Senior Tax & Audit Manager

HTG Management, LLC; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K

Job summary

Housing Trust Group (HTG) is seeking a Senior Tax & Audit Manager to oversee partnership and corporate tax compliance, annual audits, and related tasks. You will act as the primary liaison with CPA firms, syndicators, and lenders, managing multiple entity returns and cost-certification processes.

The role requires tax and audit expertise in real estate, LIHTC, and FHFC programs, with a track record of leading teams and delivering timely regulatory filings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5-10 years of progressive experience in tax compliance, financial audits, or a mix of public accounting and real estate/affordable housing.
• Experience with LIHTC, IRS Form 8609, and K-1 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage annual audits and tax returns for all HTG entities, coordinating with outside CPA firms from draft review to e-file and submission.
• Track extension filing deadlines across partnership and corporate returns.
• Review draft tax returns for entities overseen by Corporate Department; liaise with external auditors.
• Oversee cost certification audits and FHFC comment-response cycles; track resubmissions.
• Collaborate with Development/Construction to gather cost data and ensure alignment with budgets.
• Maintain organized electronic files for all tax returns, audits, and cost certifications in SharePoint.
• Mentor Senior Accountants and Staff; support professional development.
• Assist with new entity tax setup (EINs, state registrations).
• Identify and implement process improvements across tax, audit, and cost-cert workflows.

Skills

Partnership tax rules

GAAP knowledge

Excel

Multi-state tax

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

MRI

Yardi

Job description

At HTG we are always looking for great talent, come join our TEAM. We believe in teamwork, innovation, professionalism and long-term decision-making. We recognize the need to be flexible, entrepreneurial and aggressive, both as individuals and as a company. We encourage creativity, flexibility and innovative approaches to our work. We always do what is fair, right and ethical.

Housing Trust Group (HTG) is an award-winning full-service developer of multifamily residential communities who real estate transactions exceed $4 billion in commercial, land and residential developments across Florida, the Southeast U.S., including Texas, Illinois and Arizona. HTG develops, builds and manages a diverse portfolio of affordable housing, workforce housing, market-rate housing, mixed-income and mixed-use developments.

Housing Trust Group offers competitive pay scales and full benefit packages, including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and 401K plans. Housing Trust Group is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Purpose

The Senior Tax & Audit Manager oversees partnership and corporate tax compliance, annual financial audits, and other assignments as designated. This role is the primary internal point of contact for external CPA firms, syndicators, and lenders on these matters and is expected to independently manage deadlines across multiple entity returns, concurrent audits, and a rolling cost-certification pipeline.

• Manage the annual audits and tax returns cycle for all HTG entities, coordinating with outside CPA firms from draft review through e-file signature and submission
• Track extension filing deadlines across partnership and corporate returns
• Review draft tax returns for the entities overseen by Corporate Department
• Serve as primary liaison with external audit firms for annual financial statement audits of corporate entities: coordinate preparation and delivery of PBC items; review draft audit packages, respond to auditor inquiries, and track open items
• Oversee the cost certification audit process
• Manage FHFC comment-response cycles: analyze comments, prepare responses, track resubmissions, and follow through to acceptance
• Collaborate with Development and Construction departments to gather cost data, resolve allocation questions, and verify consistency with project budgets
• Maintain organized electronic files for all tax returns, audits, and cost certifications in SharePoint
• Mentor Senior Accountants and Staff, including guiding and educating them in technical areas, and identifying professional development opportunities
• Assist with new entity tax setup (EIN applications, state registrations) as the development pipeline requires
• Identify and implement process improvements across tax, audit, and cost-cert workflows

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 5-10 years of progressive experience in tax compliance, financial audits, or a combination of public accounting and industry experience in real estate or affordable housing
• Experience with LIHTC partnerships, IRS Form 8609, and K-1 preparation/review strongly preferred
• Familiarity with FHFC cost certification processes (GCCC, DFCC) and Florida affordable-housing regulatory requirements is a significant plus
• Experience coordinating with external audit firms on partnership audits
• Exposure to HUD, Public Housing Authorities, or other affordable-housing compliance frameworks is helpful but not required

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of partnership tax rules (Subchapter K), LIHTC regulations (Section 42), and multi-state tax filing requirements
• Solid understanding of GAAP as applied to real estate partnerships, including developer fee recognition, equity accounting, and intercompany transactions
• Ability to manage a high-volume, deadline-driven workload across 50+ entities with competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable corresponding directly with CPA firm partners, syndicator asset managers, and institutional lenders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to research technical tax or audit issues and develop practical solutions
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with accounting systems (MRI, Yardi, or similar real estate platforms)
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy in financial reporting and regulatory submissions
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments (Development, Construction, Asset Management, Legal) and foster a productive team environment

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.