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Wipfli · 1 day ago

Tax Manager - Trust and Estate

Wipfli is a company that values its people and provides a career-defining opportunity. The Tax Manager will focus on reviewing estate plans and enhancing options to meet client needs, while also managing deadlines and collaborating with internal teams.

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Hiring Manager
Amanda Feltner
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Responsibilities

Researching basic to complex estate matters across a range of disciplines (such as trust and estate case law), using tax research products such as Bloomberg BNA and RIA Checkpoint, with a primary focus on income/estate tax matters
Preparing written deliverables, such as emails, memos, and Excel matrices, that document client issues and facts, apply relevant guidance, and provide conclusions about estate matters
Responding to internal and external client and firm associate requests in a timely, accurate, positive and professional manner
Communicating with engagement leaders regarding open items or other important matters in a timely manner, and meeting prescribed budgets and deadlines
Performing estate tax calculations using Microsoft Excel, number crunchers or other available systems
Participate in developing standardized approaches and methodologies for improving the quality and time‐to‐delivery of estate plan solutions

Qualification

CPA certificationEstateGift complianceWealth transfer planningTrust agreement languageEstate tax calculationsWritten correspondenceClient communication

Required

5+ years of experience working with individuals, fiduciary, estate and gift compliance
Requires a Bachelors Degree in Accounting or an equivalent combination of education and experience
CPA certification required in the respective state in which they are practicing
Knowledge and understanding of wealth transfer planning vehicles
Experience and knowledge of comprehending trust agreement language
Experience and knowledge of income tax and estate value impact of various trust vehicles including: Charitable remainder and lead trusts, Spousal lifetime access trusts, Intentionally defective grantor trust, Qualified Personal Residence Trust, Grantor Retained Annuity trusts
Ability to quickly become proficient or experience with charting estate plans derived from legal documents
Ability to quickly become proficient or experience in drafting written correspondence explaining estate plans derived from legal documents

Benefits

8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans)
Dental and vision coverage
Opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution
Employee Assistance Program
Firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage
401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution
Well-being incentive
Education & certification assistance
Flexible time off
Family care leave
Parental leave
Family formation benefits
Cell phone reimbursement
Travel rewards
Critical illness & accident insurance
Hospital indemnity insurance
Legal
Long-term care
Pet insurance
ID theft protection
Supplemental life/AD&D

Company

Wipfli LLP is one of the top 20 accounting and consulting firms.

H1B Sponsorship

Wipfli has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (5)
2024 (3)
2023 (5)
2022 (6)
2021 (7)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
New Mountain Capital
2025-08-01Private Equity

Leadership Team

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Ryan Risley
Partner and Chief Technology Officer - Business Solutions Group
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Jeff Greeneway
Retired
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