Director, Real Property Tax

Ryan•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Property Tax Director ("Director") oversees Sr. Managers/Managers to provide property tax consulting and appeal services for assigned clients. The Director actively pursues new client opportunities and maintains existing client relationships. This includes enforcing policies, standards and guidelines, researching tax issues, overseeing valuations of real property, negotiating settlements related to assessment reduction, and the preparation and presentation of assessment appeals and supporting litigation. The Director is responsible for creating positive team member experiences, which lead to excellent client service and drive revenue and profit for the Firm. The ideal candidate with have analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with strong people skills. Successful Ryan team members embrace and live Ryan’s values of Pursue Excellence, Wired to Win, Generosity Matters, Build Trust and Integrity Always and will embody and demonstrate accountability. Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results People: Create a positive team member experience. Client: Manages and monitors all aspects of the annual property tax cycle for assigned real property portfolios. Value: Demonstrates superior knowledge in assessment review, valuation and industry expertise. Schedules, coordinates and leads all status calls/client presentations and consistently updates them on recent appeal activities and status of engagements. Attends hearings, settlement conferences, and negotiations, through settlement. Reviews and manages client contract terms, scope of services and fees. Manages client billing and ensures timely collection of receivables (less than 90 days). Demonstrates ownership of individual engagements/clients. Actively involved in business development of new clients, maintaining existing clients, and focusing on cross-selling efforts. Supervises and provides guidance to team and acts as mentor to new Managers. Ensures team compliance with Firm policies, practice guidelines, and standards. Gives timely performance feedback to team members and addresses, documents, and escalates performance issues. Ensures workload is property distributed among team members and holds team members accountable for completion of assigned projects. Builds eminence by leading internal training and speaking at external events and writing articles. Participates actively in professional organizations. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

University Degree, College Diploma, or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Real Estate, Business Management or other degree with MBA, MST or JD required.
Minimum of ten years property tax related experience required.
Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage ambiguity.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.
Valid driver’s license required.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Ryan LLC (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).
Job duties related to this role are to be conducted in a manner that adheres to privacy laws, as well as follows internal governance related to protecting confidential information and trade secrets, and to securing data and company records.

Nice To Haves

Maintain professional designations such as Certified Member of the Institute (CMI), and Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), or equivalent, and keep active in professional organizations on a local and national level.

Responsibilities

Oversees Sr. Managers/Managers to provide property tax consulting and appeal services for assigned clients.
Actively pursues new client opportunities and maintains existing client relationships.
Enforces policies, standards and guidelines.
Researches tax issues.
Oversees valuations of real property.
Negotiates settlements related to assessment reduction.
Prepares and presents assessment appeals and supporting litigation.
Creates positive team member experiences, which lead to excellent client service and drive revenue and profit for the Firm.
Manages and monitors all aspects of the annual property tax cycle for assigned real property portfolios.
Demonstrates superior knowledge in assessment review, valuation and industry expertise.
Schedules, coordinates and leads all status calls/client presentations and consistently updates them on recent appeal activities and status of engagements.
Attends hearings, settlement conferences, and negotiations, through settlement.
Reviews and manages client contract terms, scope of services and fees.
Manages client billing and ensures timely collection of receivables (less than 90 days).
Demonstrates ownership of individual engagements/clients.
Actively involved in business development of new clients, maintaining existing clients, and focusing on cross-selling efforts.
Supervises and provides guidance to team and acts as mentor to new Managers.
Ensures team compliance with Firm policies, practice guidelines, and standards.
Gives timely performance feedback to team members and addresses, documents, and escalates performance issues.
Ensures workload is property distributed among team members and holds team members accountable for completion of assigned projects.
Builds eminence by leading internal training and speaking at external events and writing articles.
Participates actively in professional organizations.
Performs other duties as assigned.