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**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 16-Nov-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. **Team Overview:** Wealth Management Advice and Solutions (WMAS) is responsible for leading the firm in ensuring our clients are on track to meet their financial goals. The Edward Jones Trust Company provides a full range of trust, investment management, and custody services to individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and private foundations. **What You Will Do:** The Senior Trust Tax Officer is responsible for fiduciary tax return preparation, under the direction of the Trust Tax Manager. Responsibilities 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; - Communicating on complex tax matters with trust officers and portfolio managers and mentoring Tax Specialist to solve tax problems and identify tax savings opportunities; - Communicating 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; - Assisting the Trust Tax Team Leader in ensuring continued regulatory and statutory compliance in all aspects of fiduciary duties, responding to branch team, client, and professional questions; - Providing training to administration area associates. 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](https://secure.edwardjonesbenefits.com/fleet/public/index/f914262d-0362-4682-bd1e-0ccd25f1dfb1). **Hiring Minimum:** $84100 **Hiring Maximum:** $143100 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Edward Jones is prohibited from hiring individuals with certain specified criminal history as set forth in Section 3(a)(39) and 15(b)(4) and Rule 17a-3(a)(12) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and conducts background reviews consistent with FINRA Rule 3110(e). A copy of a notice regarding the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance is available at: [dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FCOE-Official-Notice-Eng-Final-8.30.2024.pdf](https://dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FCOE-Official-Notice-Eng-Final-8.30.2024.pdf). [Read More About Job Overview](#job-description) **Skills/Requirements** **What Experience You Need:** - 5+ years' experience in trust, fiduciary or financial services experience including 3 years in preparation and review of trust income and estate tax returns required - Advanced knowledge of fiduciary principals, estate and income taxation - Able to use trust accounting system and work with multiple systems - Able to adapt to constantly changing tax laws and reporting requirements - Able to delegate and exercise oversight, and communicate with associates on complex tax matters in a clear non-technical manner - Outstanding time and organizational management skills required to manage work over extended period and meet critical deadlines - Highly skilled in written and oral communication on complex tax matters and high level of interpersonal skills **What Could Set You Apart:** - CPA or Masters of Taxation preferred - Experience or education in estate planning concepts \*Candidates that live within in 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 **Current home-based associates please note:** Even as a hybrid posted role **you are eligible to apply** and, if selected, may retain your home-based status. However future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work and some roles may carry a preference for hybrid presence. [Read More About Skills/Requirements](#job-description) **Awards & Accolades** At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received. Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: [Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones](https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/?_sft_category=awards-accolades) Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: [Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones](https://careers.edwardjones.com/en-CA/blogs/?_sft_category=awards-accolades-en-ca) [Read More About Awards & Accolades](#job-description) **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. View our [Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report](https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/edward-jones-releases-annual-purpose-inclusion-and-citizenship-report/?codes=DIRECT&utm_source=DIRECT). ¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-HO

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