Senior Tax & Audit Manager - Real Estate

Housing Trust Group (HTG); Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing Trust Group (HTG) is seeking a Senior Tax & Audit Manager to oversee partnership and corporate tax compliance, annual financial audits, and cost-certification processes across HTG entities. This role acts as the main liaison with outside CPA firms, syndicators, and lenders, managing deadlines across multiple returns and audits.

You will mentor Senior Accountants and staff, collaborate with Development and Construction teams, and drive continuous improvements in tax, audit, and cost-cert

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5–10 years in tax compliance and financial audits in real estate or affordable housing.
• CPA designation preferred; LIHTC, IRS Form 8609, and K-1 experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the annual audits and tax returns cycle for all HTG entities.
• 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.
• Oversee the cost certification audit process.
• Mentor Senior Accountants and Staff, guiding and educating them.
• Assist with new entity tax setup as development pipeline requires.
• Identify and implement process improvements across tax, audit, and cost-cert workflows.

Skills

Partnership tax knowledge

GAAP understanding

High-volume workload management

Strong communication skills

Analytical and problem solving

Excel proficiency

MRI/Yardi familiarity

Cross-department collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA designation preferred

Tools

MRI

Yardi

Job description

Housing Trust Group (HTG) is seeking a Senior Tax & Audit Manager to oversee partnership and corporate tax compliance, annual financial audits, and cost-certification processes across HTG entities. This role acts as the main liaison with outside CPA firms, syndicators, and lenders, managing deadlines across multiple returns and audits.

You will mentor Senior Accountants and staff, collaborate with Development and Construction teams, and drive continuous improvements in tax, audit, and cost-cert