Tax Senior Manager Jobs in Colorado
Tax Senior Manager jobs in Colorado draw consistent demand from a market anchored in professional services, energy, and financial technology, with opportunities at every seniority tier from emerging senior manager to partner-track director. The largest concentrations of openings are in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs, where firms such as Deloitte, KPMG, and EY maintain established Colorado practices alongside regional and mid-market accounting firms. The specialties that see the most sustained activity are state and local tax, federal corporate tax, and partnership tax work tied to Colorado's energy and private equity sectors. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Senior Tax Counsel / Lead Tax Counsel
We are one of the largest global private markets investment managers, serving over 800 institutional investors worldwide. We have USD 185 billion in assets under management and around 2,000 professionals across 24 offices worldwide. Partners Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity.
What it's about
Partners Group is seeking an experienced, commercially minded tax professional to lead Americas tax operations and the tax implementation of new investment products, structures, and strategic initiatives.
This individual will oversee tax compliance, accounting, governance, controls, documentation, and service-provider performance across a growing portfolio of investment vehicles and management entities. The role will also support the tax workstream for new product launches, ensuring tax requirements are identified during product design and incorporated into fund documentation, reporting, systems, controls, and operating procedures before launch.
The successful candidate will combine technical expertise in regulated investment company taxation, tax accounting, and investment fund taxation with strong leadership, process improvement, and project management capabilities. The individual will build scalable, well-controlled processes, reduce key-person dependency, and serve as a senior partner to Product Structuring, Product Management, Legal, Operations, Finance, Fund Control, Investor Relations, and external advisors.
Key Responsibilities
Tax Operations Leadership
- Lead the Americas tax operations function for private markets investment vehicles and management entities.
- Oversee federal, state, local, and applicable international tax compliance and reporting.
- Establish effective governance, controls, documentation, review standards, and risk-management procedures.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex operational matters, tax notices, data delays, advisor issues, and deadline risks.
- Manage external accounting firms, legal counsel, administrators, and tax technology providers.
- Lead and develop tax professionals while promoting accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.
Product Development & Implementation
- Lead the tax workstream for new products, including private wealth products, regulated funds, BDCs, evergreen vehicles, insurance solutions, and alternative investment structures.
- Partner with Product Structuring, Legal, Product Management, Finance, Fund Control, and Operations throughout the product-development lifecycle.
- Identify tax risks, dependencies, data requirements, service-provider needs, and implementation considerations during product design.
- Own the tax implementation plan and ensure required documentation, reporting, controls, systems, and operating procedures are in place before launch.
- Drive cross-functional execution against agreed milestones, responsibilities, and deliverables.
Tax Accounting & Technical Leadership
- Provide technical leadership on tax accounting matters affecting funds, management companies, and regulated investment vehicles.
- Oversee ASC 740 analyses, uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances, deferred taxes, tax reserves, and provision-related matters.
- Support NAV-related tax matters and coordinate with Finance, Fund Control, auditors, and administrators.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in RIC and BDC taxation, Subchapter M, investment fund and partnership taxation, state and local taxation, and investor tax reporting.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and translate complex technical matters into practical recommendations.
- Lead audit readiness, technical memorandum development, and responses to auditor or regulatory inquiries.
- Develop scalable tax operating models, integrated calendars, documented procedures, responsibility matrices, and control standards.
- Implement workflow, data, technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions that improve quality, transparency, and efficiency.
- Establish performance reporting for deadlines, quality, capacity, risk, and service-provider performance.
- Reduce key-person dependency through standardization, knowledge management, succession planning, and cross-training.
- Apply disciplined project management to complex tax initiatives and product launches.
Required
- JD, LLM in Taxation, and/or CPA
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in investment management, asset management, public accounting, law firm practice, or a combination thereof.
- Significant experience with investment fund taxation, ASC 740, federal and state compliance, and investor tax reporting.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex tax operations, reporting, compliance, or transformation functions.
- Strong process design, project management, and program management capabilities.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving tax, legal, finance, operations, product teams, and external advisors.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, prioritize risk, and communicate complex matters clearly to senior stakeholders.
Preferred
- Experience with BDCs/RIC taxation, private credit, private equity, insurance-dedicated funds, evergreen structures, or cross-border investments.
- Experience designing tax operating models and implementing new investment products.
- Experience managing Big Four accounting firms, external counsel, administrators, and other service providers.
- Experience with tax technology, workflow tools, data governance, automation, and operational transformation.
