BakerAvenue is hiring: Seasonal Tax Preparer in San Francisco

Salary: Up to $70/hr – 35 hours per week

Since 2004, BakerAvenue has guided clients through personal and professional transitions. Our firm provides comprehensive wealth management and investment expertise for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and endowments. Driven by our purpose, we strive to make a positive impact on society alongside financial return. We are headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, San Diego, Sun Valley, and Naples.

At BakerAvenue, we care about our people and believe in the importance of personal connections and collaborative efforts. Our success is driven by the relationships we form with our colleagues and clients. Our values of community, excellence, trust, and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. These values are our inspiration for how we serve our clients, employees, and the community we share.

BakerAvenue is proud to be recognized by leading companies and organizations for our commitment to excellence. Our award-winning culture has maintained our Great Place to Work certification, and we have earned our Diversio certification for our efforts to elevate diversity & inclusion. As a company committed to sustainability, we are honored to be a certified B Corporation and a signatory of Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).

The Role

This position plays a pivotal role in helping our clients with diverse tax needs and strategies. The ideal individual is an Enrolled Agent or tax focused CPA with a minimum of 2 years direct tax preparation experience for the HNW cohort.  The role is focused on tax preparation during tax season. Must have the skill set and confidence to work un-supervised and directly with HNW clients.

This is a W2 contract position during Tax Season (February 1st through April 15th), approximately 35 hours/week. This position will be based out of our San Francisco office and reports to the Partner of Tax Planning.

 

Responsibilities

• Tax return preparation. Must be able to take the lead in preparing to submission/review standard 1040, 1041, and 1065s for the HNW cohort.
• Liaise directly with clients in collecting all supporting tax documentation and delivering a smooth return experience for clients.
• Familiarity with Estate and Gift Tax and associated planning is a major plus.
• California return experience required.
• Multi-state exposure desirable.
• Preparation of tax analysis and projections especially estimated tax payments and form 2210.
• Work directly with clients to explain tax issues and keep clients compliant with their tax obligations.
• Stay current on new tax laws and position taxpayers for short-term and long-term tax optimization.
• Provide internal education and guidance to BakerAvenue’s wealth advisors.

Qualifications

• At least two full years (ideally more) of direct 1040 Tax Preparation experience
• EA or CPA license
• Comfortable in a client facing role and working with high-net-worth individuals
• Heavy exposure to 1040 preparation for HNW individuals – we are primarily 1040 focused
• Knowledge of taxation laws as relates to 1031, QSBS, Qualifying Opportunity Zones, Tax Loss Harvesting, Charitable Donations, Stock Compensation, Basis step-up, Roth IRAs, Post-tax Retirement Savings, Gifting, PTE Taxation, Capital Gains tax planning, short-term v long-term
• A genuine desire to know our clients and help them achieve what is most important to them
• Unwavering commitment to integrity in personal and professional activities
• Excellent communication skills – both oral and written
• Attention to detail, solid organizational skills, and ability to prioritize tasks
• Experience with Lacerte/Pro-connect and Excel
• Tech savvy
• Number Cruncher software experience a plus

BakerAvenue Wealth Management's commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.