Tax Accountant (Total Comp to $200k)

TRD Advisors LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TRD Advisors LLC is seeking a Tax Associate to support tax compliance for funds, partners and related entities. The role involves collaboration with CFOs and external service providers to deliver timely tax workpapers and returns.

Ideal candidates have 3–7 years in tax for alternative asset managers, with exposure to fixed-income strategies, derivatives and global tax reporting. CPA is a plus, with strong Excel skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years of relevant tax experience.
• Partnership tax and individual tax experience are required.
• Experience with credit products, derivatives or structured credit is required.
• Working knowledge of partnership allocations, Schedule K-1s, PFIC reporting, market discount and OID calculations.
• Experience with tax preparation software and advanced Excel for calculations, reconciliations or reporting.

Responsibilities

• Work with CFO to provide direction, advice and strategy as it relates to the Funds, management company and family-office entities.
• Work with service providers for timely delivery of tax workpapers, tax returns, K-1’s, and supporting schedules across the entities.
• Coordinate with taxing authorities to resolve federal, state and local tax audits and notices.
• Assist with tax research and planning for strategic transactions, structuring decisions, and legislative changes.
• Coordinate with service providers on fund and partner allocations and K-1 and PFIC preparation; compile support, resolve questions and help review deliverables for completeness against fund records.
• Prepare and maintain partnership and individual tax workpapers, validate underlying fund and partner data, and track requests and filing deadlines with external providers.
• Calculate and document market discount and original issue discount (OID) for applicable fixed-income, mortgage, structured-credit and derivative investments.
• Work with the family-office service provider on individual tax matters, gathering tax information and coordinating timely responses and deliverables.
• Support fund accounting by reconciling tax data, partner allocations and investment activity to accounting records; assist with year-end close, audits, tax inquiries and recurring process improvements.

Skills

Tax compliance

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Tax planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

Tax software

Excel (advanced)

Job description

The Tax Associate will primarily assist with tax compliance responsibilities for a leading multi-strategy, fixed-income-focused alternative asset manager founded in 2008 and located in Manhattan. Strategies include structured products and mortgages, fixed-income relative value, global macro trading in futures, options and foreign exchange, and related corporate credit and equity strategies. Candidates with 3 to 7 years of experience working on tax compliance for alternative investment managers with exposure to fixed-income and alternative strategies.

Position overview

The role supports tax compliance and reporting for the firm's funds, partners and related entities. Working with external service providers, the Tax Associate / Senior Associate will handle tax compliance responsibilities across a range of fixed-income and alternative strategies, with hands-on exposure to fund accounting. This role has significant interaction with the partners of the firm.

Responsibilities

• Work with CFO to provide direction, advice and strategy as it relates to the Funds, management company and family-office entities.
• Work with our service providers for timely delivery of tax workpapers, tax returns, K-1’s, and supporting schedules across the entities.
• Coordinate with taxing authorities to resolve federal, state and local tax audits and notices.
• Assist with tax research and planning for strategic transactions, structuring decisions, and legislative changes.
• Coordinate with service providers on fund and partner allocations and K-1 and PFIC preparation; compile support, resolve questions and help review deliverables for completeness against fund records.
• Prepare and maintain partnership and individual tax workpapers, validate underlying fund and partner data, and track requests and filing deadlines with external providers.
• Calculate and document market discount and original issue discount (OID) for applicable fixed-income, mortgage, structured-credit and derivative investments.
• Work with the family-office service provider on individual tax matters, gathering tax information and coordinating timely responses and deliverables.
• Support fund accounting by reconciling tax data, partner allocations and investment activity to accounting records; assist with year-end close, audits, tax inquiries and recurring process improvements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 to 7 years of relevant tax experience.
• Partnership tax and individual tax experience are required.
• Experience working with credit products, derivatives or structured credit is required.
• Working knowledge of partnership allocations, Schedule K-1s, PFIC reporting, market discount and OID calculations.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills; able to manage several deadlines and work effectively with external providers and internal finance colleagues.
• Experience in public accounting, an alternative asset manager, a fund administrator or a family office.
• A degree in accounting, taxation, finance or a related field; CPA is a plus.
• Experience with tax preparation software and advanced Excel for calculations, reconciliations or reporting.