Tax Manager/Tax Senior Manager, Real Estate

KPMG LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in Boston is seeking a Tax Manager/Senior Manager to join our Business Tax Services practice, focusing on real estate funds and REITs.

You will manage client portfolios, lead tax professionals, deliver high-quality tax advice, and influence market activities. Senior Manager responsibilities include risk and budget oversight.

The role requires CPA/EA/JD/LLM or equivalent, strong communication, and proven leadership in real estate tax engagements.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience as a tax manager with a public accounting firm.
• Real estate and REIT/real estate private equity tax experience.
• CPA/EA/JD/LLM or equivalent credentials with time to obtain if needed.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage engagements, teams and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients and act as primary contact.
• Direct tax professionals and project teams.
• Advise clients and deliver high-quality tax service.
• Assess tax impacts and develop supporting tax arguments.
• Contribute to market activities and promote KPMG.
• Senior Manager: manage risk, billing, collections and budget.

Skills

Client relationship management

Real estate tax expertise

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

CPA or EA or JD/LLM

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Manager/Tax Senior Manager to join our Business Tax Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of clients of varying size and scope and act as the point of contact for internal and external clients; build client relationships and demonstrate your knowledge of real estate investment funds and REITs
• Direct teams of tax professionals/assistants working on client projects
• Advise clients and be accountable for delivering high quality tax service and advice
• Provide support in assessing tax impacts on clients, develop tax arguments to support conclusions, and suggest plans to clients
• Participate in and contribute to market and business activities external to the firm, presenting a positive image of self and KPMG

Additional Responsibilities for Senior Manager:

• Manage risk and financial performance of engagements, including billing, collections, and the budget for projects

Team with other professionals to identify new marketplace opportunities and grow the KPMG tax practice

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 from an accredited college/university; Licensed CPA, EA or JD/LLM, in addition to others on KPMG’s approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
• Extensive real estate tax technical and transaction skills, including partnership taxation, REIT taxation and qualification, partnership allocations, tax compliance, due diligence, acquisition/disposition planning and structuring
• Experience managing engagement projects, people, and budgets
• Knowledge of business development within the market
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex tax content; experience managing multiple client engagements and client service teams

Additional Qualifications for Senior Manager:

• Minimum eight years 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