Senior Tax Accountant, Trust and Estate

Job overview

The Senior Tax Accountant, Trust and Estate role is onsite full-time in Villa Park, IL, with a salary range of $80,000–$120,000 per year. The posting describes an independent public accounting firm serving closely held businesses, high-net-worth individuals and families, and not-for-profit organizations in Chicago’s western suburbs. The accountant prepares and reviews trust, estate, and gift tax returns and supports business clients with S-corporation and partnership tax work. The role provides direct client contact and contributes to the firm’s trust and estate tax specialization.

What you'll do

• Prepare and/or review trust, estate, and gift tax returns
• support S-corporation and partnership tax work
• serve as a client point of contact
• stay current on federal and Illinois tax law affecting businesses, individuals, trusts, and estates.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior tax accountant

trust and estate tax

public accounting

tax returns

s corporations

partnerships

villa park il

strategic employment

$80k–$120k

401(k) profit sharing

health coverage

dental

vision

paid vacation

partnership track

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• life and disability insurance
• paid vacation and paid overtime or comp time
• 9% discretionary 401(k) profit-sharing contribution
• overtime bonus structure
• 15% lifetime commission on new business brought to the firm
• partnership track.

Why this role

Trust and estate taxation is a core firm specialization; the posting describes a potential path to become the firm’s primary resource in this area.

About the employer

Strategic Employment is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Certified Public Accountants. Sector: 54.