AVP Tax Accountant

Revantage Corporate Services, LLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Revantage Corporate Services, LLC in Bengaluru, India, hires a Tax Accountant for American Campus Communities. You will support ACC's U.S.

tax function across property and corporate entities, preparing tax workpapers, reconciliations, and filing schedules for onshore review. You will work with US-based Tax, Accounting, FP&A teams to ensure timely compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements; perform tax accounting, reporting, and audits, and help drive improvements in tax workflows

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ABOUT REVANTAGE

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services.

With a corporate purpose of 'In Pursuit of Better,' Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. The company's footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Creating a culture that inspires impact and momentum requires the right team. We know what it takes to lead an industry, and are looking for leaders who seek constant growth, want to excel, and continuously improve upon themselves and the industry.

In addition to supporting Revantage, we also recruit for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, giving you the unique opportunity to work within a network of best-in-class professionals across a broad real estate platform.

India

With offices in Bengaluru and Gurugram, our teams in India deliver expertise, innovation and operational excellence that support thousands of assets across logistics, data centers, residential, commercial and hospitality.

Whether you're building new capabilities, driving critical initiatives or strengthening partnerships, you'll have the opportunity to truly Build What Matters.

ROLE SUMMARY

We are seeking a Tax Accountant for American Campus Communities (ACC), a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company and the largest owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing communities in the United States. This role is based in Bengaluru, India and is hired through Revantage India.

The Tax Accountant supports ACC's U.S. tax function across property and corporate entities, with responsibility for the preparation of tax workpapers, reconciliations, draft filings, compliance schedules and related supporting documentation for onshore review. The role works closely with the US-based Tax team and internal stakeholders across Accounting, FP&A, Asset Management, Operations and other functions to support timely and accurate compliance with federal, state and local tax requirements.

The Tax Accountant performs assigned tax compliance, tax accounting and reporting activities within established procedures and review standards, maintains accurate and well-supported workpapers, and proactively identifies deadlines, exceptions and data-quality issues requiring escalation. The role also supports tax audits, notices, REIT compliance, internal controls and process-improvement initiatives across the Tax function.

Primary Role - Managed Portfolio Accounting and Reporting

• Prepare federal, state and local income and franchise tax returns, supporting workpapers, extensions, estimated tax calculations and payment schedules for onshore review.
• Support ad valorem tax compliance by maintaining tax calendars and trackers, assembling payment support, coordinating required property data and managing consultant deliverables in accordance with established procedures.
• Prepare sales, use, privilege and other indirect tax filings and reconciliations, investigate differences and submit complete and accurate deliverables for onshore review.
• Prepare schedules and supporting workpapers related to REIT qualification, earnings and profits, tax accounting and other applicable tax requirements.
• Apply established US GAAP and tax procedures in preparing book-to-tax reconciliations, tax return workpapers and financial-reporting support, including ASC 740-related schedules.
• Maintain federal, state and local tax calendars, compliance trackers and filing schedules, proactively identifying upcoming deadlines, missing inputs and exceptions requiring escalation.
• Maintain entity-level tax data, jurisdictional registrations, renewals and licensing inventories, and prepare supporting documentation for required onshore action.
• Prepare tax analyses, account reconciliations and audit-support workpapers; investigate discrepancies, document findings and ***escape*** matters requiring judgment or technical interpretation.
• Draft responses and supporting documentation for tax notices, examinations and audits for onshore review, and communicate externally only when specifically authorized.
• Perform assigned Sarbanes-Oxley controls and other tax-control activities, maintaining complete supporting evidence and adherence to departmental policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with US-based Tax, Accounting, FP&A and other internal teams to obtain complete and accurate information required for tax compliance, reporting and analysis.
• Maintain organized workpapers, clear audit trails, appropriate version control and confidentiality in accordance with company standards and established review requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve tax workflows, standardize recurring processes and reduce manual effort, and support process-improvement and automation initiatives in coordination with onshore leadership.
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