Tax Director — Real Estate & Construction Leader

KeyStaff Inc.; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

KeyStaff Inc. in Boca Raton, FL, is seeking an experienced Tax Director to lead and grow the tax practice within our national platform.

The ideal candidate has a generalist tax background and deep construction/real estate experience, capable of managing client engagements and developing the team. This onsite role focuses on advisory, compliance, and strategic planning for entrepreneurial businesses, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, with opportunities to expand services and client

Qualifications

• Active CPA license required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in business taxation, ideally at a small to mid-size regional firm, with a high percentage of construction clientele.
• Strong generalist tax background across individual, corporate, partnership, and other entity taxation, with heavy construction and real estate experience.
• Demonstrated success managing a book of business and leading client engagements, including deepening and further developing client relationships over time.
• Strong client relationship skills and a reputation for delivering exceptional service.
• Proven ability to manage a team, taking full ownership of staff workload, output quality, and professional development.
• Experience converting leads, referrals, and new clients into managed relationships, including onboarding, structuring or reviewing structures for new engagements, and ongoing relationship oversight.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a growth-oriented environment.
• Able to work onsite 5 days per week in office only.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional tax advisory and compliance services to entrepreneurial businesses, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, including identifying tax planning opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience providing tax consulting and advisory services in addition to managing complex tax compliance engagements.
• Strong construction and real estate tax expertise, including planning, structuring, compliance, and consulting for real estate entities and investors, including:
• Converting book-basis income from percentage-of-completion to cash, accrual, completed-contract, or hybrid percentage-of-completion/completed-contract methods.
• Computing Alternative Minimum Tax adjustments related to long-term construction contracts under IRC Section 460, including look-back computations.
• Shareholder and partnership basis and at-risk rules.
• Changes in accounting method and Form 3115 preparation.
• Proven experience with international tax matters, including cross-border transactions, foreign reporting requirements, and multinational tax planning.
• Oversee preparation of individual, partnership, trust, and corporate tax filings (direct preparation may also be required).
• Prepare and review complex returns.
• Serve as a trusted advisor, offering guidance on complex tax issues, entity structuring, and planning opportunities.
• Manage a personal book of business and related client relationships, proactively identifying opportunities to deepen and further develop those relationships over time.
• Respond to client inquiries across income tax, franchise tax, sales/use tax, labor, benefits, and related compliance areas, including responding to and resolving IRS notices.

Skills

CPA license

Job description

KeyStaff Inc. in Boca Raton, FL, is seeking an experienced Tax Director to lead and grow the tax practice within our national platform.

The ideal candidate has a generalist tax background and deep construction/real estate experience, capable of managing client engagements and developing the team. This onsite role focuses on advisory, compliance, and strategic planning for entrepreneurial businesses, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, with opportunities to expand services and client