Senior Consultant, Business Tax Advisory | Real Estate Solutions

FTI Consulting • Atlanta, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

FTI Consulting’s Corporate Finance & Restructuring practice focuses on our clients’ strategic, operational, financial and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional challenges faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders. FTI Consulting’s Real Estate Solutions has a singular focus on the real estate and finance industry and the capital markets that serve it. Our services are designed to create integrated financial, tax and real estate solutions for clients having underlying value in real estate operations and assets. We provide an unsurpassed range of real estate advisory services including merger and acquisitions, due diligence, valuation, lease consulting, forensic accounting, financial outsourcing, IPO, REIT tax structuring and compliance, executive compensation, master planning and development services, cost segregation and private client services. We represent leading public and private real estate entities including Equity and Mortgage REITs, financial institutions, investment banks, opportunity funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, pension advisors and owners/developers.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting
• 3+ years of post-graduate work experience
• Education in compliance with CPA exam requirements
• Experience in partnership or individual taxation
• This role may require travel to clients and FTI offices
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Public Accounting is a plus
• Strong analytical skills and accounting or audit knowledge
• Requisite education and working toward CPA certification
• Knowledge of Excel, MS-Word; familiarity with tax preparation software (GO System preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Review of Corporate , Partnership , Individual, Trust, Nonprofit, and Gift tax returns.
• Responsible for highlighting tax issues or unusual relationships from basic analysis of the financial statements and tax documents .
• Clearly and accurately document the tax compliance forms as defined in planning.
• Assign and review work papers to staff and assist in writing correspondence to tax authorities.
• Research tax and client requested inquiries.
• Build your tax knowledge in various states.
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence with client matters, as well as personal growth.
• Focus on client requests, be responsive to client changes and develop strong relationships with client personnel.
• Understand your client's industry.
• Responsible for training tax team members through teamwork and leadership.
• Set goals and responsibilities.
• Furnish feedback during the tax compliance process and foster openness to communicate.
• Strive towards learning client accounting/tax systems and processes.
• Gaining knowledge of the client’s business and staying current on industry and related tax matters and ability to present information to entire tax team, as well as, propose enhancements to client's future tax planning.
• Demonstrating professionalism and developing collaborative skills in dealings with internal and external clients.
• Use of technology to enhance and streamline the tax preparation and reporting process.
• Assisting in development of potential opportunities and contacts for Real Estate Solutions.
• Assist in proposal process.
• Continuation of your educational and career growth through self-study, CPA exam preparation and internal/external CPE courses.

Benefits

• professional development
• leadership, growth and development opportunities
• continuous learning
• individual skills development
• on-the-job learning
• self-guided professional development courses and certifications
• dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions
• tailored programs for critical professional milestones

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior