired Skills:

•  Accounting, finance or law degree, or the equivalent experience required
•  Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a fiduciary tax services environment working with transfer tax and/or fiduciary income tax returns preferred
• Tax technical skills with abilities to research, draw conclusions an drive appropriate business decisions.

Skills:

• Account Management
• Attention to Detail
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Relationship Building
• Client Management
• Issue Management
• Prioritization
• Risk Management
• Tax Administration
• Business Process Analysis
• Client Experience Branding
• Coaching
• Learning Delivery
• Record Keeping

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