Tax Director - Real Estate, Public Accounting, REIT

Chicago, IL Hybrid

Full-time $200,000.00 - $265,000.00

Posted 11/30/2024

We are a regional firm in business for 50yrs and are nationally recognized as a top 50 CPA firm. Dozens of awards and excellent reviews. We are continuing to grow and want you to grow with us!

**We have offices in CHI, DET, MIL, Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and would like this position to be in office ~2-3 times per week**

Responsibilities:

Business Development:

Responsible for strategy and growth of the firm's REIT services, including identifying market trends, anticipating opportunities, and developing go-to-market strategies/plans
Build strong relationships and interact regularly with clients, internal client partners and up-and-coming talent, external industry groups, Centers of Influence, industry Market Leaders in adjacent sectors, and Service Line Leaders - coordinating to align skills with market trends and drive strategic technical leadership hires

Client Experience:

Serve and build relationships with clients, monitoring client service and value proposition, acting as trusted advisor to ensure we are a premium provider providing quality work, open communication, sound advice, and proactive service
Develop a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of REIT clients, including leadership around REIT structuring and compliance with a focus on scaling the practice and demonstrating intellectual curiosity to ensure client needs are met
Work with private equity real estate funds on entity structure, waterfall calculations, and 704(b) and 704(c) issues.
Work with private developers on tax strategy, succession planning, and acquisition/divestiture planning.
Adjust client pricing, strategy, and services as necessary

Leadership, Mentorship & Staff Development:

Respect and celebrate the value of each of the stories, backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas of each of our team members, building meaningful relationships with all those you interact with
Be growth oriented and work towards building a leveraged model, when appropriate
Provide mentoring and motivation to the team, including developing young leaders via active contribution to training and development
Exhibit forward thinking, innovation, and delivering an exceptional work product

Technical:

Perform Senior Manager or Managing Director level tax advisory, compliance review and tax return signoff
Serve as a go-to resource for technical questions or knowledge
Act as a technical and/or business leader both internally and externally

What You Need for this Position

12+ years in public accounting with an emphasis in Real Estate Investment Trusts
Background and experience from other larger firms, ideally top 100
Prior real estate industry experience is a plus
CPA license
M.S. in Taxation is preferred

**We have offices in CHI, DET, MIL, Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and would like this position to be in office ~2-3 times per week**

What's In It for You

Competitive base pay ($200k - $265k) DOE
30 days PTO + 10 holidays + "unplugged" days
Flexible Hybrid schedule
Annual bonus
and more!

Benefits

For this position you must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor for this position.

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Employees will receive paid leave to the extent required by state or local law. This job was first posted by CyberCoders on 11/30/2024 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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