Tax Senior Manager - Real Estate

Elliott Davis•Nashville, TN

3d•$76,000 - $264,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Elliott Davis is seeking a Tax Senior Manager to join its Real Estate Practice. The role consults on complex tax matters and oversees tax compliance for primarily real estate-related businesses, ensuring compliance with state and federal tax regulations. The position includes business development, team leadership, tax advising and research, identifying tax issues, recommending solutions to customer issues, and managing engagements. The Tax Senior Manager delegates and manages tax assignments and performs routine administrative duties as needed. The role is responsible for training, supporting, supervising, motivating, and reviewing the tax team, and is intended for someone motivated to take the next step toward future leadership in the firm. The role develops customer relationships, supports business growth, advises customers on industry trends, and represents Elliott Davis in the business community and professional organizations. It also involves technical review of tax returns and transaction documents, developing workpapers for complex tax matters, monitoring engagement economics, and coordinating workflow to meet customer expectations. The stated salary range is $76,000 to $264,000 per year. Individual compensation depends on relevant experience, skills, qualifications, work location, and applicable legal requirements. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance and a 401(k) plan with company contributions. Additional offerings include generous time away and paid firm holidays, flexible work schedules, paid maternity, adoption, parental, and caregiver leave (subject to eligibility where specified), wellness benefits, professional coaching, leadership and career development programs, and the Beyond program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Law.
At least 7 years of recent public accounting firm experience, including managing multiple real estate tax projects and customer engagements.
Experience developing team members, assigning projects, and managing workflow.
Significant real estate industry experience covering entity and individual taxes, especially partnerships.
Experience analyzing flow-through entity distribution and profit/loss language in operating agreements.
CPA certification.
Leadership and project/team management skills.
Excellent communication and networking acumen.
Ability to manage and grow strong customer relationships.
Experience with tax software and technology.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Tax or an LLM.

Responsibilities

Develop and sustain excellent customer relationships with leading real estate companies in the firm's markets.
Collaborate across the firm to grow existing business and offer business solutions to customers and prospects.
Analyze industry trends and advise customers through disruption and uncertainty.
Continuously build and improve specialty-area knowledge for professional development.
Perform technical reviews of tax returns and conduct tax research to produce accurate, efficient work.
Review operating agreements, letters of intent, purchase agreements, and other tax transaction documents.
Review and develop workpapers supporting partnership allocations, basis adjustments, and other complex tax matters.
Manage and monitor the economic performance of customer engagements, including billing and collections.
Communicate engagement progress, manage workflow, and coordinate planning with the team to meet customer expectations.
Provide performance feedback and on-the-job training, and recognize excellent performance.
Engage team members throughout their careers to help attract and retain talent.
Develop a business network with colleagues, referral relationships, potential customers, and external organizations to attract new business.
Represent Elliott Davis in the business community and participate in professional organizations.
Contribute to the local community through service to others.
Consult on complex tax matters and oversee tax compliance for primarily real estate-related businesses.
Delegate and manage tax assignments and perform routine administrative duties as needed.
Train, support, supervise, motivate, and review the work of the tax team.