Senior Tax Manager

Company: NorthPoint Search Group
Location: Chattanooga
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Senior Tax Manager - Chattanooga, TN Who: A seasoned tax professional with 7 years of public accounting experience serving high-net-worth individuals, family partnerships, trusts, and estates. What: Lead complex tax, gift, and estate planning engagements while overseeing compliance, developing staff, managing client relationships, and supporting business growth. When: Full-time leadership opportunity available immediately. Where: Hybrid role within a confidential firm location. Why: To drive strategic tax planning for HNW clients, mentor future leaders, and contribute to the continued expansion of a specialized Family Wealth Services practice. Office Environment: Collaborative, inclusive, and focused on professional development and long-term leadership growth. Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience. Position Overview: The Senior Tax Manager in the High Net Worth / Family Wealth Services practice consults on sophisticated gift and estate planning matters while overseeing tax compliance for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and family partnerships. This role involves technical review, quarterly and year-end planning, team leadership, engagement oversight, business development, and providing solutions to complex tax issues. The firm views this role as a key future leadership position. Key Responsibilities: - Provide tax, gift, and estate planning and compliance services to individuals and related trusts. - Expand expertise in individual, gift, trust, and estate planning and maintain strong professional development. - Build trusted advisor relationships with clients through exceptional service and communication. - Identify technical tax issues and propose innovative solutions. - Manage client engagements to achieve high-quality, efficient outcomes. - Develop and grow a strong professional network to support business development. - Set and achieve business development goals for yourself and the team. - Recruit, motivate, and develop team members. - Foster collaboration, engagement, inclusion, and accountability within the team. - Promote organizational values and lead teams with integrity. - Establish and achieve stretch goals that increase impact and organizational value. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Law; Master’s in Tax/LLM preferred. - 7 years of recent public accounting experience with individuals, trusts, estates, and partnerships. - CPA certification required. - Proven leadership and project/team management experience. - Excellent communication and networking skills. - Strong ability to manage and grow client relationships. - Experience with tax software and technology tools. If you’re interested in learning more about this opportunity or would like to discuss your qualifications, please apply now.

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