Attorney in Seattle, WA

In-House

Seattle, WA

Attorney in Seattle, WA

Non-practicing Attorney

Min 4 yrs required

No

Job Title: Financial Services Tax - Real Estate Manager

Job Responsibilities:
A career in the Financial Services Tax practice within Corporate Tax services at the company provides the opportunity to assist clients in meeting their tax obligations while managing the impact of tax on their business. Responsibilities include advising clients on local and international tax affairs, acting as a strategic consultant for business analysis, managing working capital, and profit sharing for partners. The role also involves helping organizations understand the pricing implications of goods and services between related parties and advising on tax implications of deals. The team assists Financial Services clients in navigating the frequently changing and complex national and international tax environments related to stringent capital requirements, operational tax risks, and the tax implications of investing in different jurisdictions. The manager will help clients with tax structuring and address the challenges of the continuously changing tax world, both locally and globally.

As a manager, the individual will work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities for this management level include:
- Developing new skills outside of the comfort zone.
- Acting to resolve issues that prevent the team from working effectively.
- Coaching others, recognizing their strengths, and encouraging them to take ownership of their personal development.
- Analyzing complex ideas or proposals and building a range of meaningful recommendations.
- Using multiple sources of information, including broader stakeholder views, to develop solutions and recommendations.
- Addressing sub-standard work or work that does not meet the firm's/client's expectations.
- Using data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
- Developing a point of view on key global trends and how they impact clients.
- Managing various viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
- Simplifying complex messages, highlighting, and summarizing key points.
- Upholding the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Additional responsibilities include leading as technology-enabled tax advisors who provide value through digitization, automation, and increased efficiencies. The role requires equipping professionals to succeed in a world where transactions are faster, more complicated, and require a deeper level of sophistication. The manager will leverage the firm's technical knowledge and specialization, coupled with industry insights, to solve clients’ needs.

Education and Experience Information:
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree
- Required Fields of Study: Accounting
- Minimum Years of Experience: 4 years
- Certification(s) Required: CPA, Member of the Bar, or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity

Preferred Qualifications:
- Thorough knowledge of tax compliance methods and strategy consulting for Real Estate Investment Trusts and Real Estate Partnerships.
- Considerable knowledge of partnership structures and their impact on real estate transactions and corresponding tax liabilities.
- Considerable knowledge of accounting of Unrelated Business Taxable Income.
- Comprehensive technical skills, including providing full services to real estate owners, developers, and investors including publicly traded REITS, institutional real estate funds managed by financial institutions, and privately held real estate entities.
- Considerable experience in identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing, and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials.
- Experience as a team leader: supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff, including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.
- Demonstrated success as a tax technical business advisor, including developing new relationships, making introductions to sell new services, and doing so with a "One Firm" service mindset.
- Preferred familiarity with a CRM system.
- Knowledge of automation and digitization in a professional services environment, including innovating through new and existing technologies, experimenting with digitization solutions, working with large, complex data sets to build models, and leveraging data visualization tools to provide insights to clients.
- Utilizing digitization tools to reduce hours and optimize engagements.
- Knowledge of alternative fee arrangements, including the use of pricing tools to provide a point of view on pricing strategies.

Salary Information:
The salary range for this position is $98,300 - $266,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will depend on the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws. The company offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more.