Tax Manager

Howard Hughes•The Woodlands, TX

30d

About The Position

The Tax Manager position provides dedicated management-level capacity for core corporate tax functions, including tax provision, federal and state income tax compliance, partnership compliance, and transaction support. This role is designed to strengthen execution, documentation, and cross-functional communication across the tax lifecycle. The corporate tax function requires recurring preparation and review of a broad set of deliverables, including the quarterly and annual income tax provision, federal and state income tax filings, partnership returns, and tax calculations supporting land development activities. In addition to compliance deliverables, tax work requires well-documented, repeatable processes and active coordination with other departments to gather and validate information on a timely basis.

Requirements

BBA in Accounting and CPA
4 to 7 years combined public accounting and/or corporate tax experience.
Strong spreadsheet skills
Strong organizational and independent work habits
Ability to work in a dynamic environment
Ability to pursue information across departments and third parties
Attention to detail
Deadline focused, organized and exhibit problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including strong technical writing skills.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Interact effectively as part of a team.
Handle a dynamic work environment with competing priorities.
Build positive working relationships with employees at all levels within the organization.
Exercise sound judgment when making decisions.
Able to meet deadlines as necessary.
Good problem solver/creative thinker.
“Can-do” attitude, pro-active and resourceful.

Nice To Haves

Master’s in Taxation
Corptax Certifications
General knowledge of ASC 740
Corptax Provision and Compliance software experience
Real estate industry experience
Curiosity about artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, with a strong desire to continuously learn and apply new tools to work more efficiently.

Responsibilities

Preparation of complex Excel-based tax calculations supporting the Company’s land development activities.
Preparation and/or review of federal and state corporate and partnership income tax returns and supporting workpapers.
Preparation and/or review of the quarterly and annual income tax provision, including supporting work papers.
Preparation and/or review of estimated tax payments.
Gathering, organizing, summarizing documentation, and preparing necessary tax calculations.
Organize and maintain appropriate supporting documentation for subsidiaries’ income tax projection and other projects.
Development of a general understanding of the Company’s accounting system to support efficient extraction and validation of tax data.
Special projects and other duties as needed.