Title: Tax Senior Manager, Real Estate
Department: Real Estate Tax
Supervises: Tax Managers and below
Role Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
ABOUT THE POSITION:As a Tax Senior Manager specializing in Real Estate at Anchin, you will play a key leadership role within the Real Estate Tax practice, overseeing complex tax compliance, planning, and advisory engagements for a diverse portfolio of sophisticated real estate clients. This role involves significant client ownership, advanced technical oversight, people leadership, and close collaboration with Partners on strategic initiatives, practice development, and high-level tax planning.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned real estate tax professional with deep technical expertise, strong leadership presence, and the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES:- Lead and oversee federal, state, and local tax compliance for a portfolio of complex real estate clients, including partnerships, corporations, LLCs, and REITs, serving as the primary engagement and client contact.
- Review and provide final-level oversight of complex real estate tax engagements covering partnership allocations, 704(b) and 704(c), 754 elections, opportunity zones, like-kind exchanges (1031), and cost segregation considerations.
- Oversee and perform high-level review of partnership tax returns (Forms 1065), K-1s, and related supporting schedules, ensuring technical accuracy and consistency across engagements.
- Identify, research, and resolve complex and high-risk tax issues; review and approve technical memoranda and provide authoritative guidance to clients and internal teams.
- Advise clients on advanced tax planning opportunities, including entity structuring, acquisition and disposition strategies, and real estate-specific tax implications.
- Manage and oversee engagement budgeting, staffing, scheduling, and workflow across multiple concurrent engagements to ensure timely delivery of high-quality work.
- Lead, mentor, and develop Managers and junior team members; provide performance feedback, support career development, and serve as a technical and leadership resource within the Real Estate Tax group.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor and escalation point while partnering closely with Partners on engagement strategy and client service.
QUALIFICATIONS:Education:- Bachelor's Degree in accounting, Masters, Law or advanced degree desirable.
- CPA, EA or Law License required.
Experience:- 8+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting, with significant specialization in real estate.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex real estate tax engagements and managing client relationships.
- Proven ability to manage and develop Managers and teams.
- Deep technical knowledge of partnership taxation and real estate-specific tax regulations.
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex tax matters to clients.
- Proficiency in tax software and Microsoft Office Suite.
Compensation:- Competitive annual salary in the range of $160,000 to $220,000based on individual's experience level.
Anchin provides comprehensive benefits, which you can view
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Attributes:- Accountability: Follows through on commitments, does what you say you will do, even requiring some personal sacrifice.
- Communicates Effectively: Delivers messages in a clear and concise manner, listens attentively.
- Strong Interpersonal Skills: Relates comfortably to all levels of people, both internally and externally.
- Nimble Learner: Learns quickly when facing new situations, willingly takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.
- Technical Proficiency: Deals with technical issues comfortably and can complete work at a high level of proficiency.
- Being Resilient: Shows confidence under pressure, maintains a positive attitude despite adversity.
- Action Oriented: Proactively seeks out new and challenging work.
- Trustworthiness: Keeps confidences and develops a reputation for being honest and ethical.
