Cost Segregation Analyst

Basis Property Group; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Basis Property Group is a remote-cost segregation firm that serves commercial and investment property owners. You will build property-level Preliminary Benefit Estimates, assemble intake, and verify studies before CPA submission.

The role emphasizes precise cost segregation classification and thorough data checks. This project-based contract role requires self-direction, strong Excel skills, and the ability to meet per-project turnaround times.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of cost segregation, asset classes, and recovery periods.
• Detail-oriented with numbers; reconcile before reporting.
• Strong spreadsheet and data organization skills.
• Comfortable with public-records and county portals.
• Self-directed and able to hit agreed turnaround times.

Responsibilities

• Build property-level Preliminary Benefit Estimates from county records, purchase price, and land/building split.
• Assemble intake for each study: closing docs, land allocation, listing photos, plans, and cost data.
• Review delivered studies against owner file; reconcile components and land split.
• Check component classifications against IRS publications and guides.
• Write up open questions and assumptions for the owner's CPA.

Skills

Cost segregation knowledge

Spreadsheet proficiency

Attention to detail

Public-records research

Time management

Job description

Work between the owner's file and the engineering team's study: build the estimate, prepare the intake, and check the numbers before they reach the owner's CPA.

What you'll do:

• Build property-level Preliminary Benefit Estimates from county records, purchase price, and the land and building split.
• Assemble the intake for each study: closing documents, land allocation, listing photos, plans, and cost data.
• Review delivered studies against the owner's file: component totals reconcile to basis, the land split matches, and the report, schedules, and exports agree with each other.
• Check component classifications (5-, 7-, 15-, and 39-year) against IRS Publication 946 and the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide.
• Write up open questions and assumptions clearly for the owner's CPA, who files the return.

What we're looking for:

• Working knowledge of cost segregation: asset classes, recovery periods, and how a building's components are classified.
• Detail-obsessed with numbers; you reconcile before you report.
• Strong with spreadsheets and structured data.
• Comfortable with public-records and county-portal research.
• Self-directed and able to hit agreed turnaround times on your own.
• Experience in cost segregation, construction estimating, appraisal, or fixed-asset accounting is a plus.

Location and hours:

Fully remote. Contractors may work from anywhere in the United States. Work is scoped per project.

Compensation:

Project-based contract rate, agreed before work starts.

About Basis Property Group:

Basis Property Group is a direct-to-owner cost segregation firm for commercial, investment, and short-term rental property owners. It gives the owner a free, property-level Preliminary Benefit Estimate first, and our licensed engineering team then performs the engineered study. The owner's CPA files the result.