Tax Manager (Florida)

Job description

For more than 40 years, Mercer Advisors has been helping families amplify and simplify their financial lives by integrating financial planning, investment management, business management, tax, estate, insurance, and more, all managed by a single team. We deliver the kind of comprehensive care once reserved for only the wealthiest households.

Today, we serve over 42,800+ families across 110+ cities across the U.S. Ranked the #1 RIA Firm in the nation by Barron’s for two consecutive years, Mercer Advisors is an independent fiduciary legally bound to act in our clients’ best interests — always.*

Mercer Advisors offers a workplace that stands apart in the financial industry. More than half of our employees and client-facing professionals are women, reflecting the clients we serve. With a flexible, national footprint, we build our teams around exceptional talent — wherever they are.

Join us and help families amplify and simplify their financial lives with confidence.

* Mercer Advisors was ranked #1 for RIA firms with up to $70 billion in assets. The Barron’s top RIA ranking is based on a combination of metrics – including size, growth, service quality, technology, succession planning and others. No fee was paid for participation in the ranking, however, Mercer Advisors has paid a fee to Barron’s to use the ranking in marketing. Please see important information about the ranking criteria methodology here .

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Tax Manager to join our Tax Team. The Tax group is a dedicated team of professionals who work in conjunction with our wealth advisors to provide tax compliance services to our high-net-worth clients. We are looking for someone who loves client service but does not enjoy the headaches of billable hours in a traditional public accounting firm. We offer a great work/life balance, a fun and supportive environment, and the chance to work directly with a wide variety of clients. We do not do audits or assurance work, and there are no business development requirements.

Essential Job Functions will include:

Prepare, review and sign tax returns for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and businesses

Create quarterly estimates and projections.

Responsible for clear & concise communication with clients on all matters related to the delivery of income tax returns

Perform tax research

Responsible for timely and accurate response to tax questions, estimates, projections, and analysis with both tax and wealth management clients

Work with tax staff to respond to tax notices and review of correspondence

Stays up to date on tax law and any changes, as well as communicates the effects of the law changes to clients

Mentoring responsibility for a team of Senior Tax Associates, Tax Associates, and/or Tax Support Specialists in the local office or region, as assigned.

All other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Minimum 5+ years of public accounting experience, or equivalent experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

Strong tax code knowledge and general accounting skills

CPA and/or EA required

Experience with CCH, including Axcess, Workflow and Practice, and SafeSend, a plus.

Highly organized and tax-oriented

Ability to handle a large volume of activities at one time

Ability to communicate concepts to clients and advisors in concise and understandable fashion

Must be detail-oriented and have excellent time-management skills

Work Schedule:

This professional role requires availability during standard business hours of Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM, and Saturdays as needed during tax season. At times, the role may have early or late hours to meet business tasks and deadlines for external and internal client needs.

Working Conditions:

This position may be in a professional office environment or a dedicated home office workspace which is free of interruptions. Whether position is in a dedicated office space or home office workspace, basic technology needs will be provided to satisfy position requirements. Routinely sitting and standing for periods of time. No heavy lifting over 10 lbs.

Application Deadline

The initial deadline for applications is 5/21/2026. Applications submitted after this date may still be considered on a rolling basis until the position/program is filled. We encourage all interested candidates to apply as early as possible. If a final decision has not been made by the initial deadline, subsequent applications will be reviewed as they are received.

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Actual base pay within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s geographic location, relevant experience, education, skills and licenses/certifications. This position is also eligible to earn incentive compensation through one of Mercer Advisors’ incentive compensation programs.

Base Pay Range

$106,000 - $155,000 USD

Mercer Advisors offers a competitive and robust benefit package to our employees. Our benefit programs are focused on meeting all of our employees and their eligible dependents health and welfare needs. We offer the following:

Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance

Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Supplemental Life & AD&D; Short-Term Disability; Accident; Critical Illness; and Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Three Cigna medical plans offerings including two High Deductible Health Plans and a Traditional Co-Pay medical plan.

Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions if enrolled in either HDHP medical plan.

Vision Insurance Plan

Dependent Care Savings Account for child and dependent care.

14 Company Paid Holidays including a full week off at Thanksgiving.

Generous paid time off program for vacation and sick days

Employee Assistance Plan

Family Medical Leave

Paid Parental Leave (8 weeks)

Maternity benefits utilizing company paid STD, any supplemental STD, plus Parental Leave (8 weeks) to provide time for recovery, baby bonding, and enjoying your family time.

Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program

Company Paid Concierge Services for you and your loved ones for the spectrum of caring needs for your aging parents, young children, life’s challenges and more.

401(k) Retirement Plan with both Traditional and Roth plans with per pay period match as well as an after-tax option

Pet Insurance

Personalized financial planning and guidance from Mercer Advisors professionals, offered at preferred employee pricing

We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting.

Mercer Advisors is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Mercer Advisors participates in E-Verify and complies with federal employment eligibility verification requirements.

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