A Philadelphia-based real estate investment and management company is seeking a CPA, Tax Compliance Manager (Manager).
The Tax Compliance Manager will manage the enterprise-wide tax function for a portfolio of real estate investments held in complex Fund, Co-Investment, and SPE vehicles. The Tax Compliance Manager will be responsible for the tax books and records and managing the information flow to produce tax returns, K-1's and other tax reporting by the firm's 3rd party accountants. Reporting to the CFO, this role has competitive compensation, high visibility and excellent growth potential.
Responsibilities
Act as main point of contact for all tax matters and proactively manage all external tax service providers.
Coordinate with external tax accountants (currently 5+ firms) to ensure accurate and timely tax reporting/filing.
Review deliverables provided by external preparers including, but not limited to, tax estimates returns & workpapers, GAAP to Tax adjustments, capital gain and state withholding calculations.
Identify and manage transactional tax matters with external advisors related to acquisitions, dispositions, and capital events including 1031 exchanges, Membership Interest purchases/sales and Promote/Carried Interest.
Create and document tax accounting procedures & assist with tax research.
Enhance and streamline processes related to capturing & communicating accurate tax data while ensuring proper internal controls are in place with respect to the tax process.
Handle tax related inquiries from external investors, in conjunction with 3rd party advisors.
Interface with various internal accounting teams and stakeholders as necessary.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting, CPA required.
5-10 years of structured investment vehicle tax experience at a Private Equity Real Estate Fund, owner-operator, third-party administrator, or public accounting firm (with real estate clients).
Skills and ability in managing outside accounting firms, with expediency, tact and diplomacy required.