- Experience in a global asset management or private markets organization.
Partners Group is a global firm focused on delivering high quality private markets investments via bespoke portfolio solutions that meet the needs of our clients. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded. Our offerings include:
- Professional, international, and high-performing work-environment
- Challenging, rewarding career within a growing company
- Collaborative environment, with on-the-job training and mentorship opportunities
- Competitive benefits and wellness package, including medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401k (Roth and pre-tax options) with company-match
- 25 vacation days, and 13 holidays annually
- One-month sabbatical after every five years of service
- Company paid life and disability insurance
- Education assistance program
- Lunch stipend
Partners Group compensation has a long-term outlook and philosophy, and our total compensation emphasizes performance based long term incentives. Base pay range for this role is $180,000- $250,000 and a performance-based bonus and equity are additional parts of the total compensation package.
www.partnersgroup.com
Please be aware, fraudsters may pose as Partners Group recruiters. All genuine representatives can be identified by a verified sign on their LinkedIn profiles. If you suspect fraud or have doubts, contact us immediately at hr@partnersgroup.com
Job Segment: Compliance, Tax, Accounting, Law, Legal, Finance, Marketing
Senior Tax Counsel / Lead Tax Counsel
We are one of the largest global private markets investment managers, serving over 800 institutional investors worldwide. We have USD 185 billion in assets under management and around 2,000 professionals across 24 offices worldwide. Partners Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity.
What it's about
Partners Group is seeking an experienced, commercially minded tax professional to lead Americas tax operations and the tax implementation of new investment products, structures, and strategic initiatives.
This individual will oversee tax compliance, accounting, governance, controls, documentation, and service-provider performance across a growing portfolio of investment vehicles and management entities. The role will also support the tax workstream for new product launches, ensuring tax requirements are identified during product design and incorporated into fund documentation, reporting, systems, controls, and operating procedures before launch.
The successful candidate will combine technical expertise in regulated investment company taxation, tax accounting, and investment fund taxation with strong leadership, process improvement, and project management capabilities. The individual will build scalable, well-controlled processes, reduce key-person dependency, and serve as a senior partner to Product Structuring, Product Management, Legal, Operations, Finance, Fund Control, Investor Relations, and external advisors.
Key Responsibilities
Tax Operations Leadership
- Lead the Americas tax operations function for private markets investment vehicles and management entities.
- Oversee federal, state, local, and applicable international tax compliance and reporting.
- Establish effective governance, controls, documentation, review standards, and risk-management procedures.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex operational matters, tax notices, data delays, advisor issues, and deadline risks.
- Manage external accounting firms, legal counsel, administrators, and tax technology providers.
- Lead and develop tax professionals while promoting accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.
Product Development & Implementation
- Lead the tax workstream for new products, including private wealth products, regulated funds, BDCs, evergreen vehicles, insurance solutions, and alternative investment structures.
- Partner with Product Structuring, Legal, Product Management, Finance, Fund Control, and Operations throughout the product-development lifecycle.
- Identify tax risks, dependencies, data requirements, service-provider needs, and implementation considerations during product design.
- Own the tax implementation plan and ensure required documentation, reporting, controls, systems, and operating procedures are in place before launch.
- Drive cross-functional execution against agreed milestones, responsibilities, and deliverables.
Tax Accounting & Technical Leadership
- Provide technical leadership on tax accounting matters affecting funds, management companies, and regulated investment vehicles.
- Oversee ASC 740 analyses, uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances, deferred taxes, tax reserves, and provision-related matters.
- Support NAV-related tax matters and coordinate with Finance, Fund Control, auditors, and administrators.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in RIC and BDC taxation, Subchapter M, investment fund and partnership taxation, state and local taxation, and investor tax reporting.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and translate complex technical matters into practical recommendations.
- Lead audit readiness, technical memorandum development, and responses to auditor or regulatory inquiries.
- Develop scalable tax operating models, integrated calendars, documented procedures, responsibility matrices, and control standards.
- Implement workflow, data, technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions that improve quality, transparency, and efficiency.
- Establish performance reporting for deadlines, quality, capacity, risk, and service-provider performance.
- Reduce key-person dependency through standardization, knowledge management, succession planning, and cross-training.
- Apply disciplined project management to complex tax initiatives and product launches.
Required
- JD, LLM in Taxation, and/or CPA
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in investment management, asset management, public accounting, law firm practice, or a combination thereof.
