Tax Senior Associate Jobs in Massachusetts
Tax Senior Associate jobs in Massachusetts are in strong demand, with concentrated activity in public accounting, corporate tax, and financial services across the Boston metro, Worcester, and Springfield. Major employers with lasting Massachusetts footprints, including Deloitte, PwC, and Fidelity Investments, hire at the associate-through-senior level on a consistent basis. The most sought-after specializations are federal and state income tax compliance, ASC 740 tax provision work, and partnership taxation. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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The Senior Tax Manager is a hybrid position (3x in office per week) & they will lead the investment tax compliance, reporting, and advisory function for a diverse platform of regulated investment companies and alternative investment products. This role safeguards the accuracy and timeliness of federal, state, excise, and applicable foreign tax deliverables while translating complex tax matters into practical business guidance. The Manager develops talent, strengthens controls, and partners with Portfolio Managers, Legal, Product, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Investment Operations, Compliance, custodian banks, and external vendors. The position combines deep regulated investment company tax expertise with hands-on leadership across mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, collective investment trusts, alternative funds, UCITS, real estate investment trusts, and partnership structures.
Position Responsibilities:
Tax Compliance, Reporting & Technical Oversight
- Own second-level review and final sign-off for federal, state, excise, and other applicable jurisdictional tax returns for mutual funds and assigned investment products, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely filing.
- Review tax checklists and supporting schedules prepared for annual financial statement audits and assess financial statements for appropriate tax disclosures.
- Oversee book-to-tax analyses that affect distributions and tax calculations, including wash sale deferrals, straddles, foreign tax credits, passive foreign investment companies, and other complex adjustments for fiscal and excise periods.
- Review shareholder tax reporting, including qualified dividend income, dividends-received deductions, tax-exempt interest, and long-term capital gain reporting.
- Monitor fund distributions for compliance with applicable IRS and SEC requirements, including tax worksheets, estimated excise schedules, equalization calculations, distribution projections, per-share calculations, and Section 19 calculations and notices.
- Review fund merger and ownership-change analyses, including capital loss carryovers, built-in gains, and Sections 381 through 384 limitations; maintain uncertain tax position documentation and support defensible conclusions.
Investment Product & Business Partnership
- Apply tax expertise across mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), collective investment trusts (CITs), alternative funds, UCITS, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and partnership structures.
- Interact regularly with Portfolio Managers, Legal, Product, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Investment Operations, Compliance, Marketing, Transfer Agency, custodian banks, and external vendors to identify and resolve tax matters.
- Provide clear, decision-useful guidance on complex fund tax reporting and compliance issues, product initiatives, transactions, and operational changes.
- Assess the impact of tax law and regulatory developments on investment products and implement appropriate updates to procedures, controls, and stakeholder communications.
Leadership, Controls & Transformation
- Lead, coach, and develop Tax Supervisors, Tax Seniors, and Tax Analysts; plan and allocate work, monitor progress, and support training and career development.
- Champion cross-functional projects and coordinate internal and external deadlines to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
- Develop, document, maintain, and enhance policies, procedures, and internal controls that mitigate tax and operational risk.
- Identify and implement opportunities for automation, scalable processes, stronger data quality, and more efficient workflows.
- Provide informed recommendations on staffing, hiring, compensation, performance management, and development needs, consistent with organizational practices.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field; advanced degree and/or CPA a plus.
- Minimum of 7 years of regulated investment company tax experience, including experience with complex tax adjustments, forms, elections, and risk considerations (previous Big Four experience preferred)
- Minimum of 3 years of people-management or supervisory experience, with a record of coaching and developing tax professionals.
- Experience with exchange-traded funds, collective investment trusts, alternative funds, UCITS, real estate investment trusts, and partnership structures strongly preferred.
- Strong business and accounting knowledge, with the ability to interpret financial statements, custodian reports, and complex spreadsheets and apply that information to fund tax reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word; experience designing scalable workbooks, controls, or automated processes is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax topics to technical and nontechnical audiences and build credibility across functions.
