Sr Manager, Tax

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As a Sr Manager, Tax, working in collaboration with and in support of the firm’s strategic initiatives, you will support the Director of Tax in the execution of the firm's domestic and global tax strategy, compliance, planning, governance, and risk management initiatives. You will provide leadership over the firm's day-to-day tax compliance activities and help ensure the timely and accurate execution of tax reporting obligations across multiple jurisdictions.

As a senior member of the tax function, you will serve as a primary reviewer and escalation point for tax matters managed by the tax team, providing technical guidance, quality control, and oversight of key tax deliverables. You will partner closely with the Director of Tax to drive departmental priorities, implement strategic initiatives, enhance processes and controls, and support the continued development of the firm's tax function.

You will collaborate extensively with Accounting, FP&A, Payroll, Legal, Human Resources, Operations, external advisors, and international counterparts to evaluate tax implications, support business decisions, and address complex tax matters. Through a combination of technical expertise, leadership, and executive presence, you will help advance the Director of Tax's vision while supporting the firm's compliance, planning, and broader business objectives.

This position can sit in our New York, Chicago, or Short Hills office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

• Supports the Director, Tax in the development and execution of the firm’s domestic and global tax strategy, governance framework, policies, controls, and departmental priorities.
• Oversees day-to-day partnership tax compliance activities, including federal, state, local, and applicable international tax matters, for both direct and indirect taxes.
• Serves as a senior reviewer and escalation point for tax filings, work papers, partner-related tax deliverables, notices, analyses, and other materials prepared by the Manager, Tax, tax team members, and external tax advisors.
• Reviews partner-related tax support documents, including quarterly tax memoranda, nonresident and composite tax elections, annual distribution communications, Schedule K-1 reporting packages, partner capital matters, tax allocations, and related partner reporting items.
• Provides technical tax guidance and support to the Tax Manager and broader tax team, including coaching, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and review of complex tax matters.
• Assists the Director, Tax in monitoring legislative and regulatory changes across applicable jurisdictions and evaluating potential impacts on the firm’s tax compliance obligations, risk profile, planning opportunities, and partner reporting requirements.
• Supports the Director, Tax in providing tax guidance related to partner compensation, partner capital, tax allocations, partner reporting, investment partnership matters, foreign subsidiaries, and cross-border tax considerations.
• Coordinates with external tax advisors on compliance, consulting, audit, and reporting engagements, including review of deliverables, management of timelines, issue tracking, and escalation of significant matters.
• Supports the preparation and delivery of leadership-level tax analyses, including tax risk summaries, scenario modeling, planning opportunities, compliance updates, and strategic recommendations.
• Oversees the preparation and…