Property Tax Analyst

Simon Property Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Simon Property Group is seeking a Finance Tax Administrator to manage the end-to-end processing of corporate real estate and business personal property tax bills at the Indianapolis site. You will receive bills, map entities, input data into Tax.com and JD Edwards, and handle check requests and payments.

The role requires analytical thinking, strong communication, and the ability to work independently or with a team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in business, accounting, finance or real estate.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills with analytical abilities.
• Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint for reporting and analysis.
• Familiarity with Tax.com (ONESource) is a plus but not required.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Administer and process real estate and business personal property tax bills.
• Receive tax bills, identify corporate legal entities and input fields into Tax.com.
• Identify missing bills, generate check requests, and oversee tax bill approvals.
• Enter approved checks into JD Edwards and process payments.
• Track tax payments delivery/receipt and manage escrows with journals.
• Communicate with Finance regarding escrows and coordinate tenant billing.
• Provide lease accounting support and assist monthly accruals, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Support Tax Managers with inquiries and assist annual budgeting as needed.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Oral and written communication

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Education

Degree in business/accounting/finance/real estate

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Full job description

Job Location: Corporate Indianapolis

PRIMARY PURPOSE: The position will be responsible for administering and processing real estate and business personal property tax bills.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receiving tax bills
• Identifying the corporate legal entity corresponding to the tax bill
• Inputting all appropriate tax bill fields into the Tax.com (formerly ONESource Property Tax) Property Tax Management System
• Identifying and retrieving missing tax bills
• Generating Check Requests
• Overseeing the corporate tax bill approval process
• Inputting approved check requests into JD Edwards
• Processing checks for final payment
• Tracking delivery and receipt of tax payments
• For legal entities having property tax escrows, verifying sufficient funds are available on G/L, notifying and authorizing escrow company of upcoming payment, preparing and entering a JE into JD Edwards for escrow payment, updating Tax.com to indicate payment authorized, and verifying that the escrow payment has been successfully received and posted by jurisdiction
• Communicating internally with Finance regarding escrows
• Lease accounting for tenant billing processing
• Financial reporting regarding the monthly property accrual, budgeting and forecasting process
• Occasionally assisting Tax Managers with internal and external tax billing inquiries, tax bill and assessment data collection and assisting with the annual budgeting process

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A degree in business/accounting, finance, real estate, or equivalent is a prerequisite to qualify for this job.
• Demonstrate/possess excellent written and oral presentation skills along with sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Possess a proficient understanding and practical use of spreadsheet, word processing and presentation applications (i.e., Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with the Tax.com (Formerly ONESource Property Tax) preferred but not required.
• Must possess a self-motivated, self-starting work ethic; an active interest and willingness to learn and grow within the organization; the ability to work well independently and in a team environment; and be willing to assist other team members on larger assignments/projects or excess workload as needed.
• Overtime may be required at times.