Tax Senior – Private Client Services
Location: Bethesda, MD / Washington, DC Metro Area
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Minimum 3 Days per Week
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Opportunity
Our client, a well-established national accounting, tax, and advisory firm, is seeking an experienced Tax Senior to join its growing Private Client Services practice.
This is an excellent opportunity for a public accounting tax professional who enjoys working with high-net-worth individuals, families, closely held businesses, and complex pass-through entities. The role offers exposure to sophisticated tax matters while providing the opportunity to continue developing technical, client-facing, and leadership skills.
What You'll Do
Prepare and review complex federal and state tax returns for high-net-worth individuals and privately held entities
Work with individual, partnership, S corporation, trust, estate, and gift tax matters
Support tax planning and consulting engagements involving income tax, estate and gift planning, and wealth transfer strategies
Work with clients that may have multiple entities, investments, and high volumes of K-1s
Research technical tax issues and assist with developing practical recommendations for clients
Communicate directly with clients to gather information, answer questions, and support ongoing tax planning
Coordinate with managers, directors, and partners on complex client engagements
Assist with the review and development of junior tax professionals
Stay current on changes in federal and state tax law
What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Accounting
Progressive tax experience within public accounting
Experience working with high-net-worth individuals, private clients, family offices, and/or closely held businesses
Strong experience with individual and pass-through taxation
Exposure to trusts, estates, gift tax, and/or wealth planning
Ability to work with complex, multi-entity client structures
Strong technical, analytical, and organizational skills
Comfortable communicating directly with clients
Ability to manage multiple engagements and deadlines in a fast-paced public accounting environment
CPA or EA credential, or progress toward professional certification, strongly preferred
Ability to work in the office a minimum of three days per week
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without current or future sponsorship
Why Consider This Opportunity?
You'll join a growing private client practice with access to sophisticated clients and complex tax work while continuing to build your career within a large, nationally recognized accounting and advisory organization.
The firm offers comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, retirement benefits, paid time off, and performance-based bonus opportunities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Progressive tax experience in public accounting
- Experience with high-net-worth individuals, private clients, family offices, or closely held businesses
- Strong experience with individual and pass-through taxation
- Ability to work with complex, multi-entity client structures
- Strong technical, analytical, and organizational skills
- Client communication experience
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and deadlines in public accounting
- Exposure to trusts, estates, gift tax, or wealth planning
- CPA or EA credential, or progress toward professional certification
- Ability to work in the office at least three days per week
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship
What We Do
STR8 Financials Consulting helps small and midsize businesses navigate financial complexity during growth, acquisitions, capital investments, and other transactions. It provides strategic consulting, business-process outsourcing, transaction support, and talent acquisition, alongside on-demand accounting and FP&A services. The firm helps clients build stronger finance functions, become transaction-ready, improve operational performance, and maximize enterprise value while accessing critical resources for sustainable growth.









