We're looking for a Tax Director to join a growing real estate private equity firm. This is a high-impact role that covers the full scope of tax strategy, structuring, and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the go-to subject matter expert on all tax matters-structuring, compliance, planning, and risk management.
- Manage tax compliance across multiple investment vehicles, including partnerships and other real estate-related entities.
- Lead tax structuring and planning for acquisitions, dispositions, refinancings, and fund formations.
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors and ensure accuracy and timeliness of filings and deliverables.
- Collaborate with investment, legal, finance, and accounting teams to align tax considerations with deal execution and fund strategy.
- Monitor evolving tax legislation and proactively assess its impact on the firm's operations and strategy.
- Coordinate K-1 and tax return processes for both entity-level and investor-level reporting.
- Implement and maintain internal processes to streamline tax-related workflows and improve operational efficiency.
- Advise senior leadership and contribute to strategic decisions with a tax lens.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of relevant experience in real estate tax, ideally with a mix of public accounting and private equity or real estate firm experience.
- Deep understanding of partnership tax, REITs, real estate fund structures, and investment vehicles.
- Proven experience managing compliance processes across complex entity structures.
- Strong tax technical skills combined with commercial judgment and a strategic mindset.
- Exceptional communication and project management abilities.
- CPA and/or MST preferred.
Why Work Here
- Work closely with a collaborative, entrepreneurial team making major investment decisions.
- Exposure to sophisticated deals and complex structures across diverse real estate asset classes.
- Opportunity to shape tax strategy at the firm level while staying close to the deals.