Senior Tax Manager – Real Estate & REITs

KPMG LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP seeks a Tax Manager to join our Business Tax Services practice in Chicago. The role focuses on managing real estate tax engagements and leading teams to deliver high quality tax services to clients in real estate funds and REITs.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of manager-level public accounting experience, with partnership tax in real estate and a CPA/EA/JD/LLM credential. Excellent communication and client relationship skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience as a tax manager with a public accounting firm.
• Partnership tax experience in the financial services industry specific to real estate and real estate private equity funds.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least one approved credential (CPA/EA/JD/LLM).
• Extensive real estate tax technical and transaction skills (partnership taxation, REIT taxation, allocations, compliance, due diligence, structuring).
• Experience managing engagement projects, people, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients and act as the main contact for internal and external clients; build client relationships in real estate funds and REITs.
• Direct teams of tax professionals/assistants working on client projects.
• Advise clients and deliver high quality tax service and advice.
• Assess tax impacts for clients and develop supporting tax plans/arguments.
• Participate in market and business activities and represent the firm professionally.

Skills

Client relationships

Tax technical knowledge

People leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPA/EA/JD/LLM credential

Job description

KPMG LLP seeks a Tax Manager to join our Business Tax Services practice in Chicago. The role focuses on managing real estate tax engagements and leading teams to deliver high quality tax services to clients in real estate funds and REITs.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of manager-level public accounting experience, with partnership tax in real estate and a CPA/EA/JD/LLM credential. Excellent communication and client relationship skills are essential.