- Significant experience with investment fund taxation, ASC 740, federal and state compliance, and investor tax reporting.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex tax operations, reporting, compliance, or transformation functions.
- Strong process design, project management, and program management capabilities.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving tax, legal, finance, operations, product teams, and external advisors.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, prioritize risk, and communicate complex matters clearly to senior stakeholders.
Preferred
- Experience with BDCs/RIC taxation, private credit, private equity, insurance-dedicated funds, evergreen structures, or cross-border investments.
- Experience designing tax operating models and implementing new investment products.
- Experience managing Big Four accounting firms, external counsel, administrators, and other service providers.
- Experience with tax technology, workflow tools, data governance, automation, and operational transformation.
- Experience in a global asset management or private markets organization.
Partners Group is a global firm focused on delivering high quality private markets investments via bespoke portfolio solutions that meet the needs of our clients. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded. Our offerings include:
- Professional, international, and high-performing work-environment
- Challenging, rewarding career within a growing company
- Collaborative environment, with on-the-job training and mentorship opportunities
- Competitive benefits and wellness package, including medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401k (Roth and pre-tax options) with company-match
- 25 vacation days, and 13 holidays annually
- One-month sabbatical after every five years of service
- Company paid life and disability insurance
- Education assistance program
- Lunch stipend
Partners Group compensation has a long-term outlook and philosophy, and our total compensation emphasizes performance based long term incentives. Base pay range for this role is $180,000- $250,000 and a performance-based bonus and equity are additional parts of the total compensation package.
www.partnersgroup.com
Please be aware, fraudsters may pose as Partners Group recruiters. All genuine representatives can be identified by a verified sign on their LinkedIn profiles. If you suspect fraud or have doubts, contact us immediately at hr@partnersgroup.com
Job Segment: Compliance, Tax, Accounting, Law, Legal, Finance, Marketing
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The qualifications that appear most often in tax senior manager jobs across Colorado.
- Active CPA license issued or recognized by the Colorado State Board of Accountancy required
- Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, taxation, or closely related field required
- Seven or more years of progressive public accounting or corporate tax experience required
- Demonstrated technical expertise in federal, state, and local tax compliance and planning
- Experience managing client relationships and leading teams of tax associates and seniors
- Proficiency with tax preparation and research software such as CCH Axcess or Thomson Reuters
Tax Senior Manager Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a tax senior manager in Colorado?
Becoming a tax senior manager in Colorado starts with earning a CPA license through the Colorado State Board of Accountancy, which requires passing the Uniform CPA Exam, completing the required accounting education, and fulfilling the experience hours the Board mandates. Most candidates build their career through public accounting at a regional or national firm, progressing from associate to senior to manager before reaching the senior manager level. A master's in taxation strengthens candidacy at larger firms.
How much do tax senior managers make in Colorado?
Tax senior managers in Colorado earn a median of about $97,030 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $60,760 for the lowest 10% to over $162,160 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire tax senior managers in Colorado?
Colorado tax senior manager roles are posted by Eide Bailly, BDO, and HCVT and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Colorado's blend of Big Four offices, strong regional firms, and in-house tax departments at energy, technology, and financial services companies means openings are spread across both public accounting and corporate environments.
Which Colorado cities have the most tax senior manager jobs?
Denver, Englewood, and Broomfield have the most tax senior manager openings in Colorado. Denver drives the bulk of demand as the state's primary business and financial hub, home to Big Four offices, regional accounting firms, and large corporate headquarters, while Boulder's technology and life sciences sector and Colorado Springs' defense and services economy generate steady openings in those markets.
Are there remote tax senior manager jobs in Colorado?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 70% of tax senior manager openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of the core work involves research, review, and client calls rather than on-site presence. Federal corporate tax compliance and consulting roles tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while state and local tax positions with client-facing responsibilities more often require in-office or hybrid arrangements.
How can I get hired as a tax senior manager in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is entering through a staff or senior associate role at a Colorado public accounting firm and working toward the senior manager level over several years. Denver-area offices of firms such as Deloitte, Grant Thornton, and EKS&H hire entry-level tax associates directly from Colorado universities and CPA exam candidates. Earning your CPA license through the Colorado State Board of Accountancy and building a specialization in a high-demand area like partnership or state and local tax accelerates advancement significantly.
Where can I find and apply to tax senior manager jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to tax senior manager jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current Colorado openings across public accounting firms, corporate tax departments, and financial services employers. Find roles that fit your specialization and experience level and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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