Job DescriptionEisnerAmper is seeking a Tax Director to join our Real Estate Tax practice with a primary focus on privately held real estate owners, developers, operators, family offices, and closely held real estate businesses. This role is designed for a trusted advisor who enjoys partnering directly with entrepreneurs and ownership groups on tax planning, structuring, transactions, and long-term business strategy. Experience serving owner-operated real estate companies is strongly preferred over backgrounds primarily focused on public REITs, institutional real estate private equity funds, or investment management structures.
What Work You Will be Responsible For: - Serve as a trusted tax advisor to privately held real estate owners, developers, operators, family offices, and closely held real estate businesses.
- Lead complex tax engagements involving partnership taxation, entity structuring, acquisitions, dispositions, refinancing transactions, and tax planning strategies.
- Partner directly with business owners and executive leadership teams to identify tax savings opportunities and provide strategic guidance.
- Review and oversee tax compliance and consulting engagements to ensure technical excellence and timely delivery.
- Mentor, develop, and manage tax professionals within the Real Estate Tax practice.
- Collaborate with Partners on business development initiatives, proposal presentations, and expansion of existing client relationships.
- Build and maintain relationships with attorneys, lenders, wealth advisors, and other professionals serving the closely held real estate market.
- Identify opportunities to provide additional advisory and tax planning services to existing clients.
- Serve as a technical resource for engagement teams on partnership taxation and real estate-related tax matters.
- Stay current on developments impacting real estate owners, operators, developers, and family-owned real estate businesses.
Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent field is required
- 10+ years of progressive tax experience providing tax compliance and consulting services
- 8+ years of tax compliance, specialization in complex technical individual and business returns
- Recent Public Accounting experience
- CPA or IRS Enrolled Agent Certification required
Preferred/Desired Qualifications: - Master's Degree in Taxation or relevant field
- Experience using GoSystems or CCH Axcess tax software
- Experience acquiring new clients and growing a book of business
About Our Tax Team: As the largest service line within the firm, EisnerAmper's Tax Group does not only provide trusted and innovative tax solutions to its clients, but it creates new opportunities for employees to grow, both personally and professionally. With a range of specialties based on location and industry, employees have the flexibility to focus on the work they want to do and the autonomy to shape their careers in a fulfilling way.
A hybrid between a general tax practice and a hyper-specialized firm, our culture is based on collaboration, innovation, and transparency. For us, success is defined by working together, sometimes across specialties, to provide the best tax solutions to meet our clients' unique needs.
Tax regulations and procedures are always changing, and so are we. All EisnerAmper tax employees are empowered to challenge the status quo by thinking outside the box and bringing new ideas to the table. Because when we can identify creative ways to reduce filing turnarounds or streamline compliance work, we're able spend more time conducting impactful business advisory services for our clients.
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Preferred Location:New York
