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Tax Experienced Associate - NorCal Private Wealth/Private Client Services

Baker Tilly

San Francisco, CAFull-time$75–110K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$75–110K/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

CPA, Law License, Or EA Eligibility, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Baker Tilly seeks a Tax Experienced Associate for its Private Wealth/Private Client Services team. The role provides tax advisory and compliance services to private clients and closely held businesses, with opportunities to work on tax research, IRS responses, corporate and flow-through taxation, and client recommendations. Associates collaborate with engagement teams and specialty tax practices and receive coaching and professional development.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Tax Compliance, nice to haveTax Consulting, nice to haveFederal Tax Compliance, nice to haveTax Research, nice to haveTime Management, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveRelationship Building, nice to haveCollaboration, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveLeadership, nice to haveProject Management, nice to haveOrganization, nice to haveAnalytical Skills, nice to haveInitiative, nice to haveAdaptability, nice to haveMicrosoft Suite, nice to have

Qualifications

Four-Year Degree, requiredCPA, Law License, or EA Eligibility, requiredOne Year Experience, requiredCPA, Law License, or EA, nice to haveBachelor's, Master's, or Advanced Degree in Accounting, nice to haveOne+ Year Federal Tax Experience, nice to havePrivate Wealth Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.

Job Description:

Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing public accounting firms, now that Baker Tilly and Moss Adams are in their second year merged into the #6 firm in the U.S.?

If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Tax Experienced Associate with our Private Wealth/Private Client Services team! This is a great opportunity to be a valued business advisor delivering industry-focused tax advisory and compliance services to private clients on an individual basis and also with closely held businesses/flow throughs. As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development. You will enjoy this role if:

  • You are looking for an opportunity to build your career in a specific industry, becoming an industry expert to the clients you serve
  • You can see yourself as a trusted business advisor, working face-to-face with clients to find creative solutions to complex accounting and business challenges
  • You want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm that serves middle market clients and whose owners have both their clients’ and employees’ best interests in mind and are transparent in their decisions
  • You value your development and want to work for a firm that provides you the autonomy to own your schedule and career through structured programs (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and Dress for Your Day!)
  • You want to grow professionally and develop your client service and technical accounting skills to build a career with endless opportunities now, for tomorrow

What you will do:

  • Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various tax compliance and consulting services to industry specific clients
  • Provide tax compliance and advisory services to S-corporations, partnerships, individuals and corporations in the middle market space
  • Participate in tax research projects on a variety of tax issues, help to draft IRS responses and address other tax authority inquiries
  • Team with leaders on special projects in various areas of corporate and flow through taxation such as accounting methods and ASC740
  • Develop recommendations for the client to consider and share with leadership to discuss and strategize
  • Communicate and team with specialty tax practices on complicated tax matters in the state and local, high net worth, international, research and development along with credits and incentives areas
  • Learn and grow from direct on the job coaching and mentoring along with participating in firm wide learning and development programs
  • Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients
  • Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work-life balance

Qualifications

Successful candidates will have--

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 4-year degree

  • Eligible to obtain CPA, Law License, or EA

  • One (1) year of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • CPA, Law License, or EA

  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or advanced degree in accounting

  • One (1)+ year of experience providing federal tax compliance and consulting services in a public accounting firm

  • Private Wealth experience preferred

  • Demonstrated skills in the areas of time management, communication, interpersonal skills, relationship building, collaboration, and problem solving

  • Strong leadership, project management, organizational and analytical skills, initiative, adaptability

  • Microsoft Suite skills

  • There is currently no immigration sponsorship available for this position

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The pay rate ranges for this position are listed below. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees: Life at Baker Tilly | Baker Tilly

  • The national pay rate range is: $68,400 to $84,600
  • In CA, pay rate range is: $75,300 to $110,000

How this job compares

Set against the 5,220 open Tax Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75–110K/yr
  • California median$77–214K/yr36 salary ranges
  • US median$77–159K/yr354 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $93K, is 36% below the California median midpoint ($146K) — in the lowest quarter of Tax Associate salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 429 open Tax Associate jobs in California and 5,220 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Tax Associate postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 407 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 394 of the 5,220 open Tax Associate jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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