Senior Manager, Property Tax Commercial

Duties and responsibilities

• Create a positive team member experience.
• Respond to client inquiries and requests from tax authorities.
• Manage and monitor all aspects of the annual property tax cycle for assigned real and personal property accounts.
• Demonstrate superior knowledge in the annual compliance process, valuation techniques, assessment reviews, jurisdictional expertise, and client industry expertise.
• Schedule, coordinate, and lead all status calls and client presentations, and consistently update clients on recent activities including compliance, reviews, appeals, and status of engagements.
• Lead the review and management of client audits conducted by tax jurisdictions.
• Attend hearings, settlement conferences, and negotiations, through settlement.
• Review and manage client contract terms, scope of services, and fees.
• Manage client billing and ensure timely collection of receivables (less than 90 days).
• Supervise and provide guidance to team and act as mentor to new Managers.
• Ensure team compliance with Firm policies, practice guidelines, and standards.
• Give timely performance feedback to team members and address, document, and escalate performance issues.
• Ensure workload is properly distributed among team members and hold team members accountable for completion of assigned projects.
• Actively involved in business development of new clients, maintaining existing clients, and focusing on cross-selling efforts.
• Participate actively in professional organizations and seek speaking opportunities and writing articles to build eminence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• University Degree, College Diploma, or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Real Estate, Business Management or other degree with MBA, MST or JD required and at least seven years property tax related experience required.
• Candidates with appropriate valuation designations preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage ambiguity.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license required.
• This position directly supervises employees in the Property Tax practice and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Firm's policies and applicable laws.