- Sound judgment, strong ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Decision Authority & Impact:
- Exercises independent judgment on complex funds and technical issues and provides final sign-off on workpapers and analyses within assigned authority.
- Serves as a tax subject-matter leader who identifies issues, recommends solutions, and implements controls to mitigate risk.
- Influences product, transaction, operational, and reporting decisions through timely, practical, and well-supported tax guidance.
When you join our team:
We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact hr@manulife.com.
Referenced Salary Location
Boston, MassachusettsWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$92,475.00 USD - $160,290.00 USDEmployees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location.
Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.
We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.
Know Your Rights I Family & Medical Leave I Employee Polygraph Protection I Right to Work I E-Verify
Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)The Senior Tax Manager is a hybrid position (3x in office per week) & they will lead the investment tax compliance, reporting, and advisory function for a diverse platform of regulated investment companies and alternative investment products. This role safeguards the accuracy and timeliness of federal, state, excise, and applicable foreign tax deliverables while translating complex tax matters into practical business guidance. The Manager develops talent, strengthens controls, and partners with Portfolio Managers, Legal, Product, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Investment Operations, Compliance, custodian banks, and external vendors. The position combines deep regulated investment company tax expertise with hands-on leadership across mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, collective investment trusts, alternative funds, UCITS, real estate investment trusts, and partnership structures.
Position Responsibilities:
Tax Compliance, Reporting & Technical Oversight
- Own second-level review and final sign-off for federal, state, excise, and other applicable jurisdictional tax returns for mutual funds and assigned investment products, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely filing.
- Review tax checklists and supporting schedules prepared for annual financial statement audits and assess financial statements for appropriate tax disclosures.
- Oversee book-to-tax analyses that affect distributions and tax calculations, including wash sale deferrals, straddles, foreign tax credits, passive foreign investment companies, and other complex adjustments for fiscal and excise periods.
- Review shareholder tax reporting, including qualified dividend income, dividends-received deductions, tax-exempt interest, and long-term capital gain reporting.
- Monitor fund distributions for compliance with applicable IRS and SEC requirements, including tax worksheets, estimated excise schedules, equalization calculations, distribution projections, per-share calculations, and Section 19 calculations and notices.
- Review fund merger and ownership-change analyses, including capital loss carryovers, built-in gains, and Sections 381 through 384 limitations; maintain uncertain tax position documentation and support defensible conclusions.
Investment Product & Business Partnership
- Apply tax expertise across mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), collective investment trusts (CITs), alternative funds, UCITS, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and partnership structures.
- Interact regularly with Portfolio Managers, Legal, Product, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Investment Operations, Compliance, Marketing, Transfer Agency, custodian banks, and external vendors to identify and resolve tax matters.
- Provide clear, decision-useful guidance on complex fund tax reporting and compliance issues, product initiatives, transactions, and operational changes.
- Assess the impact of tax law and regulatory developments on investment products and implement appropriate updates to procedures, controls, and stakeholder communications.
Leadership, Controls & Transformation
- Lead, coach, and develop Tax Supervisors, Tax Seniors, and Tax Analysts; plan and allocate work, monitor progress, and support training and career development.
- Champion cross-functional projects and coordinate internal and external deadlines to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
- Develop, document, maintain, and enhance policies, procedures, and internal controls that mitigate tax and operational risk.
- Identify and implement opportunities for automation, scalable processes, stronger data quality, and more efficient workflows.
- Provide informed recommendations on staffing, hiring, compensation, performance management, and development needs, consistent with organizational practices.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field; advanced degree and/or CPA a plus.
- Minimum of 7 years of regulated investment company tax experience, including experience with complex tax adjustments, forms, elections, and risk considerations (previous Big Four experience preferred)
- Minimum of 3 years of people-management or supervisory experience, with a record of coaching and developing tax professionals.
