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Our mission is to Simplify Life. This means that we strive to take care of all of your financial needs under one roof. Our team of experts work collaboratively to form a truly holistic counsel to ensure you receive sound advice, precise execution, and most importantly, world-class service. At HFG Trust, we firmly believe that it all begins with establishing a clear vision of your personal goals. With this purpose, we combine fiduciary advice and an entry-to-exit service to build a roadmap that guides you through every stage of your life.

Position Title: Tax Manager Department: Wealth Management

Direct Report: Chief Executive Officer Position Type: Full-Time

Position Objective:

HFG Trust is looking for a highly skilled Tax Manager to join our team. For over 40 years, HFG Trust has helped individuals, families, and business owners confidently navigate their financial lives. As fiduciary advisors, we deliver personalized wealth management and commission-free advice—rooted in relationships, not sales. At HFG Trust, our mission is simple: to simplify your financial journey and empower you to live your fullest life.

As a Tax Manager, you will prepare and deliver financial documents for tax and accounting purposes. Working with financial advisors and wealth planners, this role will provide our clients with specialized professional tax preparation and planning services.

Role Responsibilities:

• Proactively interact and communicate with clients to gather information
• Build solid, effective client relationships
• Participate in financial reporting engagements
• Prepare and review individual, trust, and business tax returns
• Conduct tax research and provide strategic tax planning for clients
• Provide comprehensive tax consulting services to clients
• Assist with IRS and state tax notices and audits
• Analyze client financial information and identify potential tax-saving opportunities
• Contribute to business development efforts and promote firm services to potential clients

Required Education and Experience:

• Accounting, Finance, or Economics degree from an accredited university.
• Relevant experience in the industry with relevant responsibilities and duties
• Experience with high-net-worth individuals and small business clients, or business and estate/trust taxation
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License Required
• Strong knowledge of federal and state tax laws and regulations

Job Requirements:

• Work experience that demonstrates investment acumen as well as people and teamwork skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Excellent communication, listening, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong project management skills – organized, meticulous, and able to multitask and prioritize.
• A passion for caring for clients.
• A team player with values fitting to the organization’s core values.
• Desire/ability to work successfully in a small company environment.
• Proactive, self-motivated personality
• Experience with investment platforms and/or client service

Expectations:

HFG Trust expects all employees to comply with the responsibilities of their assigned position to the highest degree of performance by:

• Adhering to the Company’s policies and supporting Management decisions and goals in a positive, professional manner.
• Representing the Company with a high level of integrity and professionalism.
• Demonstrate a willingness to adapt to changing business needs and deadlines.
• Possessing a work ethic that includes neatness and dependability.
• Exhibiting a professional, business-like appearance and demeanor.

Work Conditions:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Environment:

• Work requires regular attendance, punctuality, and adherence to agreed-upon schedule(s) with willingness to work a flexible and/or rotating schedule, and/or extended hours, as needed.
• Climate controlled office environment.
• Work involves being able to concentrate on the matter at hand, under sometimes distracting work conditions and frequent employee and customer contacts and interruptions during the day.

Physical:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to: sit; use hands in repetitive motions to finger, grasp, handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to: stand; walk; and lift or reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to operate routine office equipment including computer terminals and keyboards, telephones, copiers, facsimiles, and calculators. Must be able to routinely perform work on computer for an average of 6-8 hours per day, when necessary. Must be able to work extended hours or travel off site whenever required or requested by management.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include good visual acuity to read print and computer screens.