Tax Accountant III

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

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Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for providing technical fiduciary tax expertise to Private Bank client teams, focused on differentiating client service and expanding client relationships. Key responsibilities include providing accurate and timely tax reporting for accounts, utilizing product knowledge to address client needs, and conducting research to resolve tax issues while advising on the treatment of transactions and technical matters. Job expectations include complying with client focused service standards, bank standards and policies, and federal and state fiduciary tax reporting requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical tax expertise and ensures assigned accounts are fulfilled to achieve client service standards
• Reviews and prepares complex federal and state individual income tax returns and gift tax returns
• Complies with bank standards and policies, federal and state tax law, and client service standards
• Acts as a tax technical resource for Fiduciary Tax Service associates and Private Bank client teams
• Develops and delivers technical or systems related tax trainings to the tax department, while serving as the point of contact for questions or inquiries related to tax

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree & MST or MBA preferred.

• Years of Experience – 10+

Skills:

• Account Management
• Attention to Detail
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Relationship Building
• Client Management
• Issue Management
• Prioritization
• Risk Management
• Tax Administration
• Business Process Analysis
• Client Experience Branding
• Coaching
• Learning Delivery
• Record Keeping

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

For internal employees; participation in a work from home posture does not make you ineligible to post.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - IL - Chicago - 110 N Wacker Dr - Bank Of America Tower Chicago (IL4110), US - RI - Providence - 1 Financial Plaza (RI1537)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$87,500.00 - $133,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.