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We deliver the kind of comprehensive care once reserved for only the wealthiest households.\nToday, 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.*\nMercer 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.\nJoin us and help families amplify and simplify their financial lives with confidence.\n* 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.\nJob Summary:\nWe are looking for a Sr. Tax Associate I 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.\nAs a member of the Tax Team, the Sr. Tax Associate I is primarily responsible for the preparation and delivery of income tax returns, tax projections and analysis for our clients. The Sr. Tax Associate I will have a passion for client service with experience in individual and entity tax preparation. The Sr. Tax Associate I is personable, demonstrates superior communication skills, and possesses the flexibility to multi-task in a fast-paced tax services environment.\nThis role benefits from a flexible work from home schedule. You will have the flexibility to work from home or in the office, and there will be periodic coordinated visits to the office to collaborate with the team. \nEssential Job Functions will include:\nPrepare tax returns for high-net-worth individuals, trusts and businesses\nCreate quarterly estimates and projections\nResponsible for clear & concise communication with clients on all matters related to delivery of income tax returns\nPerform tax research\nResponsible for timely and accurate response to tax questions, estimates, projections, and analysis with both tax and wealth management clients\nCoordinate with tax support staff to ensure timely workflow practices and data integrity\nWork with tax staff to respond to tax notices and initial preparation of correspondence\nStays up to date on tax law and any changes, as well as communicate the effects of the law changes to clients\nAll other duties as assigned\nRequired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\nMinimum of 1-3 years of public accounting experience, or equivalent experience\nBachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field\nModerate tax code knowledge and general accounting skills\nObtained or in the process of obtaining CPA and/or EA preferred\nMaster’s degree in Tax a plus\nExperience with CCH, including Axcess, Workflow and Practice, and SafeSend, a plus.\nHighly organized and tax-oriented\nAbility to handle a large volume of activities at one time\nAbility to communicate concepts to clients and advisors in concise and understandable fashion\nMust be detail-oriented and have excellent time-management skills\nWork 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.\nWorking 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.\nActual 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. \nBase Pay Range\n$95,000—$105,000 USD\nBenefits:\nMercer 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:\nCompany Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance\nCompany Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance\nSupplemental Life & AD&D; Short-Term Disability; Accident; Critical Illness; and Hospital Indemnity Insurance\nThree Cigna medical plans offerings including two High Deductible Health Plans and a Traditional Co-Pay medical plan.\nKaiser Medical plans available in California\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions if enrolled in either HDHP medical plan.\nTwo comprehensive Dental Plans\nVision Insurance Plan\nDependent Care Savings Account for child and dependent care.\n14 Company Paid Holidays including a full week off at Thanksgiving.\nGenerous paid time off program for vacation and sick days\nEmployee Assistance Plan\nFamily Medical Leave\nPaid Parental Leave (8 weeks)\nMaternity 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.\nAdoption Assistance Reimbursement Program\nCompany 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.\n401(k) Retirement Plan with both Traditional and Roth plans with per pay period match as well as an after-tax option\nPet Insurance\nPersonalized financial planning and guidance from Mercer Advisors professionals, offered at preferred employee pricing\nWe are not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting.\nMercer Advisors is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 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This inbox is for accommodation requests only.\nFor information about applicant rights, required employment notices, E-Verify participation, and state specific disclosures, please review our Applicant Notices and Employment Rights.\nIf you are a resident of California, learn more about Mercer's California Consumer Privacy Policy here.\nCCPA Notice at Collection\nIf you are a resident of Washington State, learn more about your rights under the Washington Fair Chance Act here.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7829,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule","Home office","Parental leave","Retirement plans","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Wealth Management & Financial Advisors"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-23T20:36:01Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":11,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.401,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":156,"expected_fill_days":55,"reasons":["seen:8","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":105000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mercer-advisors-senior-tax-associate","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mercer-advisors-senior-tax-associate.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-01T18:49:59Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28823,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-02T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1999},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1999"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmercer-advisors-senior-tax-associate"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmercer-advisors-senior-tax-associate"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmercer-advisors-senior-tax-associate"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/mercer-advisors-senior-tax-associate\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmercer-advisors-senior-tax-associate"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3178409}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"merceradvisors.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3178409},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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