We are seeking a detail-oriented Property Tax Analyst / Tax Administrator to support the day-to-day administration and operations of a large North American real estate tax portfolio. This individual will be responsible for maintaining tax data and records, monitoring key deadlines and payments, supporting property tax reporting, and managing administrative processes within PropertyPoint. The ideal candidate will bring experience in property tax, real estate, or tax administration and be comfortable managing large volumes of data, deadlines, and communication across internal teams and external tax consultants.
Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day administration and maintenance of PropertyPoint, ensuring property tax information, records, and supporting documentation remain accurate and up to date.
- Monitor and maintain the property tax tracker, including critical filing deadlines, assessments, appeals, tax liabilities, payments, and other key dates.
- Manage property tax data, reporting, and recordkeeping across the real estate portfolio.
- Support property tax payment processing, including tracking upcoming payments, validating information, coordinating approvals, and ensuring payments are completed accurately and on time.
- Manage the day-to-day Real Estate Tax mailbox, including reviewing incoming correspondence, routing requests, monitoring notices, and coordinating follow-up.
- Support end-to-end property tax operations, including assessment reviews, tax return filings, appeals, exemption applications, and related administrative activities.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders, external tax consultants, assessors, and vendors to resolve property tax questions and discrepancies.
- Assist with the management and oversight of external tax consultants and vendors, ensuring deliverables and deadlines are met.
- Maintain accurate documentation of property tax liabilities, assessments, payments, appeals, and other tax-related activity.
- Assist with property tax forecasts, budgets, and reporting for individual properties and the broader North American portfolio.
- Monitor changes in property tax regulations and requirements and help identify potential impacts to properties within the portfolio.
- Support the evaluation of property tax implications related to leasing activity, development projects, acquisitions, and capital improvements.
- Prepare reports, analyses, and presentations for internal stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Identify opportunities to improve tax administration, data integrity, reporting, and overall operational processes.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Real Estate, or a related field.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in property tax, real estate analysis, property management, tax administration, or with a real estate/property tax consulting firm.
- Experience working with property tax data, assessments, payments, deadlines, and supporting documentation.
- Experience with PropertyPoint or a similar property tax management system is strongly preferred.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large amounts of financial and property-related data.
- Excellent organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
- High attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when working with tax records, payment information, and reporting.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across internal departments and external tax consultants and vendors.
- Self-motivated and resourceful, with the ability to take ownership of responsibilities and operate effectively with limited guidance.