Manager, Property Tax
About The Position
The Property Tax Manager leads daily property tax operations for assigned jurisdictions, including real and personal property tax analysis, appeal support, accounts payable oversight, compliance administration, budgeting and forecasting, transaction support, reporting, consultant coordination, and process improvement. The role operates in a deadline-driven, penalty-oriented environment and leads projects while partnering with internal and external stakeholders. The Manager also trains, mentors, and directs staff as needed. The position oversees property tax appeals and valuation analysis across several U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions; reviews refunds, consultant fees, tenant billing issues, tax proration calculations, and other inquiries; and supports internal teams such as property management, lease accounting, and leasing. It leads preparation and maintenance of property tax budgets and forecasts, including a 10-year cash and accrual model, and supervises real estate and abatement compliance administration. The Manager supports acquisition underwriting and integration of acquired properties, administers dispositions, and maintains accurate information across database systems. The role also assists with onboarding new properties and leads or supports process-improvement initiatives, including software implementations, workflow standardization, and database enhancements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- At least 8 years of property tax experience.
- Experience with multi-jurisdictional real and personal property tax processes, budgeting, compliance, appeals, acquisitions, dispositions, and/or accounts payable administration.
- Database management, AI application, and extensive Excel experience.
- Knowledge of real estate operations, closing documents, due diligence, legal documents, jurisdictional tax requirements, and property tax systems.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, project management, follow-up, and relationship-management skills.
- Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, collaboration, and process-improvement capabilities.
Nice To Haves
- CMI designation.
- Advanced property taxation coursework.
- Supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary contact and oversee tax appeal management for several U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions, including tax and value analysis, appeal monitoring, consultant communication, and coordination with assessors and consultants to meet filing deadlines and resolve tax matters.
- Conduct and oversee timely analysis of real and personal property tax valuations, assessments, liabilities, trends, exposures, and action plans with third-party consultants.
- Distribute financial information to external consultants.
- Review property tax refunds and consultant fees for accuracy and update the software system.
- Research tenant property tax billing issues, payment application errors, refunds, jurisdictional requirements, and other ad hoc inquiries.
- Prepare or review tax proration and re-proration calculations, variance analyses, and special handling matters requested by tenants or internal leadership.
- Lead or support departmental projects and process improvements, including software implementations, workflow standardization, shared file organization, database enhancements, and portfolio management initiatives.
- Provide property tax support to property management, lease accounting, and leasing teams.
- Train, mentor, and direct analysts, specialists, coordinators, or support staff as needed, particularly during peak cycles.
- Lead preparation and review of property tax budgets and forecasts for assigned jurisdictions, including a 10-year cash and accrual model.
- Maintain the budget and cash forecast file in real time to support accurate property tax projections.
- Supervise real estate and abatement compliance administration, coordinating with third-party service providers, reviewing required filings, maintaining support files, and communicating with auditors.
- Verify mandatory forms are filed accurately and on time and ensure properties comply with local jurisdictions.
- Analyze and review acquisition projections and underwriting, including document review, jurisdictional research, identification of tax issues, and integration of acquired properties into department systems.
- Administer dispositions by obtaining closing documentation, coordinating with internal departments and outside consultants, updating tax databases and work files, and completing disposition procedures.
- Maintain accurate data in multiple database systems on a timely basis.
- Assist with onboarding new properties to ensure critical data is captured.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
