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Senior Tax Accountant

Accounting & Finance/Accountant - Tax

LHH

$110,000.00 - $120,000.00 per Year

Chicago, Illinois

Permanent

Accountant - Tax

Accounting & Finance

LHH is hiring a Senior Tax Accountant in the Chicago area, where you’ll work directly with decision-makers, providing essential financial insights that support their strategic goals. Here, you’ll collaborate closely with a small, high-performing team dedicated to delivering world-class services in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

Tax Coordination & Compliance (50%):

  • Act as the primary liaison with an external CPA firm for tax review and compliance.

  • Oversee the preparation, review, and compliance of approximately 50 tax returns, including individual, partnership, and K-1 filings.

  • Coordinate and review deliverables prepared by Deloitte, ensuring accuracy in partnership returns and individual tax returns.

  • Calculate estimated tax payments and provide ongoing tax analysis and strategy.

  • Manage the workflow and maintain relationships with external tax professionals, ensuring timely and accurate filings.

Investment Partnership Accounting:

  • Prepare and review accurate monthly financial statements and investor equity balances for multiple investment partnerships.

  • Compute quarterly profit interests for partners, ensuring precise financial reporting and compliance.

Accounting:

  • Manage personal accounting for individuals and trusts, including journal entry preparation and monthly financial statement finalization.

  • Compile quarterly financial reporting packages that include budget versus actual spending analyses for individual clients and trusts.

  • Oversee the corporate accounting function, reviewing journal entries and finalizing monthly financial statements.

  • Partner with the CFO and President on the annual budget preparation, providing a quarterly budget-to-actual presentation for review.

Qualifications:

  • CPA required.

  • Minimum of 4-5 years of tax experience, preferably within a family office, with individuals, trusts, or investment partnerships.

Perks & Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits package with 100% employer-paid premiums, including coverage for dependents (up to one child).

  • Eight weeks of paid maternity and paternity leave.

  • 20 PTO days annually.

  • Casual business dress code and a relaxed office atmosphere.

  • Opportunities for career growth and potential advancement into a managerial role.



Pay Details: $110,000.00 to $120,000.00 per year

Search managed by: joanna barragan

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled



To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy



The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:


  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Ref US_EN_27_814519_3072061

Senior Tax Accountant

Accounting & Finance/Accountant - Tax

LHH

$110,000.00 - $120,000.00 per Year

Chicago, Illinois

Permanent

Accountant - Tax

Accounting & Finance

LHH is hiring a Senior Tax Accountant in the Chicago area, where you’ll work directly with decision-makers, providing essential financial insights that support their strategic goals. Here, you’ll collaborate closely with a small, high-performing team dedicated to delivering world-class services in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

Tax Coordination & Compliance (50%):

  • Act as the primary liaison with an external CPA firm for tax review and compliance.

  • Oversee the preparation, review, and compliance of approximately 50 tax returns, including individual, partnership, and K-1 filings.

  • Coordinate and review deliverables prepared by Deloitte, ensuring accuracy in partnership returns and individual tax returns.

  • Calculate estimated tax payments and provide ongoing tax analysis and strategy.

  • Manage the workflow and maintain relationships with external tax professionals, ensuring timely and accurate filings.

Investment Partnership Accounting:

  • Prepare and review accurate monthly financial statements and investor equity balances for multiple investment partnerships.

  • Compute quarterly profit interests for partners, ensuring precise financial reporting and compliance.

Accounting:

  • Manage personal accounting for individuals and trusts, including journal entry preparation and monthly financial statement finalization.

  • Compile quarterly financial reporting packages that include budget versus actual spending analyses for individual clients and trusts.

  • Oversee the corporate accounting function, reviewing journal entries and finalizing monthly financial statements.

  • Partner with the CFO and President on the annual budget preparation, providing a quarterly budget-to-actual presentation for review.

Qualifications:

  • CPA required.

  • Minimum of 4-5 years of tax experience, preferably within a family office, with individuals, trusts, or investment partnerships.

Perks & Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits package with 100% employer-paid premiums, including coverage for dependents (up to one child).

  • Eight weeks of paid maternity and paternity leave.

  • 20 PTO days annually.

  • Casual business dress code and a relaxed office atmosphere.

  • Opportunities for career growth and potential advancement into a managerial role.



Pay Details: $110,000.00 to $120,000.00 per year

Search managed by: joanna barragan

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled



To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy



The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:


  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Ref US_EN_27_814519_3072061
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