Real Estate Tax Manager

Job Description

Title: Real Estate Tax Manager

Department: Tax

Location: Norfolk, VA (On-site, Hybrid, or Remote)

Assistance is available for those willing and able to relocate to Hampton Roads.

Position Summary: The Real Estate Tax Manager will manage and review real estate tax compliance and consulting engagements with minimal supervision, mentor and develop real estate team members, and build and maintain client relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Manage income tax compliance engagements and review income tax returns for real estate focused clients (typically multi-family housing and commercial real estate)
• Comply with regulations at the federal, state, and local level
• Ability to lead, train, and coach staff while identifying staff competencies to manage internal job scheduling
• Research and demonstrate knowledge of technical tax requirements and superior client service skills
• Develop and manage client relationships and participate in proposals for prospective clients
• Monitor the quality of our product and the performance of the real estate team
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Approximately 6+ years relevant work experience required
• Previous tax experience in public accounting firm required
• CPA or EA Certification required
• Strong leadership and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with any of the following is helpful but not required:
  Affordable Housing, Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), Opportunity Zones (OZ), Historic Tax Credits (HTC), Deferred Tax Exchanges Under Section 1031, Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Benefits:

• Health insurance - (100% coverage of the HMO HSA employee plan)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k retirement
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Voluntary short-term disability
• Paid holidays
• Unlimited Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid parking
  
  Annual wellness reimbursement
• Additional exciting fringe benefits, such as shortened summer workweeks and paid week of closure in December!

Culture:

Individuals who thrive at WEC exhibit Confidence, Collaboration, and Commitment.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

WEC is committed to equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race (including on the basis of traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.