Tax Manager
Tax Manager - (Confidential Top 50 Firm)
Location: New Jersey (Fully Remote / Hybrid / Onsite Options available)
Work Model: Work How You Work Best - Fully Remote is Welcome
Type: Full‑Time Level: Manager
About Our Client:
At this Top 50 Financial Services firm, we are people of integrity.
We commit to the highest standards of excellence-competence, professionalism, and exceptional client service-believing this is the foundation for personal, team, and organizational success. We leverage unique individual strengths while working collaboratively with a team of accomplished professionals.
Our environment is flexible, transparent, diverse, and people‑first. Partners and Managers are actively engaged in mentoring, leading by example, and supporting professionals through clear career‑path choices. Here, you are part of something bigger.
Qualified individuals will join an employee‑friendly culture with excellent growth opportunities, mobility, and a modern approach to public accounting.
(Firm name kept confidential.)
The Firm Offers:
- Flexible work arrangements (Remote / WFH / Hybrid)
- Competitive base salaries (10% - 15% increase on current salary)
- PTO, sick time, holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HRA, FSA, and HSA options
- Employee wellness programs
- Summer flexible schedule
- 401(k) with employer contribution
- CPA licensure support & incentives
- Opportunities to volunteer with charity partners
- Supportive, modern, "work‑how‑you‑work‑best" culture
Responsibilities
Engagement Leadership
- Oversee tax engagements from planning to delivery, ensuring deadlines and client expectations are met.
- Acquire a deep understanding of clients' industries and businesses, with emphasis on real estate, commercial, and privately held entities.
- Manage workflow, timelines, deliverables, and staff assignments across multiple engagements.
Tax Compliance & Technical Work
- Prepare and review staff deliverables including federal and multi‑state returns, extensions, tax planning calculations, and write‑up work for all entity types (C‑Corp, S‑Corp, Partnership, HNW individuals, trusts).
- Prepare and review complex U.S. and multi‑state/international returns, including consolidated and non‑consolidated filings.
- Review and oversee real‑estate‑focused engagements, including multi‑tier partnerships, REIT‑like structures, basis and capital account analysis, §704(b)/§704(c) allocations, depreciation, and property‑level reporting.
- Conduct complex tax research and prepare clear, concise memoranda outlining findings and conclusions.
Client Interaction & Advisory
- Communicate directly with clients, management, and IRS/state authorities regarding tax matters.
- Respond to audits, notices, and inquiries on behalf of clients.
- Develop tax‑efficient strategies related to property transactions, restructurings, and 1031 considerations.
- Assist with business development-prospective client meetings, fee quotes, proposals, and assessing engagement scope.
Team Leadership
- Supervise, mentor, train, and review work of staff and senior accountants.
- Lead knowledge and best‑practice sharing across software, processes, and workflows (CCH Axcess or ProSystem fx preferred).
- Contribute to department‑wide training, onboarding, and career‑development programs.
- Report to and collaborate closely with Partners in the tax department.
Qualifications
- CPA Preferred or in final stages/ OR Enrolled Agent
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting
- 7+ years of public accounting experience
- Strong experience with real estate taxation, multi‑tier partnerships, and general corporate/individual taxation
- Proficiency with CCH Axcess or ProSystem fx strongly preferred
- Excellent communication, leadership, and client‑relationship skills
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and deliver high‑quality work under deadlines
Additional Details
- Work Model: Fully Remote / Hybrid / Onsite - your choice
- Compensation: Typically 10-15% increase on current base salary
- Bonus: Annual discretionary bonus
- Visa: H1B candidates are welcome to apply
- Firm Status: Confidential Top 50 Firm with a strong industry reputation
Preferred Attributes
- Experience at a Top 50, mid‑sized, or national firm
- Strong partnership‑tax technical depth: basis, capital accounts, §754, §704(c), multi‑tier structures
- Ability to lead complex engagements and maintain strong client relationships
- Interest in long‑term progression to Senior Manager or Partner track
Why This Opportunity
- Join a highly respected Top 50 firm with exceptional market presence
- Work in a modern, flexible, supportive environment
- Engage with a real‑estate‑heavy portfolio offering high‑value complex work
- Excellent opportunities for leadership growth and internal mobility
- Competitive pay, benefits, and bonus structure
Tax Manager
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