Senior Tax Manager

Job DescriptionSenior Tax Manager\nEnglewood, CO\n$190,000 - $210,000 + profit sharing\n\nMost Senior Tax Managers don't need another promotion.\nThey need a reason to stay in public accounting.\n\nBy this stage of your career, you've already built the technical expertise. You've managed clients, developed teams, and navigated enough busy seasons to know what really matters.\nThe question becomes whether you're helping build something meaningful or simply maintaining somebody else's portfolio.\n\nThat's what makes this opportunity different.\n\nThis isn't a replacement because someone resigned unexpectedly.\nIt's succession.\nAnd there's a huge difference between the two.\n\nWhy they're hiring\nA long standing senior member of the team is approaching retirement, creating an opportunity for someone who still has plenty left to achieve and wants to help shape the future of the practice.\n\nLeadership isn't looking for someone to simply inherit a client list.\nThey're looking for someone who enjoys building relationships, developing people, and growing alongside the firm.\n\nSomeone who's equally comfortable sitting down with a successful family office client as they are mentoring the next generation of tax professionals.\n\nTechnical ability will get you through the door.\n\nCommercial awareness, confidence, and the ability to build trust are what will make you successful.\n\nWhat the role actually looks like\nThe client portfolio is relationship driven and centres around:\n\n High net worth individuals\n Family offices\n Entrepreneurs\n Partnerships\n S Corporations\n Closely held businesses\n\nThis isn't a high volume compliance environment.\nThe client base is intentionally kept manageable, allowing the team to spend more time advising and less time simply processing returns.\n\nYou'll oversee complex tax work, strengthen long standing client relationships, provide strategic advice, and become an integral part of the firm's continued growth.\n\nFor someone who enjoys the advisory side of tax, it's the type of role that becomes more rewarding every year.\n\nWhy people tend to join\nNot everybody wants to work in a thousand person firm.\nSome people enjoy being close enough to influence decisions rather than waiting for them.\nHere, you'll work alongside leadership, have direct access to clients, and see the impact of your ideas almost immediately.\n\nBecause the team is intentionally boutique, one person's contribution genuinely makes a difference.\n\nProfit sharing reflects that philosophy.\nUnlimited PTO exists because leadership believes experienced professionals know how to manage their time.\nFlexibility isn't treated as a perk.\nIt's simply part of the culture.\nThe expectation is straightforward.\nDo great work. Look after your clients. Support your team.\nEverything else tends to fall into place.\n\nWhat progression actually looks like\nOne of the biggest advantages of joining a growing boutique firm is that your career doesn't have to follow a rigid organisational chart.\nThe structure is intentionally fluid.\nAs the practice grows, so do the opportunities.\nYou'll have the chance to expand your influence, deepen client relationships, contribute to business development, and play a genuine role in shaping the direction of the firm.\nFor the right person, this isn't simply another Senior Tax Manager position.\nIt's an opportunity to help build the next chapter of the business.\n\nThe culture in practice\nMost of the leadership team have experienced life in much larger firms.\nThey know what good systems look like.\nThey also know what burnout feels like.\nSo they've deliberately built something different.\nThe atmosphere is relaxed.\nPeople are trusted.\nCuriosity is encouraged.\nNew ideas are welcomed.\nAnd whilst everyone works hard, there's very little politics and even less ego.\nIt's a team of experienced professionals who enjoy solving problems, helping clients, and supporting each other.\nSimple.\nBut increasingly difficult to find.\n\nWho tends to thrive here?\nUsually someone entrepreneurial.\nSomeone commercially minded who enjoys building trusted client relationships.\nSomeone who still gets genuine satisfaction from helping clients make better decisions, mentoring talented people, and contributing to the growth of a business.\nMost importantly, someone who still wants to build something meaningful over the next decade of their career.\n\nBecause whilst they're hiring a Senior Tax Manager today, they're really looking for someone who wants to become one of the key people shaping the firm's future.\nNot ready with a resume? Or want a bit more information before applying? That’s fine. Apply the old-fashioned way, or simply reach out to me on LinkedIn or through the Distinct Recruitment website. I’ll happily talk you through the role, the firm, and where it could take you before you make any commitments.\n\nI’m Abigail Stephen, Recruiter at Distinct. I don’t just look at job specs; I look at people, and where they’ll thrive. It’s not about filling gaps. It’s about finding a fit that lasts.\nOutside of work, balance for me is Pilates to reset, travel to explore, and skiing to recharge. Because the truth is, you don’t slog through hours for the love of a spreadsheet. You do it for the freedom it buys you. Same principle here.