Tax Manager

Primary Recruiting Services; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Recruiting Services seeks a senior tax professional to lead the company’s tax function within a growing real estate investment and management organization. You will oversee federal, state, and local returns, partnership filings, and K-1s, ensuring accuracy across a diversified real estate portfolio.

You’ll collaborate with senior accounting and finance leadership, drive process improvements through technology, and guide acquisitions and 1031-related matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
• 5+ years of hands-on tax preparation and compliance experience required.
• Partnership tax return preparation and Schedule K-1 experience strongly preferred.
• Commercial or multifamily real estate tax experience preferred.
• CPA preferred but not required.
• Willingness to utilize AI, automation, and technology to improve tax processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the company's tax function, including preparation and filing of federal, state, and local tax returns.
• Prepare partnership tax returns and Schedule K-1s for a portfolio of real estate investments.
• Reconcile K-1s to book capital accounts and resolve discrepancies before distribution.
• Coordinate tax preparation activities throughout the year to improve filing accuracy and timeliness.
• Oversee real and personal property tax compliance, assessments, and payments across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support tax matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, entity formations, 1031 exchanges, and qualified opportunity zones.
• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and operational teams to ensure accurate tax reporting.
• Maintain tax workpapers, entity-level records, and supporting documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies through technology, automation, and process improvements.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors on specialized tax matters as needed.

Skills

Tax compliance

5+ years

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Why You Should Apply:

• Join an established, growing real estate investment and management organization with a diversified portfolio of commercial and multifamily properties
• Newly created position offering the opportunity to take ownership of the company's tax function and shape the role around your experience and ideas
• Work directly with senior accounting and finance leadership in a collaborative environment that values employee input
• Strong work/life balance without consistently demanding 50-60+ hour workweeks
• Opportunity to introduce new technology, automation, and process improvements to make a meaningful impact

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
• 5+ years of hands-on tax preparation and compliance experience (required)
• Partnership tax return preparation and Schedule K-1 experience strongly preferred
• Commercial or multifamily real estate tax experience preferred
• CPA preferred but not required
• Willingness to utilize AI, automation, and technology to improve tax processes

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage the company's tax function, including preparation and filing of federal, state, and local tax returns
• Prepare partnership tax returns and Schedule K-1s for a portfolio of real estate investments
• Reconcile K-1s to book capital accounts and resolve discrepancies before distribution
• Coordinate tax preparation activities throughout the year to improve filing accuracy and timeliness
• Oversee real and personal property tax compliance, assessments, and payments across multiple jurisdictions
• Support tax matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, entity formations, 1031 exchanges, and qualified opportunity zones
• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and operational teams to ensure accurate tax reporting
• Maintain tax workpapers, entity-level records, and supporting documentation
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies through technology, automation, and process improvements
• Coordinate with external tax advisors on specialized tax matters as needed