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Senior Tax Accountant

Orion Placement


Job Location:

Salt Lake, UT - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 145000 - 175000
Posted: 28 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 25 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Pay: $145000.00 - $175000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

  • Join a highly specialized professional environment where your tax work directly impacts clients strategy and outcomes
  • Step into a role that offers more autonomy visibility and client advisory work than many traditional accounting positions
  • Work closely with leadership on meaningful tax and accounting matters not just routine compliance
  • Enjoy a strong opportunity for long-term growth in a collaborative high-touch setting
  • Be part of a role that can offer a more balanced lifestyle than many traditional public accounting environments

Location: This is a full-time on-site opportunity in Salt Lake City Utah.

Note: We are seeking candidates with at least 5 years of tax accounting experience. CPA is strongly preferred.

About Our Client
Confidential Employer.

We are a boutique law firm focused on private wealth management and estate planning. Our team works closely with high-net-worth individuals and business owners on sophisticated financial tax and planning matters. We pride ourselves on delivering thoughtful guidance personalized service and practical strategies that help clients preserve and grow wealth.

Job Description

  • Provide tax planning tax preparation and tax advisory services for high-net-worth individuals and business owners
  • Collaborate closely with attorneys on tax strategies related to estate planning wealth preservation and broader financial matters
  • Help manage tax compliance and support accurate state and federal filings
  • Assist with financial reporting accounting oversight and review of client financial information
  • Support bookkeeping and financial statement review as needed
  • Serve as a trusted point of contact on tax and accounting matters for client engagements
  • Help improve internal workflows tax processes and overall client service delivery
  • Contribute strategic tax insight that helps drive better client outcomes

Qualifications

  • CPA strongly preferred
  • 5 years of tax accounting experience required
  • Strong knowledge of tax planning tax preparation and tax compliance
  • Experience working directly with clients in a tax-focused accounting public accounting or similar environment
  • Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and operate with a high level of ownership
  • Experience with high-net-worth individuals closely held businesses or owner-operator structures is a plus
  • QuickBooks Online proficiency is a plus
  • Strong communication skills and a client-facing service-oriented approach

Why You Will Love Working Here

  • Meaningful tax and advisory work with sophisticated clients
  • Greater autonomy and ownership than many traditional accounting roles
  • Opportunity to work closely with leadership and influence processes
  • Strong compensation potential based on experience
  • A more balanced and sustainable path than many public accounting environments
  • Direct exposure to both tax strategy and client advisory work

JPC - 1357

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: 5 recent years of experience in tax accounting. CPA license preferred. Preferred 5 years of experience as CPA preferrably taxes. Id submit anyone with a CPA regardless of tax accounting experience I think.

  • Nice to haves:

  • Additional context: Relocation- unsure. Packages - unsure

Submissions Name / Travis Melissa and Jade / ; ;

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