Certified Public Accountant (5+ years): Denver or Salt Lake City

• Denver, Colorado
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Specialist
• Tax

Holland & Hart is seeking a Certified Public Accountant to join the firm in its Denver or Salt Lake City office. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position has been filled.

This position will work closely with Private Client Group attorneys and CPAs to provide expert advice to clients and their advisors regarding gift, estate, GST, and income tax issues and fiduciary accounting matters (billable and non-billable).

Position Requirements

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 5 years of tax experience in a professional services capacity, or a Master of Taxation and interest in growing and developing a long-term career in this area at Holland & Hart. We are seeking candidates who possess the following qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant licensure
• Willingness to learn and/or foundational knowledge of individual income tax, fiduciary income tax, gift tax, estate tax, and generation-skipping transfer tax
• Willingness to learn and/or foundational knowledge of fiduciary accounting, partnership tax, and S corporation tax preferred
• Experience with tax research and writing and the creation of balance sheets, cash flow projections, and estate tax projections
• Proficient at developing creative solutions to complex tax issues
• Ability to stay current on tax concepts and changes
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively under pressure
• Ability to stay organized and focused on projects with great attention to detail
• Works well within deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills and team-oriented mindset
• Advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge of Word and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to function productively on software and systems utilized in the firm

Responsibilities Include

• Works and consults with attorneys, CPAs, clients, and their advisors on a wide variety of gift, estate, GST, trust, and individual tax matters, including planning, estate administration, and compliance
• Coordinates a wide range of projects, ensuring that tasks are completed timely and without direct supervision; this position requires prompt follow-through, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize projects
• Works as a key member of a team-oriented group of paralegals, CPAs, associates, and partners
• Works closely and directly with clients' outside CPAs, family offices, and other advisors
• Researches and analyzes gift, estate, GST, and income tax issues
• Prepares balance sheets and cash flow and financial projections to illustrate proposed estate or wealth transfer planning transactions for clients
• Prepares and/or reviews gift, estate, and fiduciary income tax returns and fiduciary accountings
• Reviews appraisals of transfers of hard-to-value assets for gift and estate tax returns
• Maintains or exceeds billable hours requirements
• Stays up to date on all tax laws and implications

Compensation and Expectations

Holland & Hart’s compensation is merit-based—you’ll be evaluated on your individual performance and achievements and on your contributions to the team’s efforts. As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Act, Holland & Hart is providing a good faith salary range for this position (if based in Colorado): $140,000 – $225,000 per year. A discretionary bonus may be available based upon performance.

Holland & Hart expects associates to invest 1800 hours on billable matters and 200 hours on administrative matters. Contributions to the life of the firm is vital to the collective success of the firm, and we encourage our business professionals to engage in ways each person finds meaningful through various committees and firm activities.

Benefits Summary

Holland & Hart promotes work/life balance with a robust wellness program, unlimited PTO, a reduced time program, and a sabbatical program for eligible employees and partners.

Full-time employees become eligible for benefits on the date of hire, with a benefits offering that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, EAP, STD, and LTD. Additionally the firm provides enhanced parental leave for both primary and non-primary caregivers as well as an automatic Off Ramp/On Ramp program before and after parental leave. The firm offers inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits.

Also available are voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurances, as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match.

In addition, the firm has programs that may provide for educational assistance, a subscription service for continuing legal education programs, free or discounted legal services, and opportunities through the Holland & Hart Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating volunteer opportunities for lawyers, staff, families, and friends of Holland & Hart LLP. Part-time employees may have access to some of these benefits, which may be on a pro-rated basis.

Application Process

Please apply directly online and be prepared to submit a resume and cover letter. You may address your cover letter and/or direct application questions to Leslie Thompson, Recruiting Operations Specialist, at LNThompson@hollandhart.com. Search firm inquiries may be directed to Lisa Visconti-Liss at LJVLiss@hollandhart.com. No phone calls please.

About Holland & Hart

Holland & Hart is known for fostering an intentional culture that prioritizes integrity and a passion for ongoing learning and collaboration.

Holland & Hart is ranked as one of Vault’s “Best Law Firms in the Mountain States.”

Our core values—integrity, excellence, innovation, teamwork, our commitment to one another, our diverse workforce, our communities, and living full lives—influence all aspects of Holland & Hart’s culture. Holland & Hart attracts those who love what they do at work as much as they love what they do on the weekend.

We intentionally create opportunities for attorneys to seek balance in work and in life through longstanding programs including sabbaticals, service opportunities through the Holland & Hart Foundation, team retreats, and flexible-hour, remote, and hybrid work arrangements so they can be in the moment at their job, with their families, or when pursuing personal interests.

Holland & Hart is a full-service law firm with more than 500 lawyers in 14 offices. Throughout the Mountain West, from coast to coast and beyond, Holland & Hart provides clients with astute legal counsel from a vantage like no other. For more information, visit hollandhart.com.

Holland & Hart is an equal opportunity employer.

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Some states in which the Firm does business may also require the collection of such information. We provide every applicant, current employee, and newly hired employee the option to voluntarily supply the requested information.

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The firm also gathers data regarding veteran status and LGBTQ+, both of which are not required for EEO-1 reporting purposes, however, data related to LGBTQ+ data is requested as part of other surveys or questionnaires we receive. Your decision to provide the information is also entirely voluntary, and your candidacy will not be affected by your decision to participate or not.