Tax Manager - Real Estate

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain excellent customer relationships with some of the top real estate companies in our market
• Collaborate with team members across the Firm to solve complex customer scenarios
• Develop anticipatory skills to advise customers through times of disruption and uncertainty
• Analyze and observe industry trends impacting customers and create solutions to propel them forward
• Perform technical review of tax returns with varying complexity
• Identify and recommend creative solutions to complex customer issues
• Delegate and manage tax and research assignments to achieve an accurate and efficient product
• Review operating agreements, letters of intent, purchase agreements, and other legal documentation related to tax transactions
• Review and develop work papers to support partnership allocations, basis adjustments, and tax transactions
• Maintain familiarity with team’s qualifications and growth opportunities, reviewing assignments for appropriateness
• Provide effective performance feedback and on-the-job training, celebrating and awarding excellence in performance
• Coach and train employees to their maximum potential, providing ongoing feedback and development opportunities throughout the year
• Develop future leaders and life-long learners
• Discover opportunities to provide additional services and pursue new leads
• Collaborate cross-functionally within the firm to grow existing business and offer a variety of business solutions to customers and prospects
• Represent Elliott Davis in the business community and be active within professional organizations
• Be an active member of the local community by giving back and through service to others

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s in Tax preferred
• 5+ years of recent public accounting firm experience, including managing multiple real estate tax projects and customer engagements
• Significant experience working within the real estate industry and on all types of entity and individual taxes, especially partnerships
• Experience developing team members, assigning projects, and managing workflow
• Experience analyzing the distribution and profit/loss language in Operating Agreements
• CPA certification
• Adequate communication and interpersonal skills
• A desire to learn and ability to embrace change