Attorney in Princeton, NJ

In-House

Princeton, NJ

Attorney in Princeton, NJ

Non-practicing Attorney

Min 5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Tax Manager - Real Estate

Job Responsibilities:
Tax Managers in the Real Estate Services Tax practice are tasked with using their expertise in accounting and taxation to deliver compliance and consulting services to Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Private Equity Funds, and real estate joint ventures and operating partnerships. Key responsibilities include:

- Assisting clients with significant partnership life events such as formations, mergers, and public offerings, as well as managing inside and outside basis computations, section 704(c) and section 743(b) computations, and Schedule K-1 processing.
- Utilizing proprietary technologies to streamline and enhance clients' tax compliance processes, ensuring worldwide compliance.
- Developing and maintaining robust client relationships through various federal tax consulting and compliance engagements within the real estate sector.
- Providing expert advice on a range of tax issues including REIT Qualification, the impact of Tax Reform on passthroughs and other real estate clients, business restructuring, and tax controversy.
- Overseeing complex federal tax compliance and consulting projects, requiring in-depth tax analysis for various entities and their affiliates using advanced technology and data analytics.
- Managing engagement workflow, team resources, and billing processes.
- Mentoring and developing junior staff, including those in the . India office, through leadership, counseling, and career guidance, while addressing work/life balance issues.

Education and Experience Information:
Required qualifications for the Tax Manager position include:

- The ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model, requiring . Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2-3 days per week.
- A minimum of 5 years of corporate tax experience.
- A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- A solid understanding of real estate tax technical and transaction skills, including partnership taxation, REIT taxation and qualification, partnership allocations, tax compliance, due diligence, acquisition/disposition planning and structuring, and federal tax compliance, accounting, and provisions.
- Strong managerial experience concerning budgets, people, and projects.
- Ability to travel up to 25% on average, depending on the work, clients, and industry sectors served.
- One of the following active accreditations:
- Licensed CPA in the state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA.
- If not CPA eligible:
- Licensed Attorney
- Enrolled Agent
- Certifications such as Chartered Financial Advisor (CFA) or Certified Financial Planner (CFP).

Preferred qualifications include:

- An advanced degree such as a Masters of Tax, JD, and/or LLM.
- Previous experience in a Big 4 or large CPA firm.

Salary Information:
The wage range for the Tax Manager role takes into account a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions, including skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate, which has not been adjusted for geographic differentials, is $93,660 to $213,200. It is noted that it is not typical to hire individuals at or near the top of the range, and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. Additionally, candidates may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, where awards depend on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

The company values its employees, offering a broad range of benefits, and emphasizes professional development opportunities, an inclusive culture, and a purpose-driven work environment. The company adheres to all applicable laws regarding employment considerations, including fair chance hiring practices.