Experienced Tax Manager, Private Markets

Brown Advisory•Baltimore, MD

1d•$135,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Brown Advisory is seeking an Experienced Tax Manager, Private Markets to oversee tax compliance, reporting, and related advisory matters across its private equity and alternative investment feeder-fund platform, including ISG/BAGM and Global Managers series, Signature, NextGen, and other related investment vehicles. The position is intended for an experienced private funds tax professional who can independently manage entities across multiple fund platforms, service providers, reporting requirements, and compliance deadlines. The role oversees the full annual tax compliance lifecycle for assigned entities, working with external tax advisors, internal finance and operations teams, and other stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent reporting. It requires technical judgment, critical review of outsourced tax work, and project management across overlapping deliverables. Internal level may be Manager or Senior Manager based on the successful candidate’s experience, expertise, scope of responsibility, and other job-related qualifications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive tax experience with significant partnership tax compliance and review responsibilities.
Extensive experience with private equity, alternative investments, fund-of-funds, feeder fund structures, or asset management organizations.
Strong knowledge of partnership taxation, tiered partnership structures, allocations, tax capital, and investor reporting, including Schedules K-1, K-2/K-3, withholding, and composite returns.
Ability to manage multiple entities, competing priorities, and overlapping deadlines with exceptional attention to detail.
Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication abilities.
Ability to collaborate across internal teams and external service providers while exercising sound professional judgment.
Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Nice To Haves

CPA is strongly preferred.
Exposure to international tax reporting, including Forms 8858, 8865, and 8621, is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage annual tax compliance for assigned private market entities and meet filing deadlines and reporting requirements.
Review federal and state partnership tax returns, Schedule K-1 and K-3 reporting, state investor packages, withholding calculations, composite filings, and related workpapers.
Coordinate with external tax service providers, monitor deliverables, resolve technical issues, and ensure complete and accurate filings.
Review tax allocations, tax capital reporting, investor reporting packages, and supporting documentation for consistency and accuracy.
Oversee payment processing, signature-page coordination, and post-filing documentation.
Identify discrepancies between tax returns, supporting workpapers, trackers, and investor reporting, and recommend resolutions.
Apply consistent tax reporting positions, controls, and documentation standards across multiple fund platforms.
Maintain entity inventories, compliance calendars, dependency trackers, filing dashboards, and review checklists.
Partner with Finance, Operations, Legal, Client Service Teams, and other business teams on tax reporting and information requests.
Support process improvements to strengthen tax compliance controls, reporting quality, and operational effectiveness.
Stay current on partnership tax regulations and industry developments affecting private investment funds and alternative investments.