Senior Tax Director

Overview

A leading global real estate platform is seeking a Senior Director of Tax to oversee all income tax aspects for its Development and Construction business. This senior leadership role offers flexibility with options to work remotely or from any U.S. office location. The position plays a critical role in supporting the organization's growth strategy by providing tax leadership, management, and advisory services across the Development and Construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the tax function for the Development and Construction business.
• Collaborate with legal and business teams on transactions and manage investor tax relations with senior stakeholders on complex matters involving internal and external partners.
• Direct and manage local tax functions and risks in alignment with global tax policies.
• Demonstrate expertise in partnership taxation, real estate REITs, and structuring acquisitions and dispositions.
• Review partnership and joint venture agreement requirements.
• Work with external tax advisors to assess new tax laws and provide guidance on relevant impacts.
• Ensure timely and accurate management of income tax issues related to development and construction, including real estate transactions, compliance, and corporate matters.
• Manage annual tax compliance requirements.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors for quarterly investor income tax forecasts, estimated payments, and tax withholding on dividends/distributions.
• Provide quarterly and annual income tax budgets and accruals to accounting teams for corporate entities and investment joint ventures.
• Supervise external tax advisers for deal structuring, acquisition due diligence, asset dispositions, and investor tax reporting.
• Manage tax audits, notices, and dispute resolution in coordination with external advisors.
• Review and manage the quarterly tax provision prepared by external advisors.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of tax experience with a nationally recognized Big 4 CPA firm or private industry tax team specializing in real estate.
• Senior management experience leading a tax team.
• CPA certification or a master’s degree in taxation.
• Strong analytical skills with a commercial approach to problem-solving and providing advice.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Expertise in real estate partnerships and REITs is required; multifamily real estate experience is a plus.
• Experience in transaction structuring and due diligence.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.
• Strong working knowledge of income tax accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to communicate complex tax issues clearly to key stakeholders.
• Capacity to manage competing priorities and deliver timely, well-considered results through collaboration.
• Vision to focus on customer needs and identify opportunities to build capacity through automation.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary with eligibility for quarterly or annual bonus programs based on individual and company performance.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance benefits with low or no cost for employee-only medical coverage.
• Generous paid time off including 15 vacation days, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, 11 paid holidays, and birthday off after one year of service; additional vacation accrues with tenure.
• 6-week paid sabbatical after 10 years of service and every 5 years thereafter.
• 401(k) plan with company match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.
• Paid parental leave and lifetime fertility benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (including adoption or surrogacy).
• Employee assistance program.
• Additional voluntary benefits including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, pet insurance, and legal plans.
• Charitable giving program.

Location

This role offers flexibility to work remotely or from any U.S. office location associated with the organization.

Additional Information

• Occasional travel may be required for business meetings, training, or other role-related activities.
• The organization is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• No special physical demands are required for this role.