Job Description
Your passion. Our purpose. This could be powerful. Maybe the markets keep you up at night. Trusts are your forte. Or your idea of a perfect day at the office is a deep dive into equity research. Whatever your passion, at Edward Jones it will have purpose. Your work is meaningful - because it has a singular focus: client relationships. What you do every day helps people achieve and protect their financial goals. Impacting lives for the better. And with our remarkable work-life flexibility, one of the lives it could enhance is yours.
Job Overview Position Schedule: Full-Time
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 31-Mar-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
As a Tax Officer within the Edward Jones Trust Company, you will partner with our outside tax vendor and assist with fiduciary income tax return preparation, review, and filing, under the direction of the Trust Tax Team Leader. You will communicate with tax preparers on a regular basis, providing information to them as needed for individual tax returns, researching and answering questions and working with them to resolve various reporting issues.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing and understanding trust documents; assimilating the terms of the document with various outside facts to set up and maintain accounts for tax reporting purposes;
- Providing tax support to associates throughout the Trust Company and proactively work together on various tax planning opportunities for trust accounts.
- Partnering with outside business partners, tax and legal professionals
- Communicating with the IRS and state tax authorities and responding to various notices and inquiries received from these entities.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page .
Hiring Minimum: $72700
Hiring Maximum: $119800
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Skills/Requirements What you need for the position:
- Bachelor's degree or other accounting certificate and/or Enrolled Agent (EA) certification
- 2+ years accounting or tax experience required
What could set you apart:
- CPA preferred
- Previous Trust Tax experience
- Knowledge of fiduciary principals, gifting, estate, and income taxation
- Able to use Trust accounting system and work with multiple systems
- 5 years related experience
Please note: Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday. Read More About Skills/Requirements
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About Us Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
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