Vice President, Tax

Our client, a private infrastructure investment firm with credit, growth, and equity strategies, is seeking a Vice President of Tax to lead its tax function in Houston. This is the firm’s first dedicated tax hire, offering the chance to build a function from the ground up with direct access to the CFO and investment team. The role will own tax across the firm’s funds, feeders, blockers, co-investment vehicles, and management company.

The position requires four days per week in the Houston office.

• Own the tax calendar across funds, feeder and blocker entities, co-investment vehicles, general partner entities, and the management company
• Review partnership returns, Schedules K-1 and K-3, taxable income allocations, and book-to-tax adjustments
• Manage external tax advisors, including scope, deadlines, and deliverable quality, and reconcile tax outputs to fund records
• Partner with investment, deal, and legal teams on loan originations, restructurings, and realizations, including OID, PIK, equity kickers, and debt modifications
• Support fund launches and structuring, and review governing documents and side letters for tax provisions
• Oversee estimated taxes, investor withholding, and composite filings; support investor planning and tax distribution calculations
• Improve tax data collection, reconciliations, and controls to reduce manual effort

• 8+ years of public accounting, investment management, or combined experience, including partnership tax for private funds
• Deal tax and structuring experience is required; private credit or direct lending experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing complex compliance engagements and reviewing external advisors’ work
• Familiarity with domestic and offshore fund structures and with foreign and tax-exempt investors
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage overlapping deadlines and explain technical issues clearly
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating across teams

The annual total compensation is up to $320k . Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.