Manager, Tax

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE

$113K — $142K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in tax management, preferably in a Big 4 accounting firm or equivalent
  • Strong background in U.S. tax planning and transaction analysis, especially in real estate
  • Familiarity with REIT structures, partnerships, and related tax allocations
  • Proficient in preparing tax provisions under IFRS and U.S. GAAP
  • Experienced in building and maintaining tax models and forecasts
  • Knowledge of tax compliance processes and their relationship with tax provisions
  • Exceptional analytical and technical skills with a track record of independent high-quality work

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to U.S. tax planning and structuring analyses, considering various tax implications
  • Support transaction structuring for acquisitions and financings, preparing detailed calculations
  • Build and maintain tax models to facilitate internal decision-making and forecasting
  • Prepare technical memoranda for major tax positions and transactions
  • Monitor tax law changes and adapt models and planning outputs accordingly
  • Coordinate with stakeholders on transaction execution and deliverables
  • Prepare U.S. income tax provisions, ensuring accurate schedules and difference analysis
  • Manage tax compliance tasks to align with strategic tax planning
  • Maintain robust documentation for compliance and audits, including FIN 48/UTP
  • Support tax audits and disputes, gathering information and conducting analysis
  • Oversee tax operational tasks, ensuring thorough tracking and coordination
  • Enhance tax system processes and data integrity while supporting system updates

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
  • 6% match for 401k contributions
  • Opportunity for a discretionary annual bonus
Full Job Description
Manager, Tax (Century City, CA)

What We Offer

We are seeking a Tax Manager to join the U.S. Tax team, supporting tax planning, structuring, and reporting across a complex real estate platform. This role works closely with VP of US Tax and is responsible for developing analysis, modeling, and deliverables across planning, provision, and compliance activities.

Scope
  • Contribute to U.S. tax planning and structuring analyses, including modeling impacts across federal, state, REIT, and financing considerations.
  • Support transaction structuring and analysis for acquisitions, dispositions, and financings, including preparation of step plans and detailed calculations.
  • Build and maintain tax models to support forecasting, planning, and internal decision-making.
  • Prepare technical memoranda and supporting analysis for key tax positions and transactions.
  • Monitor tax law developments and reflect impacts in modeling and planning outputs.
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors on transaction execution and planning deliverables.
  • Prepare the U.S. income tax provision under IFRS and U.S. GAAP, including supporting schedules and analysis of return-to-provision differences.
  • Execute components of tax compliance, including estimates, REIT testing, withholding, and dividend calculations, ensuring consistency with planning positions.
  • Maintain transaction documentation and summaries for compliance, FIN 48/UTP, and structural tracking; review tax notices and draft responses.
  • Support tax audits and controversy matters, including information gathering and analysis.
  • Perform key tax operational activities, including tax payments, cash tax tracking, and coordination with finance and third-party providers.
  • Work within tax systems and data processes, supporting system updates, data integrity, and process improvements.
  • Provide transaction-related and REIT technical support to internal stakeholders and contribute to management reporting.


What We Are Looking For
  • Big 4 (or equivalent) experience preferred, with combined public accounting and industry experience.
  • Experience with U.S. tax planning and transaction analysis, ideally within real estate or asset-heavy environments.
  • Working knowledge of REIT rules and partnership structures, including allocations and debt considerations.
  • Hands-on experience with tax provision preparation (IFRS and U.S. GAAP).
  • Experience building or maintaining tax models and forecasts (QFR, long-range planning, scenario analysis).
  • Exposure to tax compliance processes and interaction between provision and compliance.
  • Strong technical, analytical, and modeling skills, with the ability to operate independently and deliver high-quality work.


Compensation
  • Exempt
  • $113,000 - $142,000 + Discretionary Annual Bonus
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
  • 6% match for 401k

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