Tax Manager

Accountants One has been hired by a successful national hospitality company that did not lay anyone off during the pandemic or recession to recruit a Tax Manager to add to their team. The ideal candidate will have experience with Direct Tax (Income Tax), multiple state taxes along with local. Great opportunity to grow to Tax Director with this stable and growing company.

Duties:

• Report to VP of Accounting and manage a staff of three accountants
• Forward thinking analysis to support executive team for ideas to continue to grow company
• File all state, federal and local tax returns related to income, franchise taxes, property tax, unclaimed property, sales & use and hotel occupancy taxes on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis as required by each jurisdiction
  • Review tax accountant work
  • Oversee all monthly, quarterly Sales/Use/Hotel/Transient/Occupancy Tax returns and workpapers totaling around 550 returns including housekeeping

• Review business licenses and permit applications
• Prepare quarterly REIT Asset Test and annual REIT Income Test which includes calculating earnings and profits to determine treatment of REIT distributions
• Prepare tax provisions for audited financial statements and quarterly tax provisions
• Prepare annual budget for income, franchise, business licenses and permits
• Prepare tax projections for REIT and other corporate entities’ estimated tax liability
• Manage 3^rd party company for property tax compliance with RE and PPT bill payment
• Provide IRS with updated W-9s for all properties
• Mange all communications with IRS, state and local agencies for audits, inquiries and tax notices including settlement negotiations
• Review tax returns prepared by third party accounting firm
• Conduct tax research, prepare memorandums outlining findings and conclusions
• Maintain FIN 48 statements and tax foot notes for the company financials
• Develop relationships with ownership, JV partners and company stakeholders to help with accounting and tax matters
• Establish processes and procedures
• Supervise/train staff of four
• Ensure proper internal controls in place for income taxes, cash and revenue
• Develop communication integral to Operations and IT partners in company
• Help VP of Accounting with projects

Requirements:

• BS in Accounting required, Master of Taxation preferred
• CPA preferred strongly
• 6+ years experience
• Strong communication skills
• Leadership skills to show hands on approach in working in a team based environment
• Real estate hospitality and or REIT experience a plus

Hybrid - $100,000 – $125,000 + 12% bonus