- Experience with exchange-traded funds, collective investment trusts, alternative funds, UCITS, real estate investment trusts, and partnership structures strongly preferred.
- Strong business and accounting knowledge, with the ability to interpret financial statements, custodian reports, and complex spreadsheets and apply that information to fund tax reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word; experience designing scalable workbooks, controls, or automated processes is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax topics to technical and nontechnical audiences and build credibility across functions.
- Sound judgment, strong ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Decision Authority & Impact:
- Exercises independent judgment on complex funds and technical issues and provides final sign-off on workpapers and analyses within assigned authority.
- Serves as a tax subject-matter leader who identifies issues, recommends solutions, and implements controls to mitigate risk.
- Influences product, transaction, operational, and reporting decisions through timely, practical, and well-supported tax guidance.
When you join our team:
We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact hr@manulife.com.
Referenced Salary Location
Boston, MassachusettsWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$92,475.00 USD - $160,290.00 USDEmployees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location.
Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.
We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.
Know Your Rights I Family & Medical Leave I Employee Polygraph Protection I Right to Work I E-Verify
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What Massachusetts Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in tax senior associate jobs across Massachusetts.
- Active CPA license or CPA exam candidate registered with the Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy
- Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, taxation, or a closely related field
- Two to four years of tax compliance or tax advisory experience at a public accounting firm
- Demonstrated proficiency with tax software such as CCH Axcess, GoSystem, or Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
- Strong technical knowledge of federal and Massachusetts state income tax rules and filing requirements
- Ability to manage multiple client engagements and meet concurrent filing deadlines under supervision
Tax Senior Associate Jobs in Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a tax senior associate in Massachusetts?
Most tax senior associate roles in Massachusetts require a CPA license or active progress toward one through the Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy, which administers CPA licensure under the Board of Registration of Certified Public Accountants. Candidates typically hold a bachelor's or master's degree in accounting or taxation with sufficient credit hours to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam. Employers in the Boston market usually promote candidates from staff associate roles after two to three years of tax compliance experience.
How much do tax senior associates make in Massachusetts?
Tax senior associates in Massachusetts earn a median of about $99,460 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $70,460 for the lowest 10% to over $160,100 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire tax senior associates in Massachusetts?
Employers hiring tax senior associates in Massachusetts right now include BDO, RSM, and CBIZ, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Massachusetts's dense concentration of public accounting firms, insurance companies, and asset managers in the Greater Boston area keeps demand for this role particularly active year-round.
Which Massachusetts cities have the most tax senior associate jobs?
Boston, Canton, and Tewksbury have the most tax senior associate openings in Massachusetts. Boston dominates because it hosts the regional offices of the Big Four and many mid-size regional firms, while Worcester and Springfield attract hires from corporate tax departments of manufacturers and healthcare systems anchored in those metros.
Are there remote tax senior associate jobs in Massachusetts?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 63% of tax senior associate openings tied to Massachusetts are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the largely desk-based and analytical nature of the work. Tax compliance, research, and provision work are the functions most commonly offered on a remote or hybrid basis, while client-facing advisory roles tend to require more in-office presence.
How can I get hired as a tax senior associate in Massachusetts with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is joining the tax practice of a Boston-area public accounting firm at the staff associate level and building toward promotion. Large regional firms such as RSM, Grant Thornton, and BDO run structured new-graduate recruiting programs at Massachusetts colleges each fall. A master's in taxation from a New England program and an active CPA exam candidacy with the Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy strengthen any application. Lateral entrants from bookkeeping, payroll, or financial analysis roles can also move in by focusing on firms with dedicated tax training programs.
Where can I find and apply to tax senior associate jobs in Massachusetts?
You can find and apply to tax senior associate jobs in Massachusetts on Migrate Mate, which lists current Massachusetts openings updated regularly. Search the available roles, find the ones that fit your background and preferred location, and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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