Manager, Business Tax Services - Real Estate

KPMG LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP seeks a Tax Manager to join our Business Tax Services practice in Chicago. The role focuses on managing real estate tax engagements and leading teams to deliver high quality tax services to clients in real estate funds and REITs.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of manager-level public accounting experience, with partnership tax in real estate and a CPA/EA/JD/LLM credential. Excellent communication and client relationship skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience as a tax manager with a public accounting firm.
• Partnership tax experience in the financial services industry specific to real estate and real estate private equity funds.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least one approved credential (CPA/EA/JD/LLM).
• Extensive real estate tax technical and transaction skills (partnership taxation, REIT taxation, allocations, compliance, due diligence, structuring).
• Experience managing engagement projects, people, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients and act as the main contact for internal and external clients; build client relationships in real estate funds and REITs.
• Direct teams of tax professionals/assistants working on client projects.
• Advise clients and deliver high quality tax service and advice.
• Assess tax impacts for clients and develop supporting tax plans/arguments.
• Participate in market and business activities and represent the firm professionally.

Skills

Client relationships

Tax technical knowledge

People leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPA/EA/JD/LLM credential

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Manager to join our Business Tax Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of clients of varying size and scope and act as the point of contact for internal and external clients; build client relationships and demonstrate your knowledge of real estate investment funds and REITs
• Direct teams of tax professionals/assistants working on client projects
• Advise clients and be accountable for delivering high quality tax service and advice
• Provide support in assessing tax impacts on clients, develop tax arguments to support conclusions, and suggest plans to clients
• Participate in and contribute to market and business activities external to the firm, presenting a positive image of self and KPMG

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent experience as a tax manager with a public accounting firm; partnership tax experience in the financial services industry specific to real estate and real estate private equity funds
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university; Licensed CPA, EA or JD/LLM, in addition to others on KPMG’s approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
• Extensive real estate tax technical and transaction skills, including partnership taxation, REIT taxation and qualification, partnership allocations, tax compliance, due diligence, acquisition/disposition planning and structuring
• Experience managing engagement projects, people, and budgets
• Knowledge of business development within the market
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex tax content; experience managing multiple client engagements and client service teams