Senior Tax & Audit Manager – Real Estate & Affordable Housing

HTG Management LLC; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401K plans

Job summary

Housing Trust Group is seeking a Tax & Audit Manager to oversee partnership and corporate tax compliance, annual financial audits, and related assignments. You will be the primary internal liaison with external CPA firms, syndicators, and lenders while coordinating deadlines across multiple entity returns.

This role requires guiding a team of accountants, coordinating with Development and Construction to verify cost data, and driving process improvements within tax, audit, and cost-certification

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Partnership tax rules

LIHTC regulations

GAAP for real estate

Multistate tax filings

Excel proficiency

External communication

Analytical skills

MRI familiarity

Yardi familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

MRI

Yardi

Job description

Housing Trust Group is seeking a Tax & Audit Manager to oversee partnership and corporate tax compliance, annual financial audits, and related assignments. You will be the primary internal liaison with external CPA firms, syndicators, and lenders while coordinating deadlines across multiple entity returns.

This role requires guiding a team of accountants, coordinating with Development and Construction to verify cost data, and driving process improvements within tax, audit, and cost-certification