Certified Public Accountant (5+ years): Denver or Salt Lake City

Denver, Colorado

Salt Lake City, Utah

Specialist

Tax

Holland & Hart is seeking a Certified Public Accountant to join the firm in its Denver or Salt Lake City office. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position has been filled.

This position will work closely with Private Client Group attorneys and CPAs to provide expert advice to clients and their advisors regarding gift, estate, GST, and income tax issues and fiduciary accounting matters (billable and non-billable).

Position Requirements

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 5 years of tax experience in a professional services capacity, or a Master of Taxation and interest in growing and developing a long-term career in this area at Holland & Hart. We are seeking candidates who possess the following qualifications:

Certified Public Accountant licensure

Willingness to learn and/or foundational knowledge of individual income tax, fiduciary income tax, gift tax, estate tax, and generation-skipping transfer tax

Willingness to learn and/or foundational knowledge of fiduciary accounting, partnership tax, and S corporation tax preferred

Experience with tax research and writing and the creation of balance sheets, cash flow projections, and estate tax projections

Proficient at developing creative solutions to complex tax issues

Ability to stay current on tax concepts and changes

Ability to multi-task and work effectively under pressure

Ability to stay organized and focused on projects with great attention to detail

Works well within deadlines

Good interpersonal skills and team-oriented mindset

Advanced Excel skills

Knowledge of Word and Adobe Acrobat

Ability to function productively on software and systems utilized in the firm

Responsibilities Include:

Works and consults with attorneys, CPAs, clients, and their advisors on a wide variety of gift, estate, GST, trust, and individual tax matters, including planning, estate administration, and compliance

Coordinates a wide range of projects, ensuring that tasks are completed timely and without direct supervision; this position requires prompt follow-through, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize projects

Works as a key member of a team-oriented group of paralegals, CPAs, associates, and partners

Works closely and directly with clients' outside CPAs, family offices, and other advisors

Researches and analyzes gift, estate, GST, and income tax issues

Prepares balance sheets and cash flow and financial projections to illustrate proposed estate or wealth transfer planning transactions for clients

Prepares and/or reviews gift, estate, and fiduciary income tax returns and fiduciary accountings

Reviews appraisals of transfers of hard-to-value assets for gift and estate tax returns

Maintains or exceeds billable hours requirements

Stays up to date on all tax laws and implications

Compensation and Expectations

Holland & Hart’s compensation is merit-based - you’ll be evaluated on your individual performance and achievements and on your contributions to the team’s efforts. As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Act, Holland & Hart is providing a good faith salary range for this position (if based in Colorado): $140,000 – $225,000 per year. A discretionary bonus may be available based upon performance.

Holland & Hart expects associates to invest 1800 hours on billable matters and 200 hours on administrative matters. Contributions to the life of the firm is vital to the collective success of the firm, and we encourage our business professionals to engage in ways each person finds meaningful through various committees and firm activities.

Benefits Summary

Holland & Hart promotes work/life balance with a robust wellness program, unlimited PTO, a reduced time program, and a sabbatical program for eligible employees and partners. Full-time employees become eligible for benefits on the date of hire, with a benefits offering that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, EAP, STD, and LTD. Additionally the firm provides enhanced parental leave for both primary and non-primary caregivers as well as an automatic Off Ramp/On Ramp program before and after parental leave. The firm offers inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits. Also available are voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurances, as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. In addition, the firm has programs that may provide for educational assistance, a subscription service for continuing legal education programs, free or discounted legal services, and opportunities through the Holland & Hart Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating volunteer opportunities for lawyers, staff, families, and friends of Holland & Hart LLP. Part-time employees may have access to some of these benefits, which may be on a pro-rated basis.

Application Process

Please apply directly online and be prepared to submit a resume and cover letter. You may address your cover letter and/or direct application questions to Leslie Thompson, Recruiting Operations Specialist, at LNThompson@hollandhart.com. Search firm inquiries may be directed to Lisa Visconti-Liss at LJVLiss@hollandhart.com. No phone calls please.

About Holland & Hart

Holland & Hart is known for fostering an intentional culture that prioritizes integrity and a passion for ongoing learning and collaboration.

Holland & Hart is ranked as one of Vault’s “Best Law Firms in the Mountain States.”

Our core values - integrity, excellence, innovation, teamwork, our commitment to one another, our diverse workforce, our communities, and living full lives - influence all aspects of Holland & Hart’s culture. Holland & Hart attracts those who love what they do at work as much as they love what they do on the weekend. We intentionally create opportunities for attorneys to seek balance in work and in life through longstanding programs including sabbaticals, service opportunities through the Holland & Hart Foundation, team retreats, and flexible-hour, remote, and hybrid work arrangements so they can be in the moment at their job, with their families, or when pursuing personal interests.

Holland & Hart is a full-service law firm with more than 500 lawyers in 14 offices. Throughout the Mountain West, from coast to coast and beyond, Holland & Hart provides clients with astute legal counsel from a vantage like no other. For more information, visit hollandhart.